That first round pick we gave the Eagles

This is exactly it. Olave has nothing to do with the Eagles trade, we could have got him anyway. That trade was only ever a good one if Winston turned out to be our franchise QB. Now that he hasn’t we need one, have no 1st and to add insult to injury that pick could well fall into Bryce Young territory. I’m amazed that people are still trying to say it was a good decision. We’re basically relying on a Payton trade to give us a chance at getting the QB of the future.
I wouldn't say it hinges entirely on Winston being the answer. He might still be, but that's looking less likely now. But I'd rather see where we are at the end of the season. And it's not like we won't have any options to trade or make moves in FA next season. I think Loomis will re-evaluate after he's seen a full season with the current group and go from there. No one bats 1.000 and maybe there will be some lessons learned. I'm not gonna hit the panic button now. I'd like to see how things go over the next 2 seasons and if progress hasn't been made by then, let's take a hard look at Loomis.