When Madden 19 released last year, I wrote an article examining the subjective term that's become somewhat cliché in and around the Madden community; SIM. I pointed out that itʼs hard to define “SIM” as it means so many things to so many people. That wide ranging definition has led to a litany of rules across various franchises who promote “SIM” rules, but many of these rules no longer mirror the NFL game that the rules were originally set out to replicate. This forces one to wonder if SIM is a relic of an NFL that doesnʼt exist today.  4th and a Pain  How many times have you had the ball in a game and felt like you just needed to go for it? Whether it be because of momentum, strategy, or maybe you just felt like you had the defense caught out of position. In most franchises, this calls for a quick check to the rules manual to see if you meet one of the five, or more, criteria for going for it on 4th down. Why is this the case though? Looking at NFL data for the last five