This may take some time getting used to but again, with practice this will be no problem. One thing that I did notice way too much was that the receiver dropped the ball way too many times. This can be really annoying when the game is tight and you have to make a clutch play. I found the plays to be better than Gameday's in terms of creativity. And you have so many plays in Madden that it amazes me that they put this much work into that.
Every team has their own play book that reflects their type of style.
But my recommendation is that you invest your time in making a custum play book. I think that was a great option that they put in the game. 9.0 I would love to give it a higher score but I believe that the graphics for Gameday is better. The graphics in Madden have a very clean and polished look to it. The animation compliments the graphics very well too.