At this stage of the NFL season, hope is extinct. Coaches’ jobs are in danger. Starting quarterbacks are being benched. Playoff aspirations are meeting early deaths. Brian Callahan became a spectator this week, and Mike McDaniel may soon join him. Justin Fields, once the center of the New York Jets’ plans, might be a backup. The Las Vegas Raiders overhauled every level of their franchise — and might be worse. For so many teams, promise has collided with reality.
