Squad Battles nonsense

Can someone from EA step forward as the brains behind the Squad Battles AI? They need to get fired at this point...why make the casual, play objective, evo grinding mode MORE difficult? Who asked for that? Who needs that? I just wanna hang back and get some points for solid rewards. I literally just chill out for Elite 3/Gold 1 every week playing Professional/WC difficulty. Now I'm sweating for 900 points on pro and 1100 on WC, instead of 1100/1400.

Are they trying to force us toward the online modes by doing this (which I play anyway)?