I guess they go hand in hand. It was the same story with Rooney, now he's stopped being an aggresive little shit, there's not much left to him as a player, even though over the years he has done some amazing things on a football pitch. Suarez stops competing like he does then he doesn't have the game to fall back on to still be top drawer, in my opinion. Obviously biting and slapping is another story but you can't take one away without affecting the other.
He's a horrible, despicable, cheating thug though, without any question whatsoever.