Ofcourse, the argument could be made that they could've been working on other animations, e.g. more Facial Animations (Which I hear need improvements/variety)
Yes, that's for sure. There were threads created on the forum dedicated to this issue, where players gave screenshots of animations that needed improvement. It would also be possible with new animations to bring some interesting scenes from EA back into the game that weren't included in the existing game, this would also be an improvement to the story of the game, and it's a job for the animators too.
