No, not at all. It's not like sports games in every genre continue to be plagued with lag, drops, issues, etc.
WWE'12 ("sport" for the smartass guys) certainly didn't have issues when it launched online.
NBA 2k doesn't have issues online typically.
No one complains about Madden online and random drops.
I don't recall NCAA having issues with their online dynasty.
FIFA isn't the cause of account hackings recently.
NHL doesn't have issues with disappearing players.
I completely get what you're saying - this online thing should be simple. What the heck are they waiting for? A child could get this online thing up and running without any problems!