To be clearer on what people's issue with them was, they used to have no real downsides or weaknesses in combat. They had gun DPS on scale with gun assault frigs while still being able to launch four drones; they could also do this while still sporting a respectable tank. They did this while burning at some freakish speeds (the "baseline", IIRC was about 2 km/s with MWD) for extended periods of time, yet still being able to turn on a dime as needed.
The end result was tankier than an interceptor while still being able to practically spin in place, and sport more DPS than an assault frigate while flying faster. They were especially hellish for larger ships, where they could quickly get under guns while shrugging off light drone flights and then proceed to eat away at your HP with surprising speed. There was some subtitled picture that compared being attacked by dramiels to being bitten to death by supersonic mosquitoes.