there's a guy in my fc who, to me, exemplifies on-point goon playing. we're both i90 but, even in extended fights where i don't have to do a lot of moving and lose/rebuild my GL stacks, if i play lazy-monk with my rotations and don't actively pop my CDs when they're available and weave in every possible little extra off-gcd skill, he WILL out dps me.

goons are fully capable of stellar DPS. in the hands of a really skilled player, they add a lot of utility to a solid team/group.