The reason why McBeane and the Pegula's can't just come out and say "Hey look fans and sponsors, we are going to sacrifice this season and take a step back in order to take 2 or 3 steps forward for the long-term future, so deal with it" is because so many dummies on here and in the media would lose their minds. It would be a shitshow, a dumpster fire. So unfortunately, that puts them in the position of having to teeter on this half in / half out gimmick.
I have been saying this since last season... WHO CARES IF WE WIN A SINGLE GAME THIS ENTIRE SEASON??? What good does it do? It does nothing! The only thing as fans you should be caring about this season, is seeing JA17 develop and not get hurt. And that hopefully some of our young guys on the roster now will continue to develop and become pillar/foundational type players for a true super bowl caliber team in 2-3 years. Period. End of story! Write this season off. Let the complete rebuild begin.