Im talking like so recent they should've been there with THIS game
I can't disagree. 06 was a travesty because every feature on it was greyed out. They were promising stuff like players diving into the crowd for loose balls, and that was never accomplished in those years you named.
07 should've been cancelled because it was that bad.
08 was more playable and had some sig stuff in it but not playable for long because it was hard to stomach more than a game.
09 had some nice ideas like the team practice gym, but it just never goes beyond that. Its like these guys stay at the mediocre level as if thats the best they can do, and im starting to think thats all they are, sadly.