IMO he's been raising the bar every year with the moves they make. IMO they would very possibly had made this move regardless of the "window" they have. Simply because Jared was treading water, he would look great on 1 play, look like a rookie the next. Start a game with a great drive disappear for the half. Start terrible, make a move in the 3rd/4th. Up and down, down and up. Yes some was on the Coach, but the Coach admitted that, so he was not putting it on others as THE reasons.
IMO going championship mode or not you can't have a leader, a QB doing that. You need a solidifying presence at QB, not a ? mark.
Personally I don't put much into the media, they make stories and do so to have a sense of power within the issue. Example...naming Sean a "Boy Genius" they made him that, they anointed him that and fans and media alike start using it. He doesn't, he never did, he didn't come up with it. And now look how it's used....they now use it against him, that he seems to know too much(or he thinks he does). Originally it was meant to praise him, now it's to question his "so called" genius status. They named him that, they MADE him that, so by the same terms they can try and vilify him by it.....
In no way can I expect a SB next season.....Expect is such a do or die reference. To expect that you must rule out things that could easily happen. Injuries can destroy a team...I can and do expect a team that will play hard, play smarter at the QB position.....if they do that and stay healthy the wish for a chance at the SB can and will come....but to expect that is something that I can't do.