I don't know. The narrative from last year was that Dennis was gonna be afforded 3 years. I think it would have to take an awful collapse to get to end this in year 2. If he goes 8-9. I don't think they'll fire him.
Everybody wants to see both DA and Pete fired. But I don't. One thing that's a given with DA is that the defense will be top 10 if not better, and he's been consistent at that. It's not unlike Payton having a good offense and a bad defense in those 7-9 years except that DA doesn't have a HOF QB.
He clearly needs to do something with the offense, but it's not a guarantee that the defense will continue to play at a high level with a new HC. Payton in Denver is a prime example. I think it's less of a risk to stick with DA for another year if he's willing to make changes on offense, than it is to burn it down.