Coaches On The Hot/Warm Seat

[run pMc]

Can't blame Denver's whole shitty season on him. By most accounts Russell Wilson is more of a diva than Favre and Rodgers put together.

I think Russ is cooked.
He looked A-W-F-U-L against the Rams. If a rookie QB played like he did they'd call him a bust and bench him.
DEN has to be regretting that trade and contract.

As for Hackett, he was overmatched for that situation. I thought he did some good things as an assistant to MLF, but I never got the sense that he was HC material.
Hackett was so over his head the team hired an assistant for him that turned out to be his replacement.

[Joemailman]

Might have to add Ron Rivera of Washington to the list after he started Carson Wentz over Tyler Heinicke. They are 5-3-1 with Heinicke starting, 2-5 with Wentz. Commanders were 7-5 at one point and in great position to make the playoffs before going winless in last 4. Based on the way he answered a question in his PC yesterday, he apparently did not know that yesterday could be an elimination game for them.

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Might have to add Ron Rivera of Washington to the list after he started Carson Wentz over Tyler Heinicke. They are 5-3-1 with Heinicke starting, 2-5 with Wentz. Commanders were 7-5 at one point and in great position to make the playoffs before going winless in last 4. Based on the way he answered a question in his PC yesterday, he apparently did not know that yesterday could be an elimination game for them.

yup, his seats on fire right now

[King Friday]

Thing is, who is Washington going to get that is any better? With the owner working to sell the team, he’s probably not thinking about adding extra cost by paying for multiple coaches next year. On a normal team, Ron would be in trouble, but unless the sale goes through very quickly I’m guessing he’s still around for another year.

[Joemailman]

Denver had already fired Nathaniel Hackett

Houston has fired Lovie Smith

Arizona has fired Kliff Kingsbury

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lovie smith as DC!!!!!!!!!

[run pMc]

Kingsbury was done. Don't know about Lovie; I mean he inherited a dumpster fire after BOB. He was never the long-term answer, maybe they feel like they are out of the woods with Jack Easterby and D.Watson gone.

Waiting to see if Barry makes this list. Won't be for a couple of days if it does happen.

[Joemailman]

Carolina and Indianapolis have interim coaches, so there are currently 5 open HC spots:

Carolina
Indianapolis
Denver
Houston
Arizona

[George Cumby]

lovie smith as DC!!!!!!!!!

Fuck, yes.

[Joemailman]

Nobody else fired. Just 5 this year?

[texaspackerbacker]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned McCarthy. Jerry Jones isn't exactly known for his high threshhold of patience. Anything short of the Super Bowl, and the Cowboys underachieved their talent level this year, and McCarthy doesn't exactly appear to have them "peaking at the right time". I saw a lot of the same playcalling etc. that I hated for years when he was with the Packers.

[run pMc]

Tough to can a coach that goes 12-5, plus Dak's been good for a pick or two per game. I think they miss Amari Cooper. Keeping that team afloat with Cooper freaking Rush is a good coaching job.
Jerrah is a lot of things but I don't think he's blind to that.

I do expect McCarthy is on a short leash though, and if they are on the wrong side of a bad playoff loss it could be a hotseat year for him next year. DAL should beat TAM and could give SF (and PHI) a run for their money.

[NewsBruin]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned McCarthy. Jerry Jones isn't exactly known for his high threshhold of patience. Anything short of the Super Bowl, and the Cowboys underachieved their talent level this year, and McCarthy doesn't exactly appear to have them "peaking at the right time". I saw a lot of the same playcalling etc. that I hated for years when he was with the Packers.

Jerrah loves playing up the rootin'-tootin' wildcatter image, but he's okay with above-averageocrity from his head coach as long as they don't upstage him in the press coverage.

MM's 54.55% regular-season win percentage (18-15) is within 1.5 percentage points of Gailey, Garrett, Jimmy Johnson, and Bill Parcells. Only Landry, Switzer, and Phillips are more than 5 percentage points better in the regular season. Mike could go winless in 2023 and finish with a better Cowboys record than Dave Campo (15-33). He's winless in the postseason, but so were Gailey and Parcells.

Jimmy and Barry were insane in the postseason (12-3), but take away them and Landry, and the Boys have been 3-10 in playoffs while Jerry's owned the team.

[SudsMcBucky]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned McCarthy. Jerry Jones isn't exactly known for his high threshhold of patience. Anything short of the Super Bowl, and the Cowboys underachieved their talent level this year, and McCarthy doesn't exactly appear to have them "peaking at the right time". I saw a lot of the same playcalling etc. that I hated for years when he was with the Packers.

Really? He allowed that ginger Garrett coach his team for 10 years.

[NewsBruin]

Jerrah loves playing up the rootin'-tootin' wildcatter image, but he's okay with above-averageocrity from his head coach as long as they don't upstage him in the press coverage.

You know what, I take it back. Jerry loves what moves the needle and gets the Cowboys more money through ticket, merch, concession, and radio-ad sales -- and ultimately through high ratings and PR that lead to renegotiated broadcast contracts. I could see him dumping Mike McCarthy at any win percentage for Deion Sanders, backed by excellent coordinators and a promise not to mutiny against the owner. One offseason of "Coach" retro #21 jerseys between $50-$200 (without having to split with the NFLPA) would cover the buyout. Even if Deion flops, there are enough cheap candidates who could go ~55% and have the sex appeal of a bowl of room-temp oatmeal to keep the money machine purring.