The Tavernier question has been kicked down the road for years, and his numbers helped delude everyone to the reality imo.
I have a lot of time for Tav, my Dad and Father in law have lambasted him since he got here, I have died on a Tavernier shaped hill many times defending him over the years, to the point where my wife warns me before family dinners "no Tav talk tonight!"
But I stepped down from the hill last season tbh, and it's getting harder and harder to justify his place.