You can't blame Lawrence for the absolute franchise failure that occurred after 2022. The GM and the coaches thought they were beyond reproach. As flsprtgod mentioned in 2022 and 2023, the offensive line needed to be fixed. WE all saw it.
I was wrong in thinking that the coaching staff could fix the issues. But it's obvious that the player acquisition and player development are both trash.

We couldn't get short yardage in 2022. And 2 seasons later we still can't get short yardage. (Edit: Same goes for our Red Zone efficiency) The play calling, route designs, and overall game plan has been suspect even when we were winning in 2023. And we've witnessed a continuous downward spiral.

The QB isn't the problem. The problem is where Baalke is drafting players and the bigger problem is that the coaches have no idea how to use these players we have. You just watch this team and you see flashes of players doing good things. But we have a staff that has no idea what they are doing. Compounded by the fact that we have a GM that has no idea how to best acquire guys that can complement the coaches. That is why we can't win games.

We're completely dysfunctional. In the absolute worst way. Lawrence has never been the problem. He was the guy that has kept us at least slightly relevant. But we have a GM and a HC that are clearly at odds with each other. The only solution is to keep Lawrence and wipe the entire Coaching and GM staff clean.

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