I think that is by design this year for sure. Get 1 year culture fits that push the talent level up. Try your hardest to recruit over the roster in 2023, especially if you have a solid rebound year and can attract the next rung up.
The only by design part of it is… I’m a second year coach. I got obliterated in my first year and I need to win now. So I’m going to try and take the best available players and win now - worry about the rest later.
A less optimistic wording of the exact same thing…