It feels different because there seems to be people who know something, doing something. If you're trying to rebuild a team, these are the steps you'd take.
They also had a ****ton of money and high draft picks. They did last year too, and blew most of the draft picks, and spent their money on their own players, who all immediately **** the bed.
I really don't want to be Mr. Negativity, and having Josh McDaniels here, knowing he was able to make Mac Jones a ****ing pro bowler, hiding his flaws from the league for most of the 2021 season, so that should help Maye dramatically. But really now, it falls on Maye to be a good decision maker.