That article is all over the map. Does the scouting dep't recommend a big contract for Beatty or the signing of established players like Bennett? I don't think so. For me, there are 2 people to blame- Reese and Coughlin- and they'll both be here next year so we won't see much difference. Personally, I think Coughlin is the bottleneck in the progress. We won't see until he's gone.
I agree Bennett was not elite, merely competetent.
As far as the "system" goes, I don't think that's it. Otherwise, you'd see the players we let go do well on other teams that use them right. Players we let go don't do much anywhere.