Why is the ball full of helium?

Why does every single long pass go up into the sky and come back down with ice on it?

What has happened to realistic ball physics?

You can no longer play 20/30/40/50/60 yard passes which is a fundamental part of football because the ball literally travels vertically!

I honestly thought that because this is so bad, it was unintentional and it would be patched. However, you just released a patch and reduced the height of long passes in Rush Mode only, so it's absolutely intentional! 

Yet another mind boggling decision from EA.

Just one of a thousand insane decisions I could rant about. I've played this game since '94 and that's it. I've had enough.