Have we gone backwards or forwards from last year is the real question. With consideration that our roster is much weaker, I would say we are about the same in regards to attack but backwards in defence.
But changing situations influence this; in 2010, despite EGJ being a defensive nightmare, we still had several proven first-graders for the majority of the year in the back-line; Inu, Reddy, Tahu. Most of the tries scored against us this year come on the wings, and that can be targeted at having inexperienced centres.
Lots of other factors, but I would say in certain ways we have gone forward (committment and attitude) and in other ways we have gone backward (defence, capability to win/hold on in games).