Several NFL coaches are feeling the heat as the regular season nears its halfway point. A whopping 10 coaching jobs opened up last offseason, and it's safe to say that several coaches will receive their pink slips soon. Here's a look at the hottest seats with Week 8 of the regular season upon us.
Sirianni's situation is odd. It's hard to blame him for the Eagles' struggles on the injury front. Along with Jalen Hurts, the Eagles were missing DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks and Nolan Smith during Monday night's 38-21 loss to the Cowboys.
Saquon Barkley played but was a non-factor in the second half, as his hamstring is clearly still an issue. The issue is that the Eagles were already in free fall before Hurts' medical situation. Philadelphia started the season with two unimpressive wins before being blown out in Week 3 by a Bears team that didn't have Caleb Williams.
Shortly after that, they lost two-fifths of their starting offensive line when Lane Johnson retired and Cam Jurgens was traded to Baltimore. This is the second straight season in which the Eagles have fallen well short of expectations. Philadelphia's struggles since its Super Bowl-winning season have put Sirianni's status beyond this season in jeopardy.
Quinn's heat has been intense since Washington's inexplicable lack of clock management at the end of their eventual tie against the Giants in Week 5. That game was sandwiched between two losses that put the Commanders at 1-4-1 entering their Week 7 bye. The shine from Quinn's first season in Washington is gone.
The Commanders are just 6-16-1 since their 2024 NFC Championship game run, and it appears that things may get worse before they get better. The Commanders recently lost their best skill player -- Terry McLaurin -- for the season after he injured his knee during the team's Week 6 loss to the 49ers. If there are any positives for Washington, it's that Jayden Daniels is healthy and looking more like the 2024 version of himself.
Extract — continue reading at the source.
