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Posted on 12/15/25 at 10:38 am
Posted by Glizzy_gang
Member since Sep 2023
652 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 10:38 am
With LSU having a HC opening and a lot of other prominent college jobs available, there hasn't been much talk about NFL jobs yet.

Current Openings:

Giants
Titans

Hot seats:
Kevin Stefanski
Pete Carroll
Zac Taylor
Mike McDaniel
Jonathon Gannon
Aaron Glenn?


Warm-ish seats:
Mike Tomlin - probably not, but when will they get tired of the same result every season)
Raheem Morris
Matt LaFleur - Heard some rumblings here, but it's doubtful
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
127997 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 10:40 am to
I'd be pretty surprised if Carroll's seat was hot but it is the Raiders

Bengals MUST move on.
Posted by Sheriff Brackett
St. Petersburg, FL
Member since Oct 2024
340 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 10:48 am to
I could see John Harbaugh, Todd Bowles, and Sean McDermott also being on the hot seat depending on how the rest of the season plays out for each.
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
115589 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 10:57 am to
quote:

I'd be pretty surprised if Carroll's seat was hot but it is the Raiders


I think at this point it would be a mild surprise if he wasn’t fired.
Posted by AshleySchaeffer
Lake Placid, Fl
Member since Sep 2015
1160 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 11:02 am to
Need add Todd Bowles to that list.

Of course it would be like the Bucs to settle into a .500 season rinse and repeat for the next decade, so who knows
Posted by MasterAbe1
Member since Oct 2016
6605 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 11:08 am to
Raheem is gone for sure.

Bowles has to make playoffs or he’s done, even then that might not be enough.

Gannon is probably done in AZ. Same with Taylor in CIN.

I have no idea what the dolphins are going to do.
Posted by jgawron
Mukwonago, Wisconsin
Member since Jul 2016
691 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 11:08 am to
MLF will get another year living here in Wisconsin.
Posted by Macavity92
Member since Dec 2004
6321 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 11:16 am to
quote:

Mike Tomlin - probably not, but when will they get tired of the same result every season)



Tomlin is a SB winning coach who has never had a losing season. The Steelers have not fired a coach since 1941. I think he is safe.
Posted by ActusHumanus
St. George, Louisiana
Member since Sep 2025
675 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 11:26 am to
quote:

Mike Tomlin - probably not, but when will they get tired of the same result every season)


Sometimes even the great coaches get stale. Tomlin is stale. Both parties would benefit from a fresh start.
Posted by Lightbringer1
The Land that Time Forgot
Member since Feb 2024
857 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 11:27 am to
I think Tomlin and Pitt ownership come to an agreement to part ways for a change of scenery. And if that happens I think Tomlin ends up coaching the giants.

Coaching has clearly passed Carrol by. Zac Taylor is worthless. Stefanski and Morris probably should be gone but won’t be. Feels like Bowles gets one more year to figure out what the hell is going on over there. Gannon should be gone as well but Arizona is notoriously cheap.

Think McDaniel has probably saved his job with how they have played the last few weeks. Glenn gets another year at least. That roster has less talent than a New Orleans high school.

My out of nowhere prediction is Andy Reid retiring.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37026 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 11:32 am to
quote:

I think Tomlin and Pitt ownership come to an agreement to part ways for a change of scenery. And if that happens I think Tomlin ends up coaching the giants.


The game has passed Tomlin by. You can’t hire guys like Arthur Smith in 2025. He’s too old school to be successful in today’s game.

quote:

Stefanski and Morris probably should be gone but won’t be.


I think Stefanski is a good coach. The Browns are an absolute disaster, and he’s somehow kept them from being a complete dumpster fire. If the do fire him, another team will snatch him up immediately.
Posted by lsuman25
Erwinville
Member since Aug 2013
43166 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 11:36 am to
I think Mike McDaniel's seat is not as hot now that the Dolphins have went on a winning streak
Posted by lsuman25
Erwinville
Member since Aug 2013
43166 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 11:38 am to
Honestly if McDermott doesn't get to the SuperBowl this year with the Chiefs being elinomnated they need to move on as crazy as that sounds
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
162104 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 11:52 am to
I could see reid retiring.

Not a great cap situation, mahomes with a late ACL injury that will likely slow his start next season. Might be a good time for him to step back
Posted by tke_swamprat
Houma, LA
Member since Aug 2004
10877 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 11:52 am to
quote:

I think Stefanski is a good coach.


Agreed. He's the one guy who could get fired and probably get a lot of interest from other teams firing coaches.

Gannon is another one. Is he a bad coach? Or did he just get into a situation with a bad QB room?

Just crazy how some guys are just better coordinators than head coaches. Dennis Allen and Josh McDaniels are the current poster children. Their respective units are doing great this year.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37026 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 12:14 pm to
quote:

Just crazy how some guys are just better coordinators than head coaches. Dennis Allen and Josh McDaniels are the current poster children. Their respective units are doing great this year


Being a manger is a lot harder for some people than being a subject matter expert
Posted by clamdip
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Sep 2004
20594 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 12:28 pm to
quote:

Raheem is gone for sure.

Maybe, but it's 2nd season and their starting QB got knocked for the year. They have lost a ridiculous amount of games this year on basically the last play.
Posted by RoyalAir
Detroit
Member since Dec 2012
7268 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 12:34 pm to
quote:

Maybe, but it's 2nd season and their starting QB got knocked for the year. They have lost a ridiculous amount of games this year on basically the last play.


With a competent head coach, the Falcons wouldn't have been in position to lose those games in that fashion.

Morris needs to be gone. I want to believe that Blank isn't dumb enough to bring him back.

But I'm almost certain he will.
Posted by tke_swamprat
Houma, LA
Member since Aug 2004
10877 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 12:52 pm to
But you would think that they would do better on their second opportunities but they still yielded the same results.
Posted by Cleathecat
Houston
Member since Feb 2021
1565 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 1:58 pm to
If someone fired Tomlin or Harbaugh they'd have jobs within the hour
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