Absolutely. I try not to bad mouth the individual - because the two guys seemed like good people.
Secondly, programming - to a degree - is "art". My version of a masterwork is different than yours.
But the framework decisions? Lack of documentation? Lack of source control? No dev environment? etc. Decisions and foundational information that is demonstrably wrong and needs fixing? And what we have done/are doing/will do? THOSE are the things to focus on.