Swami's NFL Pool 2018

October 9, 2010

Fiend's Five Under Fire

A weekly look at five coaches feeling the heat

1.Mike Singletary, San Francisco 49ers

While Singletary is on the hottest of hot seats, the Fiend is starting to wonder if the Niners offensive problems start with QB Alex Smith. New offensive coordinator every year, same result. The 49ers aren't as bad as their 0-4 record shows and should beat a Vick-less Eagles team at home on Sunday night.

2.Brad Childress, Minnesota Vikings

The biggest jump this week belongs to Brad Childress coming off a Week 4 bye. Why? Two reasons. A small distraction involving Brett Favre and the addition of Randy Moss. When the Vikings fail to produce offensively, the blame goes to Chilly rather than Favre and Moss.

3.Norv Turner, San Diego Chargers

Norv holds his spot at #3 despite the blowout win over Arizona. A big win means a big letdown the next week for a Norv-coached team, so expect a disaster in the Black Hole on Sunday.

4.Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals

Although Lewis is in no danger of being fired at this point, it's going to take a big turnaround in a tough division for him to remain the coach of the Bengals past this season. Losing to Cleveland will earn any coach a spot in the top five.

5.Chan Gailey, Buffalo Bills

The Bills are looking like they will be in great position to pick between Andrew Luck, Jake Locker or Ryan Mallett next spring. The Trent-ative Edwards experiment failed miserably and Ryan Fitzpatrick is now starting in Buffalo. Not exactly Jim Kelly or even Frank Reich. Not even Alex Van Pelt for that matter.

Waiting on deck....

Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville Jaguars

Wade Phillips, Dallas Cowboys

Tom Cable, Oakland Raiders

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