For me, he’s earned a modicum of leeway due to some of the development seen in the first few years, particularly Christian Jones (who I remember being a complete fucking liability before Flood got here). Goosby as well, and I think Baker really improved throughout the season.
The interior line recruiting post-pancake factory appears to be a complete disaster. Certainly no defense to that, except I get the sense that Sark has not been as loose with the purse string on the offensive line as he has with the defensive line (eg, being outbid for Fasusi and Ojo, although each of those are tackles).
It’s also true that good offensive line coaches do have shit output from time to time. For example, Ohio State’s line was pretty terrible last year with a ton of rotation until they finally found a lineup that worked in the playoffs.
All that to say, I’ll be perfectly happy if we cut him loose and can upgrade, but I understand why he could get another season to work it out.