Unless you're playing PRX, i feel like the average quality of players in franchising has definitely gone up.
Even players that were severely underperforming show to have high ceilings when they're put in the right lineup, with the right IGL, etc.; just look at 100T bang
With a solid enough gameplan, most teams should be able to make international events, there should be a lot less excuses now.
I think that's why teams are starting to drop their coaches now of all times