While I do genuinely empathise with you...I just dont see EA patching Madden at all. They know they shook up the world by grabbing the NFL licence thus killing any other company's chance to make an NFL game as well. They are well aware everyone is looking at them, scrutenizing them.....patching the game would admit they are a bunch of screw ups....do they know they are? of course they do.......but as long as they dont admit to it..it keeps a persona of EA truly believing they have the best game, are the best company, and them having the NFL all to themselves is really best for gamers. You basically have to view EA the way youd view a politician in the public eye whos become a major screw up and its become very obvious..........I wont mention any politicians names..but im sure we could think if at least "one" that comes to mind lol