Oh I got the joke...look at the Madden series...garbage. I stopped playing in 09' with Favre on the cover, since it was the truest to the brand. Then, there is 2K5 which is the holy grail and could still beat Madden today.
I found once, they made the NHL series more realistic and less about having fun, they lost the following. Now everything is about these MUT leagues. Granted the graphics look amazing, but it stops there.
The last good year EA had any solid titles across the board was in my opinion was 06'. Madden was amazing and gaining speed, NHL had Dion Phaneuf on the cover, an