I hate EA with a passion (especially EA sports) and I have to admit that im impressed with these pics. I think they both look next gen for a 1st gen game, even the first pic. The only gripe I have had with all football games is how the skin textures on their arms look, it doesnt seem to look as realistic as the skin textures on their faces.
I noticed back with the real time vid that was released that the crowds were all 3D and that alone is rather impressive. with the game making this kind of jump graphically this fast it makes you think what they could pull off with the right time to actually take advantage of the system. Like it was said I have to give credit where its due and this game surprised me.