Never understood the adulation for Atkin's performance. He has been ok. I seriously can't stand listening to one word out of his Ned Flanders sounding mouth, but performance wise I've been ambivalent to leaning "wouldn't miss him".
Comments criticizing AA for selling the farm, and their talk of bringing up new "waves" of talent from their farm routinely to augment the roster cost effectively, defy credulity at this point.
You can make a pretty credible "glass half empty" concerning case about where the team is at now and what the future looks like. Alas. Admittedly you can also spin something rosier. Time will tell.