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2017 NFL Coaching Hot Seat: The Death Spirals Begin

By Erik Lambert

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 26: Head coach John Fox of the Chicago Bears looks on from the sideline in the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 26, 2017 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 26: Head coach John Fox of the Chicago Bears looks on from the sideline in the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 26, 2017 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – NOVEMBER 23: Head coach Ben McAdoo of the New York Giants looks on against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on November 23, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – NOVEMBER 23: Head coach Ben McAdoo of the New York Giants looks on against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on November 23, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

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Chuck Pagano (Indianapolis Colts)

Unfortunately the losing and the arrival of a new GM make it unlikely that Chuck Pagano will make it to 2018. That’s somewhat unfair too given 2017 will mark his first losing season as  head coach in Indianapolis. Before that he’s never finished worse than 8-8. People haven’t stopped to truly grasp how mishandled the roster was under previous GM Ryan Grigson. Pagano has been the one paying for those blunders. Him and Andrew Luck. Still, the odds aren’t in his favor.

Ben McAdoo (New York Giants)

Amazing as it sounds, the biggest indictment on McAdoo isn’t necessarily the losing season, It’s how badly the offense has fallen apart. Sure the injuries have had a hand in that, but for him a supposed offensive wizard having such a hard time generating points with a possible Hall of Famer at QB? That’s bad. Add in the reports of players being fed up with him and it’s hard to ignore reality. He lost control of the team and the odds of getting it back are slim.

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