I think a lot of that was Adam Gase. With a coach who demands accountability, I doubt we'd see those antics with Landry. I also don't buy the route running, or not knowing the playbook. Landry knows how to get open. He has more catches in his first five season than any player in the history. That doesn't happen if you don't know the playbook. I think that was a Gase excuse and a red flag on him as a coach that in year two seemingly players didn't know the play book.
All that said, I do agree on some of what you said. Financially, the team could have made it work, but it was a lot for a slot guy.
I think it’s clear Gase has problems dealing with players...in the beginning we thought he just being tough...but in retrospect too many talented players left this team in conflict with him.