We are only four weeks into 2024 NFL regular season, but there are franchises already feeling the pressure. The Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins are off to better starts to their seasons, the Los Angeles Rams are struggling with injuries and the Cleveland Browns have a Deshaun Watson problem.
As we enter Week 5, who are the five NFL head coaches sitting on the hottest seats? Let’s take a look.
Honorable mentions
- Jonathan Gannon (Cardinals): Second year head coach I’m not ready to put on the list yet.
- Mike McCarthy (Cowboys): He will probably train his contract.
- Kevin Stefanski (Browns): But he is the one in charge NFL Coach of the Year.
- Mike McDaniel (Dolphins): Just got a contract extension, and has had past success, but he needs to train better — and soon.
Record with Bears: 12-26
The Bruins’ big man finished the 2023 season on the hot seat after finishing 7-10, but he survived “Black Monday,” and then the selection of Caleb Williams gave him some extra time as well. While Chicago beat the battered Rams this past week, that doesn’t mean Eberflus is feeling incredibly comfortable.
The hiring of offensive coordinator Shane Waldron was uninspiring to say the least, and three weeks into the season, he had to meet with the leadership council of the “team” after his offense disappointed in the loss to the Indianapolis Colts, via ESPN. The play calling as a whole was questionable and the offensive line struggled, leaving the defense to fend for itself at times.
The rookie quarterback has shown improvement over the past two weeks, and that’s something that needs to continue if Eberflus wants to keep his gig. Chicago entered 2024 with high expectations, which included a winning record. We’ll see if the Bruins can live up to the hype.
Record with Jets: 20-35
Jets fans have high hopes with Aaron Rodgers back healthy, but the young 2024 season has been a mixed bag. Saleh’s squad was blown out by his former team in the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1, the Jets came back to beat the lowly Tennessee Titans in Week 2, blew out the rival New England Patriots in Week 3, but then fell to Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos in a game that had virtually no offense.
Things don’t get any easier for the Jets as they play the undefeated Minnesota Vikings in London on Sunday, host Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills the following week and travel to face Mike Tomlin’s Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 7. Saleh went 20-35 in his 55 games. coached for the Jets, and has yet to post a winning season. If the Jets can’t start winning with Rodgers, we could be looking at a coaching change.
Record with Eagles: 36-19
The Eagles are a proud franchise with high expectations, but this Philly team has been hard to watch for four weeks. Jalen Hurts and Co. beat the Green Bay Packers in Brazil, but questionable play calling paired with a defensive breakdown led to an embarrassing Week 2 loss at home to the Atlanta Falcons. Then, the Eagles needed a 15-point fourth quarter to beat the New Orleans Saints in Week 3, and were blown out by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this past Sunday.
It is true that the Eagles are missing several key players due to injury, such as AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith and Lane Johnson, but that does not give them an excuse to be dominated in all aspects of the game. This past Sunday against the Bucs, the offense didn’t gain a first down until there was 6:28 left in the second quarter, while the offense allowed 445 yards of total offense to Tampa Bay. By the way, the Eagles defense is fourth worst in the league entering Week 5.
What’s scary about the Eagles is that we’ve seen how quickly things can unravel. A 10-1 start last year turned into an 11-6 finish and an early postseason exit. Sirianni survived that collapse, but what if it happens again?
Record with Giants: 16-21-1
Daboll started his head coaching career hot by winning NFL Coach of the Year following a 9-7-1 record in 2022. The Giants even upset the Vikings in the playoffs that year. It led to Daniel Jones earning a multi-year extension that may have been a mistake. Ever since putting pen to paper on that contract, Jones went 2-8 as the starter, and threw six touchdowns compared to nine interceptions.
In fact, Jones hasn’t thrown a passing touchdown at MetLife Stadium in 639 days, his last passing score coming on New Year’s Day 2023 against the Colts. Overall, the Giants went four straight home games started by Jones without scoring a touchdown, which is the longest streak by any quarterback since at least 1950.
Without Saquon Barkley, who now plays for the rival Eagles, the Giants have the third-worst rushing offense in the NFL. What’s incredible is that they averaged their fewest yards per rush in a game (1.08) with at least 20 carries since 1960 last week against the Cowboys, who statistically had the worst run defense in the league!
We need to see an offensive turnaround if Daboll wants to keep his job. Maybe it’s possible with a player like Malik Nabers.
Record with Jaguars: 18-20
Pederson was asked a question pertaining to worrying about his “status” as a head coach following a fourth straight loss, and he was completely caught off guard by it.
“My status? I mean, no,” Pederson said. “That’s kind of a weird question, but okay.”
Well, if there’s one head coach on the hot seat right now, I’d imagine it’s Pederson. The Jaguars are the only winless team in the NFL, and are 1-9 over their past 10 games after starting the 2023 season 8-3. The only win in that span came against the lowly Carolina Panthers. The Jags have now lost six straight road games, and that includes the embarrassing 47-10 loss to the Bills last Monday night. According to the Florida Times-Unionsomeone close to Jaguars owner Shad Khan said he was “angrier than I’ve ever seen Shad” following the brutal Buffalo beating.
Trevor Lawrence hasn’t been sharp, the offensive line has struggled and the defense is bad. Jacksonville leaves Week 4 ranked seventh worst in total offense, and third worst in total defense.
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