Madden 2004 - Sim Franchise Owner?

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to an extremely in-depth interview with Madden 2004 producer Jeremy Strauser, courtesy of Sports-gaming.com. One of the more interesting confirmations is of a new 'Owner Mode' for the seminal sports title, described as "....comprised of setting prices, staff, assistant coach, training staff, facilities, building a new stadium. All that has a symbiotic relationship with prices, attendance, performance, and wins and losses." Strauser even says that the programmers/testers "jokingly called the game 'Sim Owner'..", but it's clear the main concentration is still on the actual football, including making online play fairer.