You guys are underestimating Neji. Yes he seems weaker but you're forgetting what kind of powerhouses made their appearances in Shippuden. I mean the strongest we saw before Shippuden was Oro and he seemed extremely powerful. However in Shippuden he seemed almost a fluke compared to all the Akatsuki-members, the bijuu's and kage's.
He's someone you certainly shouldn't underestimate also, if you play it, you shouldn't get to influenced by our Naruto RP. I mean there it's normal to fire one jutsu after another, S-rank and even Forbidden-rank jutsu's are nothing special. However in the manga even an A-rank is already extremely powerful. Or haven't you noticed that, no matter which battle, most of the the fighters always start with taijutsu and kunai O.O
If they would start with jutsu's they would be drained of their chakra at a fast rate.
And taijutsu is Neji's speciality. I mean if he gets you even once, you loose.
And about his range: when Hinata's father did Rotation, he blew 10-20 people away in an instant. His range was something like medium, so in time Neji will probably be able to do it too.