Gunzlingr
10-04-2007, 01:09 PM
I have to give New York Giants (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nyg) coach Tom Coughlin credit: Every time I think his fate has been sealed in that town, he finds some way to make his critics back off.
At first I thought this was merely good fortune, especially since the Giants opened this season with two losses before rebounding with two straight wins. Now I'm starting to think Coughlin's coaching has something to do with his survival. Say what you will about the man, but his team hasn't completely fallen apart yet.
It's too bad other coaches can't say the same thing about their respective squads at this point. Take one glance around the NFL and you already can pick out the coaches who should be worried about landing on the hot seat this season.
Some have owners who have endorsed them, while others are fighting through circumstances outside of their control, like injuries and bad bounces. But regardless of their respective situations, I can't help thinking that these coaches will be wondering about their job security by season's end. That's just how life works in the NFL.
So in my hopes of riding out a coaches theme in this week's version of Three and Out, I give you the three coaches who should be on the hot seat by now:
1. Scott Linehan, St. Louis
This guy really baffles me. When he took over the Rams last season, I figured that team would enjoy a smooth transition out of the madness that was Mike Martz
More... (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=chadiha_jeffri&id=3048668&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
At first I thought this was merely good fortune, especially since the Giants opened this season with two losses before rebounding with two straight wins. Now I'm starting to think Coughlin's coaching has something to do with his survival. Say what you will about the man, but his team hasn't completely fallen apart yet.
It's too bad other coaches can't say the same thing about their respective squads at this point. Take one glance around the NFL and you already can pick out the coaches who should be worried about landing on the hot seat this season.
Some have owners who have endorsed them, while others are fighting through circumstances outside of their control, like injuries and bad bounces. But regardless of their respective situations, I can't help thinking that these coaches will be wondering about their job security by season's end. That's just how life works in the NFL.
So in my hopes of riding out a coaches theme in this week's version of Three and Out, I give you the three coaches who should be on the hot seat by now:
1. Scott Linehan, St. Louis
This guy really baffles me. When he took over the Rams last season, I figured that team would enjoy a smooth transition out of the madness that was Mike Martz
More... (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=chadiha_jeffri&id=3048668&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)