Madden 13 360 Player / Coach mode in Connected Careers question

[Ponyone]

Uh, maybe I'm just stupid, but I just got Madden 13 for the 360.

I want to play a regular season, so I go to career and do player mode. It won't let me play. it's just a simulation. I go to coach mode, it lets me play but I don't want to do all of that extra stuff. I just want to do a simple season.

Can I play as a Player and actually play the game and not have it simulated or do I have to do coach in order to play? or can I find a season game elsewhere in the options?

Also, is the graphics always so choppy and odd shades and pauses when the camera switches between cutscenes etc?

[Sothy]

[Gamereviewgod]

There is no season mode, just franchise as far as I could tell. Turn all events to auto and let the CPU do the work and all you'll have to do is play.