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After a bizarre 2020 season with the COVID pandemic looming over everything, the NFL gets to start fresh in 2021 with *checks notes* the COVID pandemic still looming over everything, only this time with full crowds and multiple players/coaches still not vaccinated. Not great Bob! Anyway, some people thought that last year’s coaching carousel would be quieter than usual In These Uncertain Times, but things more or less carried out as normal, with seven new jobs opening up. So it’s time to take another stab at my annual Hot Seat Rankings, the hottest thread in TFF every year. If you’ve been following this thread long enough, you know the deal by now. I’m always more conservative with my Week 1 rankings since we don’t really know what to expect or how things will play out early on. By the time we get to October we’ll have a much better idea of who’s in trouble, and that’s when the fun really starts. For now, let’s settle in and have fun with the speculation. BACK FOR 2022 Bill Belichick, New England Patriots Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bills Robert Saleh, New York Jets Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers Zac Taylor, Cincinnati Bengals Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens Frank Reich, Indianapolis Colts Mike Vrabel, Tennessee Titans Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs Brandon Staley, Los Angeles Chargers Mike McCarthy, Dallas Cowboys Nick Sirianni, Philadelphia Eagles Ron Rivera, Washington Football Team Matt LaFleur, Green Bay Packers Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions Bruce Arians, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints Arthur Smith, Atlanta Falcons Matt Rhule, Carolina Panthers Sean McVay, Los Angeles Rams Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers Kliff Kingsbury, Arizona Cardinals  Jon Gruden, Las Vegas Raiders (interim coach: Rich Bissacia) Urban Meyer, Jacksonville Jaguars (interim coach: Darrell Bevell) Vic Fangio, Denver Broncos Mike Zimmer, Minnesota Vikings Matt Nagy, Chicago Bears Brian Flores, Miami Dolphins Joe Judge, New York Giants David Culley, Houston Texans Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints (retired) Bruce Arians, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (retired) NEW COACHES Denver Broncos: Nathaniel Hackett (Packers OC) Chicago Bears: Matt Eberflus (Colts DC) New York Giants: Brian Daboll (Bills OC) Las Vegas Raiders: Josh McDaniels (Patriots OC) Minnesota Vikings: Kevin O'Connoll (Rams OC) Jacksonville Jaguars: Doug Pederson Miami Dolphins: Mike McDaniel (49ers OC) New Orleans Saints: Dennis Allen (Saints DC) Houston Texans: Lovie Smith (Texans DC) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Todd Bowles (Bucs OC) Benne fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Mar 31, 2022 |
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zac taylor will make a fine offensive assistant some day. perhaps a day in 2017. his brother is also a coach and is named press taylor. do you know that?
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Sep 9, 2021 05:33
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Freddie Kitchens was one a done in 2019
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Sep 9, 2021 12:20
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First coach fired? Maybe Fangio
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Sep 9, 2021 13:38
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NFL Hot Seat Watch 2021: Urban Decay
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Sep 9, 2021 14:53
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Urban will not last long in this league
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Sep 9, 2021 15:29
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Nodoze posted:First coach fired? Maybe Fangio It is 100% Fangio after Bridgewater has 3 to 4 successive awful to bad games and he doesn't bench him.
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Sep 9, 2021 15:40
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It's going to be Taylor. It will be a mercy firing.
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Sep 9, 2021 16:39
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I think the Jags will have a surprisingly good season and everyone will praise Urban as being super smart and showing that old-school disciplinary style coaching still working. They will taper off near the end of the year as everyone gets tape on their system but maybe sneak into a wilcard. Next year they will win 3 games and look like dogshit.
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Sep 9, 2021 16:41
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Bengals won't fire Taylor, they'd have to pay a second coach. Going with Matt Nagy after their offense is just plain bad yet again.
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Sep 9, 2021 16:56
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Zim Zam is going to get fired when the team craters again.
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Sep 9, 2021 17:15
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Yeah good point, No way Zimmer isn't at least mild. He's gone if the Vikings don't like, make the playoffs
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Sep 9, 2021 17:16
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Imo teams shouldn't get to fire coaches prior to their contract expiring but should get to trade them any time Just shuffle the chairs around so they can try different failures out. And every time a contract expires an actual up and comer would get hired since the retreads are done already
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Sep 9, 2021 17:16
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Kalli posted:Yeah good point, No way Zimmer isn't at least mild. He's gone if the Vikings don't like, make the playoffs Yeah he has already been on the hot seat and it seemed like he might get canned after last season TBH
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Sep 9, 2021 17:21
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It will be amusing if the Vikings fire Zimmer but keep Cousins.
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Sep 9, 2021 17:23
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SKULL.GIF posted:It will be amusing if the Vikings fire Zimmer but keep Cousins. Cousins salary is completely guaranteed next year so if they cut him they save no money. Trading him is the only option and I don't think anyone wants to take on 35 million dollars of Kirk Cousins.
