It's not devs, the devs for Madden just don't get much support from the suits. Its like they said we bought the NFL license no need to worry about Madden it will sell off its name. Madden needs a new graphics, animation, and physics engine, a brand new football engine with the basics like foot-planting, gang tackling, wr/db interactions, blocking/line play, crowd and sideline interactions built in the core the engine. But the suits at EA won't spend the money on that kind of tech for the Madden devs. A mechcanic is as only as good as their tools.