I like Dawson, a lot. If you look at the offense he's structured for Ward vs. Beck (thus far), he's shown to be very adaptive and QB friendly. If at the end of the season, his resume shows he got the best versions of Cam Ward and Carson Beck, he will get additional opportunities, including HC.
Middle of the road programs are paying $3 to 4 million for a HC, so it will be hard to say no, especially if his downside is coming back to be an upper tier P4 OC for $1.5 million+.
He's doing a great job here, but so would other people given the resources and talent we're bringing in every year. His career progressing as it has is an even stronger selling point. People would be beating down the doors to be the playcaller at UM again.
Not a problem I mind having, at all.