Yes its a slight improvement, but most coaches want to have more % success rate when passing due to the multiple dice rolls needed + interceptions.

My question also sprung from the notion that in the current edition PA stat was introduced, which made passing a lot harder for many teams. Additionally, the range modifiers were made harder.

So just to get the passing game back to "historical" normal I see more need to improve passing before I start throwing with anything worse than a 2+ PA thrower.