Bogus narrative because they had 2 well known players? Perron and the other 30 pt guys are/were nobodies. Perron is a normally 40-45 pt guy, nothing special, and Haula hit AA's numbers once, which means he is a nobody. When you think of name players, you don't think of 30-40 pt and less players. Neal and Fleury were there only names, the rest were castoffs.
It's not like people were sitting there, saying, man I can't believe they have Haula! Also, on paper, their D last year, was not a whole lot better than ours. We have a bunch of 6 and 7 D and that is what they have/had.
Not only that, but that is just one example of a good coach improving a less than ideal roster, there are lots over the years, like Ruff in Buffalo.