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Sep 9, 2021 17:33
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Vikings could convert a chunk of that salary into a signing bonus to eat it themselves and trade Cousins as part of a deal, if they're blowing it all up.
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Sep 9, 2021 17:35
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Mike Vrabel is considered a good coach, but he's a defensive guy who has not had very good defenses. His main claim to fame has been Arthur Smith completely rehabilitating Ryan Tannehill. And now Arthur Smith is gone. Fortunately for him they're in the AFC South so he probably won't be feeling much pressure
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Sep 9, 2021 17:41
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Brian Flores will be in an interesting position when Tua Tankurseasonoa leads the Dolphins to a losing record.
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Sep 9, 2021 18:26
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I said it before, I’ll say it again: RIP 8-8, you will be missed.
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Sep 9, 2021 18:34
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Hire Jeff Fisher again so he can find a way to 8-8-1.
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Sep 9, 2021 18:42
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What if neither team showed up? Could it be 8-8-0?
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Sep 9, 2021 18:45
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Benne posted:And don’t count out walking Powerthirst video Campbell, who has the type of gimmick that’s a lot less cute when your team is 2-9. No way Campbell gets fired this year. Lions are locked into a long-term rebuild, and everyone understands this team has massive holes on both sides of the ball - particularly the offense. The absolute earliest I can see Campbell getting fired is at the end of next season, and that's if we really suck and there's absolutely zero signs of improvement.
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Sep 9, 2021 18:54
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quote is not edit!
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Sep 9, 2021 18:55
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Yeah, I agree Zimmer ought to be in “Mild”. Especially with how poor that defense has been of late. There’s a decent chance he won’t survive another down year: the Vikings are running out of time and I could see them panicking after another mediocre season.
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Sep 9, 2021 19:19
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Urban Meyer is good actually, until I decide he isn't. He should have been fired after the Saints preseason game and he's the future Head Coach of the Year after the Cowboys preseason game. How will the Texans game impact this?? Let's find out!!
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Sep 9, 2021 20:19
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Everyone talking about bad the Vikings defense was last year should look at team's IR list last year. Out of the starting front seven there may have been one guy left at the end of the season who wasn't a backup. Mike Zimmer did an amazing job considering the circumstances.
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Sep 9, 2021 20:57
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Darth Brooks posted:Everyone talking about bad the Vikings defense was last year should look at team's IR list last year. Out of the starting front seven there may have been one guy left at the end of the season who wasn't a backup.
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Sep 9, 2021 21:15
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Darth Brooks posted:Everyone talking about bad the Vikings defense was last year should look at team's IR list last year. Out of the starting front seven there may have been one guy left at the end of the season who wasn't a backup. Zimmer makes the playoffs in odd numbered years, so he should be safe for this season.
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Sep 9, 2021 21:20
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If the Bengals fail to fire Zac after a losing season I will lose my mind.
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Sep 10, 2021 10:33
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Mike Brown is too cheap to fire him and pay a second coach Fat Mike is definitely going to end up on the hot seat this season if last night is any indication
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Sep 10, 2021 11:25
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Remember when the cowboys kept Jason Garrett at head coach for nine years
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Sep 10, 2021 14:33
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Chucktesla posted:Remember when the cowboys kept Jason Garrett at head coach for nine years At least he got .500 many times and made playoffs eventually The last coach who had two straight-up losing seasons in a row (Dave Campo) was fired after a third try and similar result. I could see McCarthy not getting even that much rope if they get Dak back and in This lovely version of the lovely division and still can't get the job done, especially when they already reacted to his first failure by firing the DC
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Sep 10, 2021 15:10
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Chucktesla posted:Remember when the cowboys kept Jason Garrett at head coach for nine years Yeah but Jerry had this weird love of Garrett, he definitely doesn't have the same affinity for fat mike
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Sep 10, 2021 15:21
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https://twitter.com/ScottKacsmar/status/1436269781942947840 Just lol if Mike has to scapegoat his DC two years in a row
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Sep 11, 2021 05:50
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Benne posted:https://twitter.com/ScottKacsmar/status/1436269781942947840 That's pretty much how he rolls. He's a Super Bowl winning coach, after all, and you can't blame him!
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Sep 11, 2021 12:43
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Benne posted:https://twitter.com/ScottKacsmar/status/1436269781942947840 It rhymes with fart. At this point, it’s safe to say Fat Mike is never not going to play for the field goal, which is a surer way to lose like this than ever before in today’s NFL.
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Sep 11, 2021 14:13
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AndrewP posted:Mike Vrabel is considered a good coach, but he's a defensive guy who has not had very good defenses. His main claim to fame has been Arthur Smith completely rehabilitating Ryan Tannehill. And now Arthur Smith is gone.
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Sep 12, 2021 19:31
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Urban Meyer, party of one
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Sep 12, 2021 19:48
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...yeah, I was too generous on Zimmer
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