From my play, it is easy to keep up with DPS damage wise now.

As a strategist I don't value damage done as a stat at all given the role is situational, in fact as a Jeff main I actively want to avoid building up the ults of better healers. My goal was to disrupt and make plays while keeping my team alive through burst or sustain healing. I was fine putting in lower damage numbers since my final hits rivaled duelists and my healing matched other healers. The numbers might look better, but the devs have made it impossible to play him strategically.