Sports games have a really quick turnaround, so they have to reuse some assets year after year. I think EA is taking the correct approach.
With mascots, for example, they announced today there would only be 50 in the game. I would rather they do those 50 really, really well so that they’re done well for the next few years, rather than try and do 130 and do an average job.
Build what you build well so you can allocate your resources building new things well in the future, rather than having to fix your old mistakes year after year.