I don't care if I lose to a sim or a talent-poorer team once in a while (well, I care some, but not to the point of quitting), but I'm finding it frustrating that I don't really even know what to fix when I lose. I adjust settings, but it feels like whack-a-mole, with new issues popping up for every one I try to fix.
There are so many variables, and the play-by-play might be helpful or it might be gibberish. Maybe those same two DBs are somehow covering all three of my receivers at different depths, or maybe that's just confusing. Maybe I should run outside more. Or inside more. Pass shorter. Pass longer. Adjust my third-down settings. Maybe every single one of my opponents has this finely-tuned, carefully-calibrated, adjusted-specifically-to-my-team's-weaknesses game plan. Or maybe they don't and it just feels that way.
I have this theory that having a senior or redshirt-senior quarterback is the only factor that truly matters.