Without trying to sound ungrateful for the absolutely immense contribution he's made to the club, I totally agree with this and wanted to start a similar topic myself.
I'm also of the opinion now as well (after watching one of our best attacking performances of the season v Arsenal) that the team arguably plays better without Gerrard as others are forced to take more responsilbility. This was evidenced by Henderson stepping up a bit yesterday and I think it was also the case last season when Lucas went from strength-to-strength in Gerrard's absence.
Sad to say, but it's not just the injuries either - his performances have dipped massively since Alonso left, and aside from his brilliant 30 minutes v Newcastle after Christmas, he hasn't really looked like himself this season either. The frustrating thing for me is that in the aforementioned Newcastle game, he really looked like he did in 08/09 - breaking into the box, pinpoint crossing, brilliant finishing, the lot. Unfortunately, since then he now seems to have reverted to this deeper role, in which he simply can't be as effective as he never really had the Alonso/Xavi/Scholes-like intelligence to knit the play together. Whether he's playing there because he doesn't trust his ability to attack anymore, or whether he just doesn't trust who we have playing in the middle I don't know. He was always best for me as a devastating weapon in the final third.
Hopefully he'll accept a reduced role going forward (like Giggs and Scholes at Utd) and Kenny will have the guts to drop/rotate him. For my money, Shelvey looks like he has the tools to be a like-for-like replacement for Gerrard in the future, albeit probably not to the same level due to his inferior pace. Either way, I think that it's time to be unsentimental, look past the name on the shirt, and do what's best for the team.
And please don't slate me for saying this cos he's been a legend - I'm well aware of that and fully appreciative of everything he's done for the club in his career. I'm just saying that we have to face up to reality and build for a future without him.