A little premature to be taking a victory lap OP. Mario’s first year was no doubt an abstract failure. Year 2 is a bit better but still not up to “the standard”. Unless/until Mario takes a good look in the mirror and changes some of his philosophies, he’ll continue to not meet his own standard.
Regardless of the obstacles thrown at the team (boneheaded decisions, time management, offensive (literally) play calling,etc) they haven’t quit like they did last year. That, in and of itself, is a big accomplishment. Whether or not Mario can capitalize on that is yet to be seen.
I want Mario to selfishly succeed because I’m tired of the coaching carousel we’ve been through the last 20 years. The juries still out for me and unless Mario makes some changes, we’ll be right back where we were on Dec 6, 2021.