I understand that I am not going to beat people who work harder at this than I do, nor should I. However, it has been frustrating to get pounded every game. I have been able to make the beatings stop by changing my playbook, but I shouldn't have to do that.

Some of the more obvious problems I have found:
1. Lining me up in formations that I don't even use.
2. The percentages called for in the sliders do not add up to 100%.
3. Lining me up in goal line in long-yardage situations.
4. Repeatedly calling plays that lose yardage on offense, or get me killed on defense.

I have worked my way up from terrible to bad by micromanaging my gameplan, but in the long run, that is more work than I am willing to do. I should still be able to have fun without poring through the playbook.

I am still considering having a league type where there is no game planning - just roster management.

First of all, thanks for caring. Your response is so much better than the high-and-mighty non-answers that I'm used to.

I'm not suggesting you should reinvent the game for me. By doing so you would stop rewarding players who actually do the work. What I am suggesting is that you make the default gameplan useful, because right now it's not.