I think it is a little bit more then a runner freight train' his way down the line. I think it also shows some attention to detail of how the AI players on the field are reacting to the play. For example, players watching the ball, getting into position to make a possible play etc. I think that is a great detail that many who play this game take for granted because it is done very well and very rarely there is a gaff where the fielder is in no mans land.
On another note, those were the types of camera angles that I had mentioned in another thread that are there but we do not see them in the finished product. I would like to see them available in future versions to enhance presentation.