2018 NFL Head Coaching Picture: Likely Black Monday Victims

The 2018 NFL head coaching picture is finally starting to come into focus with just two games left to play in the regular season. So who’s in and who’s out?

Most people believe one must follow the worst teams in the league and that’s where they’ll find the coaches who are out. While this is true to an extent, it goes deeper than this. One must also consider coaches who failed to achieve the objective of making the playoffs or the coaches who aren’t on the best terms with their respective GMs. All must be considered. To that end this list will cover all the names who are approaching the red line.

GOING, GOING, GONE

John Fox (Chicago Bears)

Fox has 13 wins with two games left in his third season with the Bears. There’s just no getting around that reality. Fox may have been the guru of turnarounds once upon a time but that magic has long since left him. He’s 62 and not capable of taking that young roster where it needs to go. The Bears gave him every opportunity. It’s time to pull the plug and try again.

Marvin Lewis (Cincinnati Bengals)

Adam Schefter already reported that Lewis is likely to leave at the end of the season to pursue other opportunities. If so that will end the longest coaching run going in the NFL today besides Bill Belichick. Lewis had a lot of regular season success in Cincinnati with 123 victories and seven playoff berths. Unfortunately he’ll forever be known for never winning a playoff game.

Chuck Pagano (Indianapolis Colts)

It’s a shame that a man is likely to be fired despite having just his first losing season in six years as a head coach. This is the reality faced by Chuck Pagano. A combination of a poorly-built roster, no Andrew Luck and a new GM with his own plans for the team will combine to push him out. The only way he gets saved is with intervention from owner Jim Irsay.