I don't think anyone expected Shield to miss the whole year, Gunter, Randall, and Rollins to all regress (after all were solid as rookies), Goodson to blow out his knee, etc. Hyde is not a CB. When you are stuck with him, Gunter, and banged up Randall you will get smoked.
The interesting thing is that Atlanta also lost there number one cornerback, Trufant, for the year. It did not seem like they completely imploded without him. It just seems like we can not compensate for poor play via scheme like these other teams.