Obviously different in this day and age, but when was the last time there was a genuine thug like a Kruger in the game who's nearly sole purpose was to go out and rough the other team up, especially the star player? With all the cameras and reviews they wouldn't last 5 minutes, and it's all about protecting the players, but miss the little bit of biff that someone could stir things up.
Instead we have pretend tough guys like a Drmic who does a lot of yapping. I often wonder what guys would do if their teammates didn't hold them back whilst they pretend to go on with it. Be more of a slap fight than anything.