I think it's one of those things you always kinda wondered about, but never really thought it was as bad as it seems. It seems that many of us were into "pretending" there was a difference in elite vs scrub. I know I would "try harder" if I had a Julius Peppers on my team versus some scrubby DL.
Lately with all of this truth chasing that has been going on + interaction with EA devs, it has only become a fixable issue recently. Since this is the most important part of football, it should be the most important issue for M11 or the M10 patch, if possible.