I agree with you...If you are looking at the strat for a strictly mby sport then, you are probably doing it wrong. I find it interesting though....
I do agree with some others here that I would prefer just a consistent weakening, stretching and knocking around. Other drivers, right now at least, look to generally be in our favor this season and we dont need a big split for this winter to be decent or even possibly screw up a decent pattern.