you're right it should be better but after a few years of crappy next gen play I feel they at least "caught up". I had Madden 07 and 08 on gamecube and got it to a point with slider help that it was really fun...not perfect, there's always an unrealistic quality to certain plays but good enough to have fun.
Now let's have some easy, already made, frills to make the game more fun to watch and listen to.