What in the hell is up with Gold now?

I dont understand whats going on w the ADC role right now. I've been playing for awhile, and I've never seen performance this bad in gold before.

This isnt even about damage or mechanics. Im just not seeing people in gold with the same amount of game knowledge in previous seasons.

Nobody is freezing wave. Nobody is positioning properly. Nobody is protecting their lead and bounty.

In previous seasons, I would see at least half the ADCs in gold show off some kind of game knowledge and discipline. But now its a fucking disaster waiting to happen.

Im not asking for the world, I'm just confused how the average skill level of ADCs has plummetted so dramatically in the course of just 6 months.

Are these all just autofills now? What gives?