AA's response was much like mine upon first getting the patch. This game was so TERRIBLE pre-patch that any improvement was met with praise. I dl'd the patch, and in my very first game with it I played against Alabama(CPU), Parker-Wilson threw two 35 yd TD's catching the receiver perfectly in stride on both of them. I was amazed at that because prior to that, I'd never seen a pass travel over 20 yards, THROUGH THE AIR. I thought this would be norm now, and seeing mixed up passing styles. However, I havent seen the CPU do that since!!! Not once. I'm sure he typed his opinion after 1-2 games.
I also think people have become too accepting of EAs mistakes. The sliders not working in this game was just totally unacceptable, they still don't work like they should and like they have in the past. Thats like buying a car and not being able to tweak the AC/Heat adjuster, even though the controls are there. This is just my opinion, but to say that this game is good or even above average in any way(other than graphics) is just an admition of people just being so desperate to for something, that they'll settle for anything.