Black Monday rears its ugly head after Week 18; the day after the regular season ends, head coaches that haven’t done enough to keep their job will get the axe. Jerod Mayo has already been fired, and Mike McDaniel and Shane Steichen are confirmed to have the coaching job in 2025. Before more movement happens, here are some names that are contenders to see the door.
His record as the Jags head coach tells a short story; one of a man a little under .500 on a rebuilding team. However, he went 4-13 with a better team than the two 9-8 seasons preceding. In his first year, he took the squad to the divisional round after a wild comeback win against the Chargers, but there has been no playoff success following. There are building blocks; Brian Thomas Jr. is outstanding, and Trevor Lawrence still has a chance to succeed in the NFL. It just won’t be under Pederson, who’s all but confirmed to be gone on Monday.
Daboll, who was an offensive coordinator for eight years on three different teams before his stint with the Giants, has only had one successful season; a 9-7 campaign with a playoff win over a flawed Vikings squad. He can thank Saquon Barkley for that. Excluding that year, his coaching record would be 9-24-1. Yikes. The Giants are already in a terrible place, and firing Daboll would make their already-dug hole a bit shallower, much to the chagrin of the blimp flyers requesting his departure.
When Josh McDaniels got fired before Week 8 in 2023, Pierce was the one to turn the momentum around. He was 5-4 as their head coach to close out the year, and it was clear the players loved playing for him; that is, until the clock struck midnight, and their Cinderella story turned back into rags and a pumpkin. The team promptly went 4-13 in 2024, and with so many faces in the head coaching market, Pierce will be leaving the ball in a hurry, and Mark Davis won’t look for his slipper.
It seems cruel to fire a coach after just one year. The Patriots did it because they’re still holding on to a winning culture. The Titans haven’t been good in a while now, and Callahan hasn’t seemed to develop at all. It may be unfair, but this is a business. Especially now that Tennessee has the number one pick, it would be smart to start all over with a new coach for their new face of the franchise. Plus, Callahan has been seen on multiple occasions not being too nice to his players. While there’s something to be said about a lack of execution, it wouldn’t be too shocking if the group doesn’t want him around next year.
In the same way Daboll’s success is correlated to Saquon Barkley, Taylor’s doesn’t come without Joe Burrow. While he brought the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance just 4 years ago, it’s not fair to the talented players like Burrow, Ja’marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Trey Hendrickson that the prime years of their careers are being limited severely. The clock is ticking for these Bengals; to progress the franchise, it’s time to move on from the struggling Taylor
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