It would actually be kinda neat to see Gaara get down and dirty and start jumping around and dodging things on the level of the other shinobi... Be less godlike and more into the action... An ark where he has to adjust to not being invincible would be kinda cool.. or is that just the gaara fanboy in me talking?
Well, atleast the manga starts sucking at the same time as the anime is slightly of picking up...
On a sidenote: that bleach sucks just drags everything down... But that's for another thread.