To me, excessive queueing seems indicative of network operators making assumptions about traffic and their solutions ultimately lead to worse outcomes, buffer bloat etc. Isn't QUIC meant to prevent the network from making these assumptions, forcing a more agnostic network, and letting QUIC manage congestion, latency, etc?
I think the point is that network operators want to use QUIC to measure network segments and make routing decisions. They are not necessarily trying to improve QUIC performance.