Most of us were already convinced the season was a wash, some finally gave in hope after today confirmed our elimination of playoffs. Some us knew the end result at the start of the season. Anyway, now that we’re all here, let’s take a look at what is to come. 

There is no real silver lining in sight because nobody knows what comes next. Reason being, this front office is so unpredictable. They tend to do the opposite of what makes logical sense. That said we need to take that into consideration. 

Two scenarios:
-Raheem is fired anytime between now and end of season. Terry will likely stay. 
-Raheem is fired after next season. Good chance Terry goes then. 

If Raheem is fired early this season the team will likely keep the rest of the personnel under him until end of season, with someone being made interim HC. Then everyone gets let go until a new HC is found in the offseason who brings in their own staff, as we all know. If no trades are made before the draft, Terry will likely draft a WR with the 2nd pick. We will probably cut Kirk and draft a QB for insurance/competition for Penix. Players like Ellis, Pitts, Pinion, Alford, Malone likely get re-signed. And players like Allgeier, Onyemata, Ebiketie walk. London gets a big contract. We will have a little to work with in FA, not a ton if my math is right. We can expect a couple decent signings, some restructures possible if needed. Perhaps a WR (some decent options coming this FA) and we will undoubtedly need to go QB in the draft even if this FO still believes in Penix. So we may be looking at a QB with our second pick. Hell maybe we see a trade up to get to the first round… too soon to talk about trading futures? 

If Raheem somehow keeps his job going into next season, we will likely see Zac/Williams get fired this offseason and in comes new coaches. The rest follows same as above. If we hit on talent, including a QB, we might have something to look forward to again. 

There is talk about Terry also getting fired along with Raheem, but I don’t see that happening this season. Terry has done just enough to not keep his seat hot at least in the eyes of Blank/McKay. 

If Terry DOES get fired, the door opens to a lot more possibilities, including cleaning house, trading out, and rebuilding. 

These are just some of my initial thoughts, let me know what I’m forgetting or if I misspoke on anything. 

Officially eliminated. Looking ahead and what to expect.