God I loved Playmakers. Such an awesome show. I had a sociology professor who did his thesis on NFL behavior and traveled with teams when that show was on the air and he said it was about as realistic as it could be. And I also loved taking cheap shots back in the early Madden days. And friends would always respond, "Just wait until next year when they include fights and I'll whip you for doing that." We were seriously positive that was the direction the game would go... Oh well, even though it's pure bubble gum on these issues, it's still one helluva fun game to play.