Yep, because that was the reason we lost to Brisbane and Carlton.
When people understand that our malaise this year has nothing to do with our forward line structure and everything to do with the lack of run with our midfield, you'll sleep better. We didn't beat Hawthorn because of playing Neade and Butcher. We beat Hawthorn because we controlled the ruck and had a group of midfielders that were prepared to run hard all game, as shown by the disposal numbers.
We played Ryder with Schulz and Westhoff for 75%-80% of most games. Ryder is a better contested mark and kick for goal than Butcher, for example. Most of our goals against the Hawks came from those small marking targets (Wingard 4, Monfries 3). Our problem isn't structure. It's the fact that we've got a midfield that couldn't perform for whatever reason, which starved the forwards of delivery and made them feel like they were responsible for winning or losing if they missed a set shot - which does happen - because they knew the ball wouldn't be down there very much. Couple that with forwards like Neade who weren't performing at the start of the year and it was a recipe for disaster.
Oh, and Adelaide are just skirting along the fringes of the 8 with a piss easy draw so I don't understand why you would put them up as being something we should aim for. Look at West Coast if you want to see a high functioning forward line: