Agree with everything you said. We habitually under-perform every year, but it's slightly more complicated. We have speed talent up the whazoo, but we are always lacking on the O and D lines. Quick, name a player besides Suh that played line (either side of the ball) in the last 3 years and is in the NFL? Uh, Carl Nicks? Now, name NU speed players in the last 3 years now in the NFL. I can think of at least 10 in the time it took me to write this sentence. So, yes, we have tons of NFL players, but most of that talent is wasted because they don't have good lines to play behind.
Jared Crick is with the Texans. Not sure if they are still in the NFL but I'm pretty sure Barry Turner, Pierre Allen and Terrance Moore were all with a team at one time. Also, Yoshi Hardrick is either currently with the Bucs or I know he spent some time there this season.