I don't think that attitude would help anyone: you are looking for positives, not for negatives. Calling them "not good problem solvers" won't help either — most engineers I know are mostly hampered by trying to appease stakeholders with conflicting requirements (or at least requirements in tension with each other). As I said, you need an honest, no-blame discussion to really bridge the gaps between the teams.
If I may suggest an easy read, look up Radical Candor by Kim Scott.
If "nobody who's been here a while" is ready to open their mind and embrace the new team members either, you are getting nowhere quick: hopefully this is not a battle, and you only come out a winner together.