so who's bright idea was the dropship?

This is exactly it. Like the people crying about 'free will' you have that more than anything in pre determined pois. 

1. go loot your gun and run next door to get your bloodthirst.
2. go loot and look for rotation
3. go loot and run around the poi for 3 minutes to see what loot bin hasn't been opened yet.

Or you get what you have now.

1. drop hot af and be one of 3 teams out of the first poi.
2. don't play the game and end up in 2nd / 3rd place in round 2 because you didn't drop in the vicinity of 18 other squads

I see no free will in that second option. 

if anything this is a VERY BAD idea but if they like their drop ship... at least have 3 separate drop ships on 3 different angles so you have 3 different pois that are hotly contested and well we still have the winner of every drop ship but hey... I don't know maybe more of a chance to spread out ><. Either way bring back the pre determined pois. There is more free will in that than your dropship now.

If you want to be a monkey let outta the zoo go pay wild card... go play trios... ranked is for people that want a somewhat structured experience where they can grow and learn from different situations... NOT have to a) go fight 10 squads sub 1 minute in or b) see no one until round 2 with 5 squads left. It creates no fun, no growth, and just stale experience. Go play trios your drop monkeys