I'd agree, the Cubs are not the juggernaut they were last season, but they're far from soft offensively. The Cubs are second in the NL in runs, have six players who have hit 20+ home runs and a load of offensive talent age 26 and under. They just don't have an MVP front-runner like they did with Bryant last season and they struggled early in the season, so they've kind of been under the radar a bit. 

Getting rid of an 108 year-old curse takes a little attention away also given seasons teams like the Dodgers and Indians have put up.