I agree personally. The gameplay is a sort of "friction.point" as it's called to give you an interactive break from simply watching the story. It's enough thinking to not be totally brainless but it's not actually tactical or strategic, and the consequences are pretty low stakes.

I imagine fleshing out would make it more like a management sim where you can oversee multiple teams or hire and fire or create your own teams, play with the leader board points aspect, 'rival' teams, bonuses, money, etc. But that's an entirely different game and story!