For anyone who cares, this is what I mean when it comes to popular vs production:
Sacks for 2000s players.
Von Miller is #1, great.
The next 3 are '07 Middleton (IU), '09 Sharpe (TTU), and '05 Evans (MissSt). Basically anonymous dudes.
The next 3 are '05 Mario Williams (NCST, #1 pick), '07 Vernon Gholston (OSU), and '07 Long (UVA). Name dudes.
So if i'm producing a game and wanting it to sell, I include Miller, Williams, Ghoston, and maybe Long, right? They only had 1-2 fewer sacks than the random guys. It makes sense.
I'm doing it with the INT players, too. Instead of Rahim Moore and Bullocks from Nebraska, I include Sean Taylor and Ed Reed from Miami. Name recognition matters here, right?