Madden 2001 blew people away with it's graphics at the time. It was a showcase game for the PS2.
I remember that. But that was 20 years ago, fam. No one but us old heads remember Madden having that kind of credibility.
In fact, when they showed that sizzle feel of next gen sports games, I immediately thought it was bullshyt, because they haven't really pushed graphically with those games in quite some time.