The point now is not necessarily to win games, but for this staff to still evaluate what it has in place under game conditions. Edwards' fall from offseason/preseason effectiveness to in-season horribleness (is that a word?) shows that preseason judgement really isn't worth all that much. What matters is how players react to real-speed competition against a team that is motivated and prepared to stop them.
Edwards was the biggest question mark of them all. Could he get back to being the pre-injury Edwards, who led the team to that 5-1 record? Question answered resoundingly 'no'. But the risk/reward of getting that question answered was definitly worth it in my book.
Now, with him removed and the steadier Fitzpatrick in place, QB play is much less of a question. So it's time to evaluate the rest of the offense.
Who on the O-Line can do the job?
Which receivers are ready to step up and take some pressure off Lee Evans?
Do we have a Tight End?
Can we use all 3 tailbacks effectively?
Can the offense handle an expanded playbook?
Hopefully these next couple/three games can go a long way to getting more of these answers. It will help focus coaching and game plans for the rest of the year and our draft strategy moving forward.
I gotta say, as painful as it is to watch these games, this is a process that had to be done and I'm encouraged that we've got the right people in place to get us out of this decade of mediocrity. Not this year, but soon. Think back to 1986 - that's where we're at.