I disagree to some extent. Go into The Show and pitch against Mike Trout or Miguel Cabrera. When I play Madden, I am not worried where Calvin Johnson is on the field.
In fact, I haven't tried it this year, but in previous Madden's I put punters and Kickers at the Tackle positions and they still blocked virtually the same as and All-Pro.
Make a kicker with 0 Accuracy and I bet he's still automatic like he was in previous years.