AS the NFL season chugs along, more and more coaches approach their final games in charge.
It is only a matter of time until the first head coach gets fired, and it will spark a chain reaction of moves.
Multiple NFL head coaches are at risk of being fired this offseason[/caption]
At least eight teams could end up searching for a new head coach[/caption]
This season, there is a particularly large group of head coaches that find themselves on the hot season.
There are currently eight NFL teams that have one win or less so far this season.
A total of 16 teams have a .500 record or worse.
Among those teams, many of them could realistically explore a coaching change.
Here are the eight head coaches who are at the highest risk of firing at this point in the season:
MIKE MCDANIEL – MIAMI DOLPHINS
Mike McDaniel’s Miami Dolphins are 1-4 to start this season[/caption]
The Miami Dolphins’ Week 4 win against the New York Jets might have put some faith in the franchise about their fourth-year head coach.
Week 5 totally wiped that away.
Coming into a matchup against the 1-3 Carolina Panthers, the Dolphins crumbled after holding a 17-0 lead.
At this point, McDaniel is on pace for his second-consecutive season with a record under .500.
After making the playoffs in his first two seasons, McDaniel’s Dolphins have crashed and burned, and it feels like the entire team — not just the coaching staff — needs to be overhauled.
However, the first move will likely be McDaniel’s firing.
AARON GLENN – NEW YORK JETS
Aaron Glenn has yet to win a game in his first season with the New York Jets[/caption]
Aaron Glenn was only hired this offseason, but it is becoming more and more clear that he isn’t moving the needle.
The Jets fired previous head coach Robert Saleh after a 5-12 season, but are set to be much worse than that this year.
Glenn is a defensive coach, but his Jets currently are the second-worst team in football in points allowed per game at 31.4.
Only the Baltimore Ravens are worse at 35.4 points per game.
The Jets’ rushing defense is also bottom-five in the league, allowing a total of 728 yards.
New York is winless this season, and it’s hard to see them finding their first win any time soon.
If they finish with three wins or less, that could be enough for the executives to make Glenn a one-and-done head coach.
BRIAN CALLAHAN – TENNESSEE TITANS
Brian Callahan is failing to win with No. 1 pick Cam Ward[/caption]
Brian Callahan is in year two as the Tennessee Titans head coach, but nothing has changes.
The team went 3-14 in 2024, getting them the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft and Cam Ward.
This year, the Titans are 1-4, and only won on Sunday due to a comedy of errors from the Arizona Cardinals.
Tennessee really should be 0-5 right now, and have shown no signs of being competitive in any games this season.
They will be lucky to make it back to 3-14 this season, and even if they do it is probably time to try a new head coach.
KEVIN STEFANSKI – CLEVELAND BROWNS
Kevin Stefanski is at risk of losing his job in his sixth season[/caption]
Kevin Stefanski is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns.
We don’t blame you if you’re surprised by that, because the Browns have done absolutely nothing in his tenure.
In Stefanski’s first season in 2020, Baker Mayfield led the Browns to an 11-5 record and the team’s first playoff win in decades.
However, Stefanski also oversaw Mayfield’s expulsion from the team and the trade for Deshaun Watson.
Ever since then, it has been low moment after low moment, with 2024 ending with a 3-14 record.
This year, the Browns have a 1-4 record and no real quarterback on the roster.
Joe Flacco is too old, Dillon Gabriel didn’t show any signs of hope on Sunday, and Shedeur Sanders might be too immature to ever start a game.
The Browns are a dumpster fire, and in order to fix it Stefanski is going to have to go.
DAVE CANALES – CAROLINA PANTHERS
Dave Canales is fighting to keep his job in just his second season[/caption]
Dave Canales might have bought himself some more time with his Week 5 win over the Dolphins, but his seat is still flaming hot.
The Carolina Panthers finished with a 5-12 record in his first season, and currently own a 2-3 record this year.
They are on pace to just about match last year’s record, but fans are looking for signs of improvement.
Carolina isn’t showing many signs of improvement, and Bryce Young appears to be a quarterback bust.
Canales doesn’t have much to work with on that team, but results are expected.
If the team finishes with five wins or less, Canales could certainly find himself unemployed at the end of the season.
BRIAN DABOLL – NEW YORK GIANTS
Brian Daboll is working with his last chance to show he can be the Giants’ head coach[/caption]
The clock is ticking for Brian Daboll.
Like Stefanski, he joined his team and won a playoff game in his first year.
However, the Giants have consistently regressed ever since the 2022 season.
The team went from 6-11 in 2023, to 3-14 in 2024, to 1-4 so far this season.
On top of that, quarterback Daniel Jones — who the Giants cast aside — is now thriving for the Indianapolis Colts.
Daboll is managing for his job right now by throwing rookie Jaxson Dart into the fire, but it might not be successful.
While Dart won his debut in Week 4, the Giants lost an awful game to the winless New Orleans Saints in Week 5.
If the losses keep stacking up, Daboll’s time in New York is going to come to an end.
JONATHAN GANNON – ARIZONA CARDINALS
Jonathan Gannon coached one of the worst collapses ever seen on Sunday[/caption]
Not many people would have questioned it if the Arizona Cardinals decided to fire Jonathan Gannon after his Week 5 loss.
The Cardinals crashed and burned in horrific fashion against the winless Titans on Sunday.
It was error after error, and Gannon was even seen losing his cool on the sidelines.
Gannon is in year three as the head coach of the Cardinals, and he has yet to finish with a record above .500.
If he can’t fix the discipline of the Cardinals this season, he is going to join the ranks of the other fired head coaches.
JOHN HARBAUGH – BALTIMORE RAVENS
John Harbaugh hasn’t gotten the Ravens back to the Super Bowl in 13 years[/caption]
It might be time for the Baltimore Ravens to move on from John Harbaugh.
He is now in his 18th year with the team and was part of the legendary 2012 Super Bowl-winning team.
However, that Super Bowl was 13 years ago, and he has yet to even return to the big game since.
Harbaugh has only coached two seasons where he finished below .500, but this season looks on track to be his third.
The Ravens are 1-4 to start this season and have the worst defense in the entire league.
Baltimore is banged up with injuries, but it doesn’t excuse the absolute atrocity that is showing up on the field every week.
Harbaugh is such a legend that he probably wouldn’t be fired midseason, but if the Ravens miss the playoffs this year he could find himself out of a head coaching job for the first time since 2007.
