NFL: 3 head coaches under fire for the 2022 season
The NFL circle puts a ton of pressure on head coaches, who need to turn a franchise around in a short period of time in order to keep their jobs. With a few exceptions, such as Bill Belichick, John Harbaugh or Mike Tomlin, you never have enough credit to go through two or three bad seasons without your job being on the line.
There was an NFL record during this offseason, with more than 25% (9/32) of the teams hiring new head coaches. While it was an atypical year, owners and general managers are showing less and less patience nowadays.
Check out three NFL head coaches who are under fire for the 2022 season.
#1 – Kliff Kingsbury, Arizona Cardinals
Kingsbury has the prestige of being an ‘offensive genius’, but his teams always fade during the second half of the season and they never fulfill expectations. Last season, the Cardinals started 7-0 and didn’t even put up a fight against the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card Round. Kingsbury has a great quarterback in his hands, but he has to show more. Another disappointing year without playoff success might be the end of his tenure.
Kliff Kingsbury to be 'unreachable' for next month https://t.co/sL0DUm0Fgp
— Jess Root (@senorjessroot) June 20, 2022
#2 – Frank Reich, Indianapolis Colts
It always seems that Reich gets a pass here and there, but the truth is that the Colts haven’t really improved enough since he took over the job. He pushed hard for the Carson Wentz trade and, as we all know, it failed miserably, without even a playoff appearance to show. Indianapolis traded for Matt Ryan this year hoping that he’ll finally take the team to the same heights as they were expecting with Andrew Luck; if the offense again fails to deliver, perhaps a change of scenario will be a good call.
Odds to be first #NFL coach fired in 2022 (@betonline_ag):
Matt Rhule (+300)
Mike McCarthy (+500)
Pete Carroll (+600)
Frank Reich (+700)
Ron Rivera (+800)
Kevin Stefanski (10/1)
Dan Campbell (10/1)
Kliff Kingsbury (12/1)
Mike Vrabel (12/1)
Robert Saleh (14/1)
Arthur Smith (14/1)— Jaime Eisner (@JaimeEisner) June 21, 2022
BetOnline has released odds on the first NFL coach to be fired or resign this upcoming season…Matt Rhule is the favorite at +300🤔 pic.twitter.com/6ZpFVxBprS
— Locked On Podcast Network (@LockedOnNetwork) June 21, 2022
#3 – Matt Rhule, Carolina Panthers
Rhule was hired with a long-term project in mind, but looking at the Carolina Panthers’ state since Ron Rivera was fired in 2019, does the team seems to be really better? The quarterback situation is a mess and they only won ten games over the last two seasons. Another year with 5 or 6 wins and Rhule might be gone sooner than later.