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Hot Seats: Six Coaches on the Brink After Titans Dismiss Brian Callahan
Meta Description: “As the 2025 season hits the halfway mark, six head coaches are feeling the heat after Tennessee Titans fired Brian Callahan. Here’s who’s next in line.”
Brian Callahan’s Ousting Kicks Off Coaching Carnival
The 2025 NFL season’s hot seat list is no longer on hold after the Tennessee Titans parted ways with Brian Callahan – the first head coach to lose his job this year. With a dozen games left in the regular season, these six coaches should be sweating:
Mike McDaniel, Miami Dolphins
- Record: 1-5
- Key issue: Offensive struggles, ranked 28th in offensive success rate
- Quote: “It’s over… It’s just a matter of when McDaniel gets fired.”
- Thermometer: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (out of five)
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Jonathan Gannon, Arizona Cardinals
- Record: 2-4
- Key issue: Defense ranks last in success rate, owners displeased with conduct
- Thermometer: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Zac Taylor, Cincinnati Bengals
- Record: 2-4
- Key issue: Offense inept without Joe Burrow, coordinator change hasn’t helped
- Thermometer: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Brian Daboll, New York Giants
- Record: 3-3, 2-1 in last three games
- Key issue: Schedule toughens, mediocre record under pressure
- Thermometer: 🔥🔥🔥
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John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens
- Record: 1-5
- Key issue: Poor team performance, playoff record since Lamar Jackson took over
- Thermometer: 🔥🔥🔥
Aaron Glenn, New York Jets
- Record: 0-6
- Key issue: Promotion to head coach has been disappointing, underperforming defense
- Quote: “Glenn belongs on the hot seat… His tenure through six contests has been disappointing.”
- Thermometer: 🔥🔥
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Did you know?
From 2010 to 2021, the third week of November was the deadliest for coaches’ jobs, with 12 firings. Will 2025 see a similar trend?
FAQs
- When will more coaches be fired?
- Historically, from mid-November through early January has seen the most dismissals.
- Which team could be the next to make a change?
- The 1-5 Baltimore Ravens might be under pressure to consider alternatives if they don’t turn around their season.
Conclusion:
With the Titans kicking off the 2025 NFL coaching carousel, the heat is on for these six head coaches. Only time will tell who’ll be next to get the axe. Stay tuned!
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