Madden NFL 26's Franchise Mode Overhaul Is Repeating History, & It Scares Me

Madden NFL 26 launched a heavy dive this week astir its incredibly fashionable Franchise Mode, and it's starting to look similar it's taking a leafage retired of Madden NFL 22's playbook, for amended oregon worse. Players tin make their ain customized caput coach, choosing from antithetic archetypes specified arsenic Defensive Genius oregon Offensive Guru. Each archetype has unsocial accomplishment trees and progression paths, allowing you to signifier your team's individuality done strategy and subordinate development. It besides features a Coach Central hub, wherever you negociate everything from unit upgrades and crippled readying to media interactions and squad morale.