It wasn't a worse situation last year. It was about the same and we are now 6 and 9 with a new coach who is not CSP.
You do realize that CSP is going to get 20m or so next year and we're going to get a couple 1st round picks for him and there's a reason.
DA is not CSP. Nobody is and that's why he's worth twice what any other available coach is worth.
McVay won the superbowl 2 years ago and look at his team.
It's not an easy gig and DA may be a mid tier guy at best, but that doesn't mean some new OC from somewhere is going to have been able to do what Payton did in 06.
It's simply not how it works and how anyone can think otherwise is amazing.