So it seems there have been a number of threads popping up the past day or so speculating that the patch changed some of the visual aspects of the game in a negative way. I'm not here to debate the magnitude of the issue or complain about it -- I just want to investigate these issues and compile a list of all the issues. It does seem post-patch in general a bit of polish and lustre is missing from the visuals. I could be entirely crazy, but it seems to not look quite as good.
The first issue seems to be dirty unis. White uniforms don't seem to get dirty much or at all in some cases. I can't tell for sure but it looks like there might be a layer of lighting covering it up similar to what happened last year. Here's a quick example picture of the RB's uniform after his 17th carry.
Right now it seems like some of the flourishes like helmet sparkling have been switched off after the patch. I've provided some a pre and post patch example of what I mean. Same team, same lighting conditions (1st qtr in the shoe, 8pm, 1st play of the game.)
Pre Patch
Post patch
I'm also investigating the possibility that field degradation has gotten messed up as well.
If anyone else has any examples or issues to contribute please feel free.