I think OP has some valid points, but if you're fighting a boss where for whatever reason (jumps/blinks/AOEs) you can't hit the mob for more than a couple of seconds and you aren't beating the MNK, you are doing something wrong.

On a single, static target the Monk will beat you hands down. On a target that causes Greased Lightning to drop regularly? The monk becomes the lowest DPS (if everyone is playing their jobs right). That mechanic is just so important to them.

Also, Yoshi has already said melee are getting buffed @ 2.1 since BRD, BLM and SMN are preferred so heavily at the moment.