That's not what it is. You can set the gameplan how you like, and you still control your whole team. It's the same Madden, just a way to make the games faster.
That's a shame, I really like Madden and American football, but I still don't fulling understand play-calling, which ends up screwing me over.
They need more help for us Brits!
Hopefully they will sort out the online franchise trading with the CPU too, they seem to accept anything.
Don't they have an option where the CPU just calls the plays for you already in the game? I'm fairly certain that's what "Beginner" is.
No currently there is just ask Madden