[EmpireWF]

With just one week left for many teams in the NFL, let's see which franchises may be looking for a new head honcho. But first, here's a list of those who appear to be set.

Possible Openings
New York Giants (Tom Coughlin) - Player Revolt, Not Playing Hard
Pittsburgh (Bill Cowher) - May Retire
Dallas (Bill Parcells) - May Retire
Arizona (Dennis Green) - Could He Save His Job?
Miami (Nick Saban) - May Take Alabama Job
Atlanta (Jim Mora) - Should Be Canned For Idiotic Remarks
Oakland (Art Shell) - Who Knows What Al Davis Is Thinking?


The Safe Bunch
Baltimore - Brian Billick
Indianapolis - Tony Dungy
Buffalo - Dick Jauron
Detroit - Rod Marinelli
New York Jets - Eric Mangini
Denver - Mike Shanahan
Cincinnati - Marvin Lewis
New England - Bill Belichick
Philly - Andy Reid
Seattle - Mike Holmgren
Chicago - Lovie Smith
Tennessee - Jeff Fisher
Green Bay - Mike McCarthy
New Orleans - Sean Payton
St. Louis - Scott Linehan
Minnesota - Brad Childress
Houston - Gary Kubiak
San Francisco - Mike Nolan
San Diego - Marty Schotenheimer
JaxVille - Jack Del Rio
Kansas City - Herm Edwards
Carolina - John Fox
Tampa - John Gruden
Cleveland - Romeo Crennel
Washington - Joe Gibbs (he may be on the way out but will Snyder fire his idol?)

[Notorious C.L.E.]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

With just one week left for many teams in the NFL, let's see which franchises may be looking for a new head honcho. But first, here's a list of those who appear to be set.

Possible Openings
New York Giants (Tom Coughlin) - Player Revolt, Not Playing Hard
Pittsburgh (Bill Cowher) - May Retire
Dallas (Bill Parcells) - May Retire
Arizona (Dennis Green) - Could He Save His Job?
Miami (Nick Saban) - May Take Alabama Job
Atlanta (Jim Mora) - Should Be Canned For Idiotic Remarks
Oakland (Art Shell) - Who Knows What Al Davis Is Thinking?

Coughlin should be shown the door with the way the Giants have been playing despite their talent level, but the Mara family is known for their loyalty. I don't see how they could possibly stick with him though, the players aren't responding to him and their discipline is nonexistant.

Cowher looked burnt out at times this season and the Steelers defense of a title was pathetic. If football isn't in his heart, then he should get out.

Parcells' return probably depends on their performance in the playoffs. If Dallas is eliminated in the first round, then I say he leaves. If Dallas makes a serious run, then I say he stays. Either way, they need to get a new defensive coordinator because they run the most vanilla 3-4 in the NFL.

Green is toast. He has run out of excuses. The team is loaded with talent and they play in a weak division.

Saban would be smart to stay in Miami. He calls the shots in that organization, not Randy Mueller. Plus, he doesn't seem like the kind of person that would give up too easily.

Mora better hope the University of Washington feels the same way about him, because I would be willing to bet that Arthur Blank pulls the trigger. Blank has said that he is evaluating the entire organization, and I imagine he was less than thrilled with Mora's comments and performance this year.

Shell should be fired. He has been absolutely awful. I don't care if it is only his first year, he doesn't have what it takes. However, the Raiders will probably make the wrong decision and keep him.

Who do you see as potential fits in said vacancies?

[Lefty Noob]

New York Giants (Tom Coughlin) - Gone. His lame attempt to shake up the playcalling this weekend will be the final nail in the coffin. Look for a total front office overhaul as well.

Pittsburgh (Bill Cowher) - Pittsburgh area newspapers are confirming that Cowher will announce his retirement early next week; Russ Grimm and Ken Wisenhunt are the top candidates to replace him, and I'm hearing Iowa's Kirk Ferentz as a dark horse.

Dallas (Bill Parcells) - It's him or T.O. and it's Jerry Jones' call.

Arizona (Dennis Green) - I think he's safe for one more season, if only for the fact that the cheap-arsed Bidwells won't want to pay a coach who isn't coaching.

Miami (Nick Saban) - I think Saban stays; the Bama hype is just that, hype, and he's even so much as said he will not be coaching the Crimson Tide next season.

Atlanta (Jim Mora) - Yeah, he's out, if not for his stupid comments then for the fact that this team is headed in the wrong direction. They should've never fired Dan Reeves.

Oakland (Art Shell) - Shell becomes the scapegoat and get's the axe, but who in their right mind takes over this mess in Oakland?

Two more possible names on the outs: Carolina's John Fox and Cincy's Marvin Lewis. I personally doubt either will be fired, but there are light rumblings that Fox could be out if the Panthers fail to make the playoffs, and with the Bengals, it's more about the arrest record than the win-loss record. But how big of a deal is that to Mike Brown?

[Nuke]

Saban isn't going anywhere the way the 'Phins chased after him 2 years ago but another underachieving season by his team and he could be shown the door. Art Shell has to take the brunt of having a horrendous team like Lefty said above. I get a feeling Bill Parcells will be coaching from the spirit world when he passes away!