The undesirable but most likely reality.

Yep…. I keep reminding everyone that this isn’t what I want, this is what I’m suspecting is happening.

I think the team WOULD LIKE to keep DA as long as possible even if he’s not the guy just to avoid hiring another bridge coach to continue the tear down clean up then hire another guy to rebuild.

BUT, if his defense continues to fold and people quit coming to games, they won’t have a choice.
Oh, I agree with you, and I didn't mean to come off as disagreeing with your overall point. I was more explaining that Mickey's point to look beyond the results is horsepucky and actually supports getting rid of DA more than keeping him, which is why my opinion is cemented that he needs to go. I'd ideally like a full reset including new blood in the GM role, but we have to start somewhere.