Just browsed through 1996 and it looks very complete & well done. Favre is a 95 OVR and the roster overall looks very realistically built.
I basically hang in with the '60s & '70s venturing into the '80s occasionally and seldom jump to the '90s with the exception of the '92 roster when the Saints were 12-4.
I think you would enjoy the '96 roster.