Post by Uncle on Oct 30, 2023 21:04:54 GMT -6
As the calendar turns to November and the 1st half of the 2023 NFL season comes to a close, teams that are in position to battle for Division titles and Playoff spots will possibly make deals at the trade deadline and gear-up for the 2nd half...
...but what about teams that may not be position for the Playoffs; what do they do? If recent history is correct, they start handing out pink slips to Head Coaches/GM's and repeat the phrase, "well, there's always next season"...
For the last 10 seasons, there has been at least one Head Coach fired mid-season:
2013:
12/6/13: Texans fire Gary Kubiak just 1 month after he collapsed at halftime of a game against the Colts on 11/3
2014:
9/29/14: Raiders fire Dennis Allen after going 0-4 start the season and a combined 8-28 record since his hiring in Jan 2012
2015:
10/5/15: Dolphins fire Joe Philbin after a 1-3 start
11/3/15: Titans fire Ken Whisenhunt after a 1-6 start
12/29/15: Eagles fire Chip Kelly right before the last regular season game in a "statement move" by owner J Lurie
2016:
12/12/16: Rams fire Jeff Fisher just 1 week after signing him to an extension thru 2018
12/18/16: Jaguars fire Gus Bradley after compiling a 14-48 record after nearly 4 seasons
12/27/16: Bills fire Rex Ryan (and his brother Robb) just three days after a Christmas Eve loss to the Dolphins
2017:
12/4/17: Giants fire Ben McAdoo after he replaced Eli Manning with Geno Smith
2018:
10/29/18: Browns fire Hue Jackson after amassing a 3-36-1 record in nearly 3 seasons
12/2/18: Packers fire Mike McCarthy after 13 seasons and a .613 winning %
2019:
10/7/19: Washington fires Jay Gruden after an 0-5 start (Kevin O'Connell was the OC)
12/3/19: Panthers fire Ron Rivera after nearly 9 seasons (and 1 Super Bowl appearance) as HC
2020:
10/5/20: Texans fire Bill O'Brien after appointing him the GM in January and running the franchise straight into the ground
10/11/20: Falcons fire HC Dan Quinn and GM Thomas Dimitroff after an 0-5 start
11/28/20: Lions fire HC Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn after an embarrassing Thanksgiving Day loss to the Texans
2021:
10/11/21: Raiders HC Jon Gruden resigned after controversial emails he sent Washington GM Bruce Allen between 2011-2018 were reported in the media
12/16/21: Jaguars fire Urban Meyer after inappropriately "touching" a woman and abusing his own players
2022:
10/10/22: Panthers fire Matt Rhule after a 1-4 start and making horrible QB decisions
11/7/22: Colts fire Frank Reich after going 40-33-1 and hired an ESPN TV Analyst to replace him (who went 1-7)
12/26/22: Broncos gave Nathaniel Hackett a pink slip the day after Christmas after a 51-14 loss to the Rams. Hackett and Urban Meyer were 2 of only 5 HC's to not last their 1st season as HC since 1970.
Much like the start of free agency, the Draft and the schedule release, firing Head Coaches mid-season has become an annual tradition in the NFL, and the only question is: which current NFL coaches will get an early start to their Christmas shopping in 2023?
Per Bookies.com Senior Handicapper Adam Thompson (link), here are the latest odds:
Who do you think will be the first NFL Head Coach to be fired in 2023? Personally, I would add Raiders HC Josh McDaniels to the list as it's obvious he's not an NFL Head Coach after choking his 2nd bite of the apple...
...but what about teams that may not be position for the Playoffs; what do they do? If recent history is correct, they start handing out pink slips to Head Coaches/GM's and repeat the phrase, "well, there's always next season"...
For the last 10 seasons, there has been at least one Head Coach fired mid-season:
2013:
12/6/13: Texans fire Gary Kubiak just 1 month after he collapsed at halftime of a game against the Colts on 11/3
2014:
9/29/14: Raiders fire Dennis Allen after going 0-4 start the season and a combined 8-28 record since his hiring in Jan 2012
2015:
10/5/15: Dolphins fire Joe Philbin after a 1-3 start
11/3/15: Titans fire Ken Whisenhunt after a 1-6 start
12/29/15: Eagles fire Chip Kelly right before the last regular season game in a "statement move" by owner J Lurie
2016:
12/12/16: Rams fire Jeff Fisher just 1 week after signing him to an extension thru 2018
12/18/16: Jaguars fire Gus Bradley after compiling a 14-48 record after nearly 4 seasons
12/27/16: Bills fire Rex Ryan (and his brother Robb) just three days after a Christmas Eve loss to the Dolphins
2017:
12/4/17: Giants fire Ben McAdoo after he replaced Eli Manning with Geno Smith
2018:
10/29/18: Browns fire Hue Jackson after amassing a 3-36-1 record in nearly 3 seasons
12/2/18: Packers fire Mike McCarthy after 13 seasons and a .613 winning %
2019:
10/7/19: Washington fires Jay Gruden after an 0-5 start (Kevin O'Connell was the OC)
12/3/19: Panthers fire Ron Rivera after nearly 9 seasons (and 1 Super Bowl appearance) as HC
2020:
10/5/20: Texans fire Bill O'Brien after appointing him the GM in January and running the franchise straight into the ground
10/11/20: Falcons fire HC Dan Quinn and GM Thomas Dimitroff after an 0-5 start
11/28/20: Lions fire HC Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn after an embarrassing Thanksgiving Day loss to the Texans
2021:
10/11/21: Raiders HC Jon Gruden resigned after controversial emails he sent Washington GM Bruce Allen between 2011-2018 were reported in the media
12/16/21: Jaguars fire Urban Meyer after inappropriately "touching" a woman and abusing his own players
2022:
10/10/22: Panthers fire Matt Rhule after a 1-4 start and making horrible QB decisions
11/7/22: Colts fire Frank Reich after going 40-33-1 and hired an ESPN TV Analyst to replace him (who went 1-7)
12/26/22: Broncos gave Nathaniel Hackett a pink slip the day after Christmas after a 51-14 loss to the Rams. Hackett and Urban Meyer were 2 of only 5 HC's to not last their 1st season as HC since 1970.
Much like the start of free agency, the Draft and the schedule release, firing Head Coaches mid-season has become an annual tradition in the NFL, and the only question is: which current NFL coaches will get an early start to their Christmas shopping in 2023?
Per Bookies.com Senior Handicapper Adam Thompson (link), here are the latest odds:
Who do you think will be the first NFL Head Coach to be fired in 2023? Personally, I would add Raiders HC Josh McDaniels to the list as it's obvious he's not an NFL Head Coach after choking his 2nd bite of the apple...
... and neither is this Chris guy.