The money is invested on the offensive side of the ball— so the next HC has to get the highest possible return on that investment.
Ben Johnson would be fine. Or another young OC that has a proven track record.
Creativity, innovation, toughness, balance, discipline all need to improve.
The defense? Yeesh. Bug work in progress. I would honestly trade Parsons for max draft capital and build from the trenches out. There needs to be an influx of young talent on that side of the ball to balance out the cap cost on offense.
Young, hungry, fast, tough, disciplined, balanced, and cheap would work great. Signing Micah to a max contract really inhibits the growth of this team long term. Send him to an AFC team and thank him for his service and hit on the 2-3 draft picks that you get to replace hin