It's simple, OOTP doesn't strive to have on the field gameplay, but Madden does strive to bring a deep franchise mode. When both games have a similar mode that has the same idea behind it, it is fair to compare them. My whole point is that the fact that I can control a QB in Madden has no burden on whether or not the CFM guys can get accurate contracts. The fact that OOTP doesn't try to have the same type of gameplay on the field is irrelevant to the argument. It isn't like the same team is working on gameplay and CFM for Madden so there is no reason to compare the game's on field gameplay. It is fair to compare both of their franchise modes when both are striving for a deep mode and both have teams dedicated to those modes solely.