I think the GFS has been worse, it tried to pretend Josephine and Gonzalo didn't even exist. It also showed Hanna as an open wave for landfall and had Laura and Marco Fujiwara in the gulf.
I have no clue what's wrong this year, its like models think its a raging El Nino. they're cranking out tons of model canes in the EPAC and can't find a storm in the ATL unless its already formed.