NFL coaches at risk of dismissal

The NFL is quickly moving towards the end of the regular season and the disappointed franchises, the ones who won’t play in the playoffs, are already looking ahead to next year and deciding whether their actual coaches are worth keeping around. The dismissals of Daboll (NY Giants) and Callahan (Tennessee Titans) appear to be just the beginning of a long series of changes on NFL sidelines as the season gets into full swing. In this regard, to stay up to date on this week’s NFL odds and results, it is possible to visit Oddschecker, an online comparison site that offers daily updates on major football games, franchise developments and players’ news.

Who are the coaches at major risk?

Usually, NFL franchises prefer keeping their coaches until the end of the regular season and fire them on Black Monday, the day after the last game. There are general managers, though, that prefer to act sooner rather than later and let go of their coaches as soon as they decide to move on from them. The Giants did just that with Brian Daboll, in week 10. Also the Titans proceeded in that way with Brian Callahan, in October. Thus, we have already seen two franchises moving on and we are just after the midway point of the season. Will there be other coaches that won’t finish the season with their actual franchises? Let’s see who is on the hot seat right now.

Matt LaFleur

LaFleur is a brilliant head coach: a fine offensive mind and a man capable of developing young players into the stars of tomorrow. So why is he on this list? Because of the lack of results his Green Bay Packers are seeing this year, in a season where they are all in for a Super Bowl run. When you trade for Micah Parsons in late August you send a clear message to the league: we are in it to win it. Their record in mid-November says otherwise, though. Since the difficulties are more evident when Green Bay’s offense is on the field, it is only obvious that people start questioning the offensive minded head coach.

Sean McDermott

It is not in the Buffalo Bills’ style to fire a head coach mid-season and it seems pretty difficult seeing them moving on from McDermott in the next few weeks. In this league, though, you never know. In Buffalo they have the reigning MVP and arguably the best quarterback around in Josh Allen, since he recently defeated Patrick Mahomes and his Kansas City Chiefs, but they can’t move on in the playoffs and they never get to the Superbowl. At some point, patience runs thin and strong decisions are made.

Raheem Morris

This one is a very probable firing. The Atlanta Falcons are a mess. They have a good quarterback, a great receiving corps with a stud of a tight end and the best running back in the league, or the second-best if who reads is a fan of Jonathan Taylor. They should compete at least for their division, instead they lose a lot of games for lack of concentration or poor execution. A head coach should correct these mistakes but Morris doesn’t seem capable of doing it.

Kevin Stefanski

Stefanski might be absolutely cool with his firing. The Cleveland Browns have a terrific defense, led by that monster that goes by the name of Myles Garrett, but their offense is awful. 

They may have something in Quinshon Judkins, but seems like they can’t choose a quarterback and wasted a lot of money (and draft capital) on DeShaun Watson, who is completely washed; they picked Joe Flacco during last offseason and then sent him to Cincinnati for a low pick; they called Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders in April, during last year’s draft. to build for the future, and are riding with the first one at the moment. But Gabriel, to put it simply, doesn’t seem to be him. Possibly they’ll try Sanders in the next weeks, but it is hard to fathom what could he bring to the table. Deion’s son seems to have more ego than talent, and this is never a good sign in the NFL.

Stefanski is doing his best but his roster is too depleted and nobody could ask him for miracles. Should the Browns call another coach, he will find himself in the exact same situation. 

Pete Carroll

Carroll accepted the Las Vegas Raiders’ gig at his age because he missed coaching, but he could already regret that decision. His old protégé, quarterback Geno Smith, has been a massive disappointment. Brock Bowers, the best player in this offense, has suffered from an injury and Ashton Jeanty, the electric rookie, showed some of his skills but not as much as we thought he would. On defense, Maxx Crosby is as clutch as ever, but he’s just a superstar in a sub-par unit. This franchise is still in rebuilding mode and might be looking for a younger coach, willing to work more long-term than a 74-year old man.