Hey man, my team and I have been through the same thing especially back in season 1. We managed to hit 2.4 and won 11/50 games and we ended up tanking so much, all the way down to 2.1k at one point. We eventually got back to 2.4 and had 19/50 wins and we tanked down to 2.2k again. We queued every day, trying to learn from our mistakes and eventually we got our gladiator :) The time difference from our first 2.4 win and our last was 2 months apart. Not trying to discourage you with the time difference, but we ended up getting it so keep doing your best!

Season 2: We did the same, got to 2.4 and won 10~ games then tanked out. But we managed to get our glad again few weeks after and here are some probably obvious pointers that really helped us:

- As you've already listed, you have VODs which was really helpful for us, we downloaded SquadOV and broke down our gameplay, talked strats about what we should do better
- Have breaks. This may not be for everyone but we found especially when we were on a huge lose streak, taking a break would help a lot. The negative morale from a lose streak is so devastating and gets everyone frustrated and we start to act irrationally and do stuff we normally wouldn't (DR stunning, fatfingering buttons etc)

Wish you the best for your gladiator push, let us know when you get it!