The season hasn’t even started and some coaches are on the hot seat. When a team performs poorly it’s not the players that get canned. Which NFL head coach will be the first fired this season?
The favorite on the chopping block is Todd Bowles (+500). The Jets head man won ten games in his first season but followed that strong performance with a 5-11 campaign. Five of Gang Green’s first eight opponents are playoff teams from last year. A bad start could have Bowles out of the Big Apple before the end of October.
Other top contenders include Hue Jackson (+525), John Fox (+825), Jim Caldwell (+1050) and Chuck Pagano (+1050).
Bill O’Brien is +1200 to get the axe. He has the best odds to be let go of any coach that reached the postseason last year. Pretty rough for a guy that has led his team to back-to-back division titles.
Week 1: Texans vs. Jaguars
This Pro System is 56% ATS, +64.6 units since 2005
There are five first-time head coaches in the NFL this year. The Bills Sean McDermott (+2700) has the best odds of the bunch to be fired but with a five-year contract it would be expensive for Buffalo to move on from their new hire.
Feeling frisky? You could wager that Bill Belichick (+50000) is the first coach dismissed. The prop bets counts if a coach retires. Maybe Belichick will pull a Barry Sanders and surprisingly quit football. The five-time Super Bowl champion has longer odds to be fired than Daenerys Targaryen does of dying in Season 7 of Game of Thrones and she has three dragons!
Which NFL head coach will be the first fired this season? (5Dimes)
Coach | Team | Odds |
---|---|---|
Todd Bowles | Jets | +500 |
Hue Jackson | Browns | +525 |
John Fox | Bears | +825 |
Jim Caldwell | Lions | +1050 |
Chuck Pagano | Colts | +1050 |
Bill O'Brien | Texans | +1200 |
Marvin Lewis | Bengals | +1200 |
Sean Payton | Saints | +1400 |
Adam Gase | Dolphins | +1500 |
Ben McAdoo | Giants | +1700 |
Mike McCarthy | Packers | +2300 |
Mike Zimmer | Vikings | +2300 |
Mike Mularkey | Titans | +2300 |
Dan Quinn | Falcons | +2300 |
Sean McDermott | Bills | +2700 |
Doug Marrone | Jaguars | +2800 |
Doug Pederson | Eagles | +2800 |
Jay Gruden | Redskins | +2800 |
Ron Rivera | Panthers | +3300 |
Sean McVay | Rams | +3300 |
Jason Garrett | Cowboys | +3300 |
Dirk Koetter | Buccaneers | +3300 |
Vance Joseph | Broncos | +5500 |
Anthony Lynn | Chargers | +5500 |
Bruce Arians | Cardinals | +5500 |
Jack Del Rio | Raiders | +5500 |
John Harbaugh | Ravens | +5500 |
Mike Tomlin | Steelers | +5500 |
Kyle Shanahan | Niners | +7500 |
Andy Reid | Chiefs | +8500 |
Pete Carroll | Seahawks | +15000 |
Bill Belichick | Patriots | +50000 |