Ok lets see, we have a coach that has an NFL record 19 consecutive games without scoring a TD on the first drive of the game, this means awful gameplaning. I dont care injuries or QB, this means even the Browns have been more succesful with it. This offense under Gase never reached a top 20 position, and it seems like it is built very conservative. Gase is VERY lucky to have the Jets and the Bills on the division, also playing in the AFC where you have only 3 premium teams (Pats, Chiefs and Steelers) helps a lot. Despite the luck our offense Is garbage and our team is MEH. Gase is part of the real problem.
Then we have been hit with crucial injuries like Sitton, Wilson and TaMEHhill. But this Is not the real problem. QB play Is part of the real problem. We know Osweiler Is very average with a bad long accuracy, but the best offense under TaMEHill came with Lazor at OC, yes LAZOR!, and the reason was that he gave TaMEHill little freedom. Lots of passes were design to just get rid of the ball with dink and dunk, and Landry was elite at making people miss on those short screens. Gase was trying to duplicate the strategy but with no power back and OL that cant open holes, the defense plays agressive at those screens. Now, you ask TaMEHhill to hit open receivers in stride, or scan the field, or buy time in the pocket and you are asking a lot of a very limited QB. So the other real problem is having a very limited QB, and of course the backups are even worse.
Harbaugh has done miracles with Flacco who Is also very limited, but when you have that limitation with the key position on offense you need an elite defense to contend.
Give the Harbaughs a top 15 QB and he will contend every year. It would be a dream to have a Harbaugh and Luck the next year. Hire a Harbaugh and land a top 15 QB and you will see a huge improvement on offense with the same players we have.