I've been saying this for about 3 years now and I largely agree with the sentiment but this has been around for longer than these particular operators. Before this people were blaming ranked 2.0 and bad matchmaking for the TDM meta.
Gunplay is so potent that anyone can bulldoze through any site setup (Mira being the only exception that demands respect). It's time to raise the skill ceiling for gunplay so the tactics can have some breathing room to shine and make a difference.
HOT TAKE: Ranked 3.0 is the humbling the siege community needs. So many players were spoon fed elo that it has them convinced they are a “high skilled players and deserve higher numbers. When in reality they aren’t even close. My point being is no other FPS/ competitive games-
Seahawks: Can’t wait to run it back and try to go back to back!
49ers: Can’t wait to get healthy again and show the league we’re serious!
Rams: We have the best offense in the NFL and just traded for a top corner!
Average Cardinals subplot: