I agree that CFM needs to be significantly better and hopefully(how many years has that been said) it get's the attention it deserves next year.
However, 5 million buyers play this game differently than others. If franchise mode is a good immersion, I want it for the people that want more immersion, but I would set franchise mode on autopilot. My franchise mode happens in the games and in between the games. My games are already 1hr and 15 minutes in length, no way I want to personally spend more time in franchise mode.
More options is good.