Regardless, the fact that we can ask if 2K5 does things better than current Madden and still say "yes" is very sad.
Not trolling whatsoever. Thats just reality.
And heck, forget 2K5. There are things that Madden 2005 does better than current Madden.
This isnt so much about how good those past games were as much as it is a grim reminder of how little Madden has actually improved over the years in many key areas such as animations, physics, presentation, customization and various areas of gameplay and franchise. And in some cases, its actually went backwards (look at different elements of franchise, presentation and customization that have actually REGRESSED over the last 14 years).