Gerrard robbed him of a title win to be fair.
Lack of balance, a recurrig theme with Rodgers, robbed them. They conceded 50 goals that season.
Suarez and lack of competition almost gifted them. They ended up with 84 points. There was a period after Ferguson quit where the best teams in the PL where not really that good. That Liverpool team in 14 coming that close, the Mourinho side in 15 and Leicester in 16 are good examples.
When Suarez left he made so many poor calls, and it became very apparant how important Suarez had been. I also think Klopp «proved» the difference between an average coach and a very good one.
Even Benitez and Houllier also managed to come second with Liverpool, but they had to compete against Ferguson. Benitez actually took 86 points with Liverpool in ‘09.
Rodgers is a nightmare scenario, and would be another huge mistake.