NFL Hot Seat: Who follows Mike McCarthy out the door?

The NFL hot seat is growing ever more scorching as 2018 draws to a close, having already claimed yet another victim with a month still to go.

With Hue Jackson already gone, the Green Bay Packers added to the mix by dismissing longtime head coach Mike McCarthy after a disastrous loss to the Arizona Cardinals. It was the first loss the Packers had suffered to that team in Green Bay since 1949 and a true rock bottom for what had been one of the powerhouse franchises for over a decade.

Two guys are already gone and the true part of the year where jobs are lost hasn’t even arrived yet. It stands to reason that a good number of spots will open up in the next few weeks with several names following McCarthy onto the market. It’s a matter of figuring out who they’ll be. Here is every name with the odds not favoring their survival.

Todd Bowles (New York Jets)

Winning wasn’t going to be what got Bowles fired this year. It was whether or not he showed an ability to develop #3 overall pick Sam Darnold into the players everyone in that building thinks he can be. The fact that Darnold not only has struggled on the field but is also dealing with injury has all but sealed Bowles’ fate. Never mind his inability to make the playoffs.

The Jets will go after an offensive coach who can build a system around Darnold to make him a success. That is their priority. The problem is virtually every other team that will be looking for a new head coach will have the same idea in mind. One has to wonder if the well is deep enough for them to find the guy they need.