No, not really - he's played in half the matches since Lincoln, and although I'd agree his absence was a factor, I wouldn't rate that as much as the loss of winning habits.
Speak for yourself. A lot of us did give a shit - it could have been us going into the quarter finals this afternoon instead of Lincoln.
More to the point, though, winning is a habit, and by not bothering at Lincoln we've lost that habit, Since then, we've dropped 7 points out of 12. The facts...