[Retropyro]

I ended up just creating a player, adding him into a draft class roster, starting MyLeague and simming the first season. My guy got drafted so I then took user control of that team, put everything on auto and used player lock.

It's seriously night and day. I'm using Tomba's slider set from last year, with a few tweaks for me personally and the overall gameplay is outstanding.

My teammates actually play smart (at least the ones who should).

The only downside will come when my player becomes a free agent as I won't be able to control it from their perspective.

But aside from that, I can't even touch MyCareer anymore.
Created player + MyLeague + Player Lock = Win.