The only reason EA doesn't do more than 2 patches is because they have to pay for each one. They can afford it, so why not have 5-8 patches throughout the year? Greed.
It's week 10 in the NFL and we still haven't fixed the flats issue, among others. I haven't played this game since before the NFL season started because I've been waiting for these issues to be fixed. Sports gaming is a sad industry.