From what I have read it sounds like part of the problem is that manually adjusting the trim wheel requires more strength than at least some pilots possess due to the mechanical forces on the plane. I don't think it's reasonable to expect simulators to replicate those types of forces.
As with what potentially happened to these crashes, the operating procedures might not be fully known by the pilot. The simulation might also allow the simulated pilot to do things that humans can't, for example turn the trim wheel when the jackscrew is under heavy load from the nose being pitched down.
Wow that's harsh. You may want to add a bit of sugar to that; it's not nice addressing fellow developers like that. Just a thought.