Well, every year seems to be a pretty tough one for coaches in the NFL. We've seen Wade Phillips, Brad Childress, Josh McDaniels, Mike Singletary all get fired in the middle of the season. We've heard that Jon Fox won't be returning to Carolina, and we naturally hear the long list of coaches who are "on the hot seat", as it were. Well, I'm going to touch on a few coaches that I think will probably stay, and a few who I think will almost assuredly go.
Staying, Tom Coughlin. Every year it seems we hear something about people thinking that he's lost the locker room, but then the Giants have a couple of games that show things are more with personnel than bad coaching. The players respect him, and he is a good coach. He took that team to a Super Bowl, and I don't think Coughlin will be going anywhere, unless it is him deciding to retire.
Going, Norv Turner. How can you have a team as loaded as the Chargers, be the team that has the #1 offense and #1 defense in the NFL, and NOT make the playoffs. This, coupled with his absolute inability to get this team anywhere in the playoffs in previous years, makes this pretty much a no-brainer to me. He's one of those guys who makes a really good coordinator, but just not a very good head coach. Every single year, it seems that this Chargers team is always starting slow. 2-3, 2-4, 3-6, etc... This year, they weren't able to make that improbable second half of the season run to get into the division, and Turner is probably going to pay for it.
Staying, Tony Sporano. Yes, the Fins were very up and down this year, but I think you can't let this guy go. He's firey, innovative, and very passionate. More than anything, I think the Fins year was a result of personnel changes in key positions that had a hard time ever getting used to each other because of injuries and not knowing playing styles, things like that. With time, this Dolphins team will only get better. Henne will learn to give Marshall more of a chance, and Marshall might learn how to just shut up and play, it's possible!! Either way, I think Sporano sticks around for one more year. If there isn't improvement after that, then you might see him go.
Going, Marvin Lewis. A HUGE drop off for the Bengals this year when there really shouldn't have been. There weren't any major personnel changes that happened with the Bengals, other than the signing of Terrell Owens, which may have helped take Chad Johnson's (NEVER CALLING HIM BY HIS RIDICULOUSLY STUPID NICKNAME) mind off the game, and put it more on their pathetic excuse of a talk show. At any rate, they go from winning the AFC North, possibly the toughest division in the AFC, to being basement dwellers again. We may even see Carson Palmer out of Cinci now. At any rate, Lewis has had more than his fair share of opportunities to take the Bengals to glory. After this year, I think he's pretty much toast.
Staying, Jeff Fisher. Tennessee was bad this year. I think that this was largely because of the lack of leadership at the quarterback position. Vince Young is a spoiled brat who believes that he is bigger than the team. Kerry Collins is 800 years old. Jeff Fisher needs a mature, team player of a QB. They may draft one this year, but I don't see Jeff Fisher going anywhere.
Going, Gary Kubiak. Everybody, including myself, thought that this was the year for the Houston Texans to make the playoffs. With their fast start this year, the way things have ended this season have probably sealed the fate of Kubiak in Houston. They had a great chance to do something their franchise had never done, but they fell short. As a result, I think Kubiak has seen his last game as coach of the Houston Texans. He'll probably land in Denver, in my opinion.
Love to know what coaches you think are staying and going.
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