True, but you have to take into account that (yet again for Rodgers 
) they had no first choice forwards for many games, and have, to date, played 56 games already, on top of the 59 games last season with a really short pre-season before they started playing competitive games again for the CL. They were bound to have a bit of a slump this season (much like Arsenal did in 2004-05 after their Invincible season (going from undefeated to losing 5 league games) after their exertions of last year. I bet next year they step it up again and have a bigger points margin, regardless of who the Rangers manager is.
Unless Rodgers buys Borini again 
Also, Aberdeen are currently second, and were second last year too
Im not quite sure the games Rodgers has had no first choice forwards in? Dembele was injured for a month pre season, and Griffiths for a month in February apart from that both have been pretty fit, plus they have the lad on loan from PSG.
His problem is that he has chopped and changed between them, to the detriment of their forms, meaning none have reached double figures for goals this session.
And as for the number of games played, are they likely to have any less next season as well? They have now to play 4 qualifiers (8 games) just to even qualify for the Champions League, so its likely even less of a break they will get (not sure how the world cup affects the calendar).
It's about players, though, Rick. Always has been. That's why one of the best managers of this century is currently fighting relegation (successfully) with Newcastle, even though he's one of the best tactical minds out there.
Whatever players Rangers get, Celtic can get better ones. Just like City can down in the South.
Gerrard would have to be an outright management genius to overcome that.
Time will tell, but history isn't on his side.
You are right to an extent, it is about the players by in large, but much like Liverpool with regards City & their budget, that doesn't mean you give up. As an Old Firm manager, what you need to do is focus on being consistent and better than the rest of the division first. That's your bread and butter, and given the difference in budgets between even Rangers and the rest, that's what they should be aiming for.
Then you just go in treating the 4 Old Firm games like cup finals. Rangers were actually starting to show signs they were coping with them better since Pedro left, drawing at Parkhead and narrowly losing at Ibrox in a game that could have went either way. Admittedly, the sh!t show in the semi final knocked them back.
