While I understand your point here and hate the competition issue with the nfl, I understand that it has nothing to do with the developers. The developers didn't get the license, it wasn't thier call in any way, so blaming them for it is wrong. They are just pawns like the rest of us, and I admire the courage it takes to stand in front of an angry mob of people who blame them for things that are and aren't thier fault. The problem is that if they don't add the features people will say that nothing ever changes and gripe, people complain about Madden's commentary so they took him out and got blasted for it, and the list goese on and on. I'm starting to think that people have no friggin clue what they want and I feel sorry for the people that have to try read minds and end up getting criticized no matter what they do. Then we have the 2k crowd, who no matter what are pissed and can't be pleased because there precious 2k5 was taken away. You couldn't pay me enough to make a football game and deal with the crap that goese with it.