lol
Competition is good, I don't think anyone is disputing that point, but it's also one sided if you think that someone who doesn't have any competition would automatically reduce the quality of thier product.
Case and point, most of the whiners on this board against Madden have ALWAYS been against Madden, not like Madden die hards are whining.
So the problem isn't necessarily with Madden or EA, it's with not having any 2K game so the easy target is Madden and EA.