NFL Coaches on the Hot Seat Entering 2015 Season

June 23, 2015   ·   Ian Wharton   ·   Jump to comments

The pressure to win in the NFL is at an all-time high. As television contracts, revenues and profits continue to skyrocket from worldwide interest in the league, franchise owners understandably want the biggest piece of the pie as possible. Thus, head coaches who have stumbled in recent years have found themselves on the hot seat entering the 2015 season.
Sometimes the immense pressure brings the best out of an individual. Two years ago, the Carolina Panthers entered the season with head coach Ron Rivera on the hot seat. He changed how he approached the position and has since had two successful seasons in a row.
Other situations leave the head coach looking like a lame duck. The Oakland Raiders should have fired coach Dennis Allen prior to the 2014 season but waited until the team started 0-4. Considering the talent he was working with, waiting to make the move was just poor management.
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