With all due respect, you can't be serious...
Don't get me wrong. Madden 10 is a good game, but to go back to the old game because of the kick meter and you don't like slowing down to run seems a little out of sorts. Here's what you might not have considered when making your selection:
Locomotion Control ::
Madden 10 only allows the runner to run 2 speeds (3 if you count stopping). Madden 11 has full analog control. Try it: go into practice mode and make the ball carrier walk with the ball on Madden 10. IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. If anything Madden 10 gives you the illusion of control and response where there is none.
If that doesn't prove it... Try running and coming to a stop simply by releasing the stick. Notice how your back keeps moving for another 3-5 yards... That's not what I consider responsive or control.
Kick Meter ::
The "step back" is merely a way to indicate that new is not necessarily improved. With the old style kick meter, people miss more kicks. With the stick linked to the kick meter, 63 yard kicks were the NORM as opposed to the exception (aim low with full power).
Whereas on Madden 11 I've already seen one instance where aiming low for long kicks makes them easier to block and countless missed FG. Special Teams are important again.
Too Much Offense
My experience is that the offense is a function of the new locomotion system and how it affects defensive players. Far too many people are used to moving without analog control on NG and have developed bad habits that they must break in order to play defense effectively.
The trick is learning to maintain a player's momentum through changes of direction. People making a change in directions by pushing the stick through the center of it's range are inadvertently telling their players to SLOW DOWN - STOP - THEN RUN TO THE BALL. To maintain momentum, players will need to learn to swing the stick around the edges of its range and circle around to the ball and maintain speed and momentum.
Once people develop better habits for breaking to the ball and pursuit, the offensive production will nose-dive.
Polish
Can't say I've noticed either of the issues you mention... that tells me I'm not paying enough attention, or you're paying way too much.
If these details foul your experience to the point you have to go back to Madden 10, I'm saddened and believe you are giving up WAY TOO FAST, but I hope you have fun anyway.
Later