At 4-5 we are currently behind the 5-5 Raiders, 5-5 Colts, 5-4 Bills, 5-4 Bengals, and 5-4 Texans for the last Wildcard spot.
To make the playoffs we will likely have to be at least 9-8 and likely 10-7 with the way the AFC is shaping up.
Our remaining games are: @ Packers vs Ravens @ Patriots vs Broncos @ Raiders vs Bills @ Broncos vs Cheifs
I see Packers, Patriots, Raiders and 1 (maybe 2) Broncos game as potential wins
If this happened we are set up to sneak into the playoffs.
My question is:
would you rather we sneak into the playoffs and win a wildcard game, but Staley stays the HC
Or
Barely miss the playoffs but Staley gets fired
This are the two most realistic scenarios imo (minus the win a playoff game part) and I personally always root for the team to win/make playoffs.
This being said I cannot stand Staley and would rather we fire him no matter what the outcome of this year is
I’d like to reach the post season purely for Herbert’s development, we can’t expect him to win the big one if he’s not reaching the playoffs - that experience is priceless, even if we lose in the first round.
But, reaching the playoffs likely means a 10 year extension for Staley+TT. Which isn’t ideal.