It’s Monday in the NFL, which means overreactions from this weekend’s games will be on the front page of every paper. Thankfully, it’s 2024 and you don’t have to hit the corner newsstand for the morning paper anymore – you can just come here. Hard to believe people really did that to find out what was happening in sports – or even the world.
Ain’t nobody got time for that.
The only thing more urgent than the news cycle is the NFL owner’s expectations to win now. Over the last 9 years, owners fire an average of over six head coaches per year. In true overreaction fashion, I get to play owner and fire some head coaches today. I’ll also take the next step and hire their replacements.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Fired: Doug Pederson (18-20)
This past offseason Jaguars owner Shad Khan signed franchise QB Trevor Lawrence to a 5-year, 275-million-dollar deal. Since signing that contract, the Jaguars are 0-4 and Lawrence has never looked worse. Doug Pederson will be shown the door and the Jaguars will look for a new Head Coach to help Lawrence reach his potential.
Hired: Ben Johnson
The Lions Offensive Coordinator has been choosy about taking a Head Coach job the last few years. He has interviewed just about everywhere but continued to stay in Detroit, despite being offered Head Coach positions. The Khan family’s deep pockets and the opportunity to work with Trevor Lawrence will finally be enough to get Johnson out of Detroit.
Dallas Cowboys
Fired: Mike McCarthy (44-27)
Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones put the pressure on when he didn’t offer McCarthy a contract extension in the offseason. After 3 straight 12-5 seasons, this isn’t the year the Cowboys will get over the hump and McCarthy will take the fall for it.
Hired: Bobby Slowik
Jones will go hard after Bill Belichick to coach the Cowboys, but the legendary coach will be picky and has had more than enough experience with egotistical owners. Old buddy and mentor Bill Parcells will advise against the GOAT going to Dallas.
Bobby Slowik won’t be as picky and will jump at the chance to take over a team with a franchise QB in place along with a few more of the best players in the league.
New York Giants
Fired: Brian Daboll (16-21-1)
General Manager Joe Schoen’s mishandling of the Giants organization ultimately gets him fired along with the Head Coach. Schoen was apparently the only person in the world who couldn’t see that Daboll and Giants owner John Mara preferred their best player Saquon Barkley over their worst in Daniel Jones.
Hired: Bill Belichick
The unanimous GOAT of NFL coaches goes back to where it all started. Belichick won 2 Super Bowls as the Defensive Coordinator of the Giants before ever getting his first Head Coaching job. Wellington Mara was the owner back then, but the team has since been passed to his son John. The familiarity between the coach and owner, along with Mara’s willingness to let Belichick run the entire organization is what makes this a perfect fit.
Philadelphia Eagles
Fired: Nick Sirianni (36-19)
Eagles’ ownership and long-time General Manager Howie Roseman have proven they are not afraid to shake things up. They have fired 4 Head Coaches in 13 years, including Hall of Famer Andy Reid and Super Bowl Champion Doug Pederson.
Roseman has done his job by loading the Eagles roster with talented players, though the team seems to regress more and more each season. Sirianni hasn’t dealt with his early success well. He’s failed to replace coordinators and once the Philly fans turn on you, its pretty much over. I have a feeling we’ll hear a lot about Sirianni from the locker room once he’s gone.
Hired: Joe Brady
Philadelphia is very much in win-now mode. This could call for hiring an experienced Head Coach such as Mike Vrabel, but Brady would be a good fit for this talented and dynamic offense. He has experience in getting the best out of big-time QBs such as Joe Burrow and Josh Allen, so the Eagles front office will be hopeful he can do the same with Jalen Hurts.
More Overreactions Coming
We’re only 4 games into the season so it’s a bit early to be talking about firing head coaches, or is it? The seats get hot quickly in the NFL. But that’s the point of overreaction Monday. Is it an overreaction though or just an early reaction? These coaches should still have time to clean it up if they want to keep their jobs, but they better get on it because you never know when an owner is going to pull the plug.
Obviously, this was a hypothetical article that was meant to be fun and exploratory. Overreaction articles will not be done weekly, but just when the time feels right. Which other coaches are ready to get the axe, and who will replace them? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below or on any of my socials. Thanks for the continued support, I have more content coming your way this week on Blitz Sports Media, be sure to check it out and give us a follow and share.
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