Rightly or wrongly, I think Benning has earned himself a lot of leeway with the emergence of EP and Hughes, along with some of the other young players.
I think the casual fanbase (which is the majority) sees improvement, excitement, light at the end of the tunnel which probably means ownership is going to let Benning stay on board to see how things play out.
Ownership has been patient with Benning through a very dark period and a lot of questionable moves. I think the team really has to crap the bed for Benning to get the axe. I don't think just missing the playoffs will do it, it will probably take a tire fire.
Next season (when the world is back to normal, hopefully) will likely be make or break.