On the flip side….If the offense plays well but the team goes 5-7 and fires their coach…Sanford is probably a 2nd tier candidate to be the next head coach and Patterson a candidate to be the next OC.The bigger issue is if Colorado doesn't get to a bowl game, it is likely they will all be fired at the end of next year. If I'm Clay, I'm not sure I would leave the current situation in Minnesota to hook my wagon up to a head coach who just fired a bunch of guys to save his own job. That usually doesn't end well.