Updated NFL coach hot seat: Who will be the 2nd coach fired after Robert Saleh?

The time when it’s reasonable to fire a head coach during the season seems to keep moving up. We had one fired after five games this season, and it seems like others could happen before Thanksgiving. Maybe Halloween.

The NFL is getting more impatient, whether it’s with draft pick development, quarterbacks or coaches. Robert Saleh was fired by the New York Jets after a 2-3 start. Maybe that emboldens other teams to make a move in the first half of the season.

(Yahoo Sports)

Here are the coaches on the hottest seat as we move toward Week 7:

The hottest seat

Doug Pederson, Jacksonville Jaguars

One has to wonder if Pederson would have gotten fired if the Jaguars weren’t in London for a second straight game this week.

Jacksonville is 1-5. The Jaguars have one unimpressive last-minute win over the Indianapolis Colts, and followed that up by being blown out 35-16 by the Chicago Bears in London. The Jaguars lost five of their last six last season, with the only win coming over the 2-15 Carolina Panthers, which makes them 2-10 since the start of last December.

Pederson fired his defensive coordinator after last season, has been defiant over the idea he take play-calling duties from offensive coordinator Press Taylor and his young quarterback Trevor Lawrence is showing no signs of progress. Basically Pederson checks every box possible for a coach in trouble.

If the Jaguars lose to a bad New England Patriots team in London on Sunday morning, it’s hard to imagine Pederson would survive that.

Very, very hot

Mike McCarthy, Dallas Cowboys

The only reason McCarthy might not really be on this list is Jerry Jones doesn’t fire head coaches that easily. Many, for some reason, still hold him to that reputation, but Jones pushing Jimmy Johnson out happened three decades ago. If anything, he has been too patient with his coaches.

That has to reach a tipping point. The Cowboys are 3-3 with an 0-3 home record, and they’ve been embarrassed in all three losses. They were trailing by at least 20 points…

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Publish date : 2024-10-16 12:30:34

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