Lol you're saying sim gamers are the reason for decline in sports games?...... That isn't right. As I am one of the few sim gamers in my friend group, I have seen all my casual friends drop Madden because franchise mode is wack. I don't talk about Madden to any of them so trust me there was no sim gamer impact. No one cares about Play the Moments, etc. when the actual mode is terrible it is not just sim gamers who are displeased with it. Sim gamers are possibly more vocal because it is usually those who have been around for a while and crave strategy not online cheese. The reason franchise is declining is because developers have moved to relying on online H2H to replace making a quality AI, among other reasons. It works better in a game like FIFA or 2K but just doesnt work in Madden for various reasons.