[quote name='sying']IMHO , its useless to DL the new rosters until the season starts. I mean if you are FL St your roster/season is already screwed with half your team going down in the offseason (Cromartie and Sexton). Might as well wait until the season ACTUALLY starts[/QUOTE]
Its not worthless. These rosters (as well as the depth charts in the game) are based on projected starters based on last year and spring practices. Usually they are pretty right on (except for maybe O-line or D-line). Except for the occasional quarterback controversy or breakout wide receiver, the rosters dont change all that much (barring injury). and if they do, its easy enough to go in an switch the depth chart. However, usually the guy who is having a breakout year, his stats are crap in the game, so its pointless to move it up.
Having the names in the game does make for a better experience, even if one or two positions are wrong when the seasons starts. i dont want to hear "#12 touchdown to #5", i want to hear "Chris Leak touchdown to Andre Caldwell"