i dont see any reason to play the game if there isnt online franchise....
offline vs the CPU? snore. blowout fest and back to back to back 16-0 seasons
online with default teams? snore. if i wanted to do that id play 06/07/08/09 with updated rosters
this is 2009. we are like 4 or 5 years deep into next gen consoles. that means you play real humans in a deeply immersive experience. you draft your team from scratch, you make trades, you players progress...etc...
have you even played an online franchise with 32 user controlled teams? we've done them 3 straight years on the PS2... and once you play that mode, there really is no going back to offline vs the CPU or online with default teams.