yo gums, F16 Guy,
Slightly off topic, but an an analogy of the 737 situation.
The only F16 experience I have, apart from sitting in the prototype at Edwards, was to fly the T33 simulation with side stick, and fixed centre stick (equally effective).
In that time frame the problem of restricting flight envelopes was being evaluated (F16?); thus with increasing AoA, at some point the nose up control was restricted and commanded nose-down preventing limit excursion. However, a high g turning departure / flick with associated roll-coupling put the aircraft above the AoA limit - now what.
The aerodynamics place the aircraft beyond a limit, the software prevents recover (situation not known).
The converse, analogy with the 737 Max is that the software puts the aircraft beyond the limit, and the aerodynamics / mechanics prevent recovery (situation not known).