I saw the schedule this year and immediately thought SC would be 8-4. They may have 10 win talent ... but Seven will piss a few games away that a good coach would win.
I tend to agree with Pepsi and Chest that Seven doesn't make it to next year now. I could see him spinning the youth and sanctions card if there were some close losses and nothing terrible showed up off the field. But if he pulls down an 8 win season that includes a few of his typical plungerings, then I don't see how Haden considers him worth the effort to retain.
For better or worse, Seven has painted himself into a corner where results are going to matter now.