I think this is just furtherproof of how little they think of the single player/franchise player base now. I get condensed presentation in online play, but making it the default unchangeable part of the game when in previous years you could change it just feels like a middle finger. Glad I canceled my pre-order & I don't think I'm even get hit this for the 40% off sale on Black Friday.
Look at all the groundbreaking intros that they touted as a BOTB feature!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3DwWfcqzo0