Would have been nice for 8 9 10 17 18 26 to be the top 6 from day 1. Develop lines and chemistry. You'd more than likely have 5 coming back. Now you might only have 3.
The fact that 21 played one game in that last month is ridiculous....and I won't even get started on 18. Skill wins games. This team will be better by addition by subtraction next year.