Some thoughts on Poles: I’m nowhere near on the “Fire Poles!” train yet, but the reasons to criticize him are piling up. Why the fuck did we invest a 4th round pick on a backup RB that we barely use? You can potentially find a starting guard or DT with a 4th rounder.
Another thought: things probably are not as bleak as they seem. It’s just a really bad 16 day stretch; which granted will likely turn into a much longer one. Get a good HC (preferably an offensive one unless it’s Belichick or Carroll) in here next year and make a couple solid additions to each line, and I think you’re fine.
Again, I’m not at all convinced the McCaskeys were willing to sign off on canning all of the coaches after two years. So I have a hard time hanging that on Poles.