Kind of a small sample size though. One more season. Playoffs or bust. I don’t think it’s unreasonable.
I mean, it might be if you’re starting over at QB, either with a flotsam FA or a top 3 pick in the draft. We know the defense will be fine, barring a significant change in that part of the roster, but however they choose to start over, it’ll be a work in progress throughout 2024.
The age thing is as much a complication as BB’s status as football czar. Even if he cedes some roster construction control, you might be as little as a year away from having to replace him. Is it worth keeping him around for 1-2 years if:
-That’s all he has left, and
-He won’t have a team that can do much better than 3rd in the division/6th in conference with that time?
I don’t envy RKK and Son on this. There are so many ways that this can go wrong for a franchise that has had one two-decade run of any kind or relevance.