I'd like to ask you and others that don't like the 2K football titles a couple of simple questions. Do you even like the game of football? Did you at any point in your life play it in highschool or college?
I'm not telling people they must like 2K over Madden, but sit there and say that really confuses me. If you played football, love the game, and understand just the basic x's and o's, there is no way you could feel that way. If you feel that way about 2K5 or All Pro Football, you must really hate the Madden games.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, 2K wasn't perfect but more often than not had superior animations, and things like physics were respected. I couldn't speak on the last few years of Madden very much(outside of watching some gameplay videos and being disgusted that the animations still suck and look robotic beyond belief)but I remember just a few years ago you used to be able to put QB's in as defensive lineman and they'd play like a 240lb MLB. Just cutting through the offensive line with ease. The actual ratings in Madden don't matter. They're just numbers to EA's team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj4wss6QpYk
^this video is laughable...and in many ways, Madden still looks and plays like this. I don't think they allow you to put QBs on defense anymore because they don't want their AI/rating system to get exposed further.