[ggsimmonds]

On the talk of whether sim guys truly want sim gameplay, the thing that always sticks out to me is interception totals from the how is your franchise going thread. So many players throw more than 16 interceptions in a season and yet still easily make it to the playoffs because of their sliders being set up in a way to allow this.

One thing I would object to, is that more realism by definition would be more difficult. I don't think that is true. Also not everyone runs all pro because they want to score 28 points with minimal effort. Don't discount the role stick skill has. Finally there is a difference in football knowledge vs Madden knowledge