Because the 2023 NFL season nears the tip of the common season, three groups have already moved on from their head coaches with hopes of both salvaging the rest of the season or getting a head begin on the yr forward.
However a number of different jobs might open up.
With three video games remaining, right here’s a take a look at which NFL coaches might be going through an analogous destiny.
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Robert Saleh, New York Jets
Head coach Robert Saleh of the New York Jets watches from the sidelines in the course of the third quarter in opposition to the Buffalo Payments at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 11, 2023, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Elsa/Getty Photographs)
Robert Saleh bought his first head teaching job when he was employed by the New York Jets in 2021 to exchange Adam Gase after simply two years with the group. However simply three seasons in, Saleh is feeling the identical type of strain.
The Jets have been eradicated from playoff rivalry with a blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Throughout his postgame press convention, Saleh was requested if he felt like he was “teaching to your job” with the remaining schedule.
“I’m simply teaching to attempt to beat Washington,” he stated earlier than being pressed additional.
“Two varieties of coaches: Those that have been fired and people who are about to get fired, my man. We coach within the second. We coach to win a soccer recreation.”
Saleh signed a five-year contract with the Jets after serving because the San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator from 2017 to 2020. He’s 5-9 this season and holds a 16-32 general document with the Jets.
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Matt Eberflus, Chicago Bears
Head coach Matt Eberflus of the Chicago Bears seems to be on in the course of the second quarter in opposition to the Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Dec. 17, 2023. (Jason Miller/Getty Photographs)
Matt Eberflus’ first season within the NFL didn’t prove the way in which anybody within the Chicago Bears group had hoped for. After firing Matt Nagy following a 6-11 end, Eberflus took over in 2022 and led the franchise to a 3-14 end for a franchise document of 14 losses, which included a 10-game shedding streak.
This season, there’s been a slight enchancment (5-9 by means of Week 15), however questions surrounding Eberflus’ job safety have picked up and the importance of the losses play into these conversations.
On Sunday, the Bears blew a double-digit result in the Cleveland Browns. It was the third time this season that Chicago misplaced after constructing a double-digit fourth-quarter lead. They have been outscored 47-6 in these video games.
Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin seems to be on in the course of the first half in opposition to the New England Patriots at Acrisure Stadium, Dec. 7, 2023, in Pittsburgh. (Joe Sargent/Getty Photographs)
The Pittsburgh Steelers are preventing for his or her spot within the playoffs, and a few imagine that longtime NFL coach Mike Tomlin is perhaps doing the identical for his job.
The Steelers have misplaced 4 of their final 5 in the course of the remaining stretch of the season, which most not too long ago included a loss to the Indianapolis Colts and backup quarterback Gardner Minshew. It prompted Tomlin to vary issues up, saying that third-string quarterback Mason Rudolph would begin instead of Mitch Trubisky, who took over following Kenny Pickett’s damage.
Regardless of the Steelers struggles, Pittsburgh holds a 170-100 document beneath Tomlin since he took over in 2007, and the playoffs are nonetheless inside attain (with a win out).
Sources not too long ago advised the Washington Put up that there was “no method” the group would transfer on from Tomlin.
“I might be shocked, shocked, in the event that they have been even fascinated about it,” one other added. “Mike Tomlin isn’t getting fired.”
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Ron Rivera, Washington Commanders
Head coach Ron Rivera of the Washington Commanders seems to be on in the course of the second half of the sport in opposition to the Miami Dolphins at FedExField, Dec. 3, 2023, in Landover, Maryland. (Patrick Smith/Getty Photographs)
In 2019, Ron Rivera was fired after 9 years as the pinnacle coach of the Carolina Panthers. However in his fourth season with the Washington Commanders, he’s struggled to show issues round.
Rivera completed first within the NFC East in his first yr in Washington however did so with a shedding document (7-9), ultimately shedding to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers within the wild-card spherical of the playoffs. The Commanders, eradicated from playoff rivalry this season, are on tempo to complete on the backside of their division for the second yr in a row, which might mark Rivera’s sixth straight shedding document.
“I believe it’s about getting the chance to exit and play greater than the rest,” Rivera advised reporters Monday when requested about how he retains the crew optimistic as they battle by means of a five-game shedding streak.
Invoice Belichick, New England Patriots
New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick is proven in the course of the recreation in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 17, 2023, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Photographs)
The New England Patriots adopted a brand new identification after the departure of future Corridor of Fame quarterback Tom Brady. Sadly, that new identification wasn’t one which included a lot success.
Belichick suffered his first shedding season since his rookie yr as head coach in 2020, which additionally marked the primary season the Patriots had missed the playoffs since 2002.
The next yr, rookie quarterback Mac Jones helped the crew again into the playoffs with a 10-7 document, however New England is on tempo to complete under .500 for a second consecutive season.
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Latest experiences have speculated that proprietor Robert Kraft has already made his choice to maneuver on from Belichick.
Belichick has received six Tremendous Bowls as head coach and boasts a 264-117 document within the common season and a 30-12 document within the playoffs.
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