Problems with Success?

Actually a lot of what you wrote ended up being relevant.

The 0.500 finish after the 5-1 start ..........that happened........to coincide with the brutal schedule you mentioned, which literally kicked off about 2 days after you made this post.....losing 3 out of the next 4 games, with all the losses being to AFC North teams.

The roll in December....that happened, with emphatic wins over SF, Dallas and NYG (on the road on Christmas Eve).

And last but not least: how will Benson handle it? Easy.....he saw he had a golden goose and allowed it to keep laying eggs, with minimal involvement or chatter on his part.