One game doesn't define a season, but a couple of them might, and five weeks into the 2022 NFL campaign, a
Tyler Myers Jersey few head coaches are struggling to elevate their respective teams. Much like quarterbacks, coaches often get too much credit when they win and too much criticism when they don't. At the end of the day, however, a staff is built -- or torn down -- based on results.With that in mind, here's our ranking of coaches currently on the hot seat:Matt Rhule, (1-4): It was inevitable in Carolina, where the former Temple and Baylor coach , resulting in an 11-37 record despite a relatively promising defense.11. Mike Tomlin ( )Season:16th |Record:1-4 |Total Record:155-89-2 (8-9 playoffs)His remarkably steady track record ensures he'll survive this first season post-Ben Roethlisberger, but he's never had to navigate such a youth- and injury-ridden roster before. With each pa sing week, Pittsburgh looks more and more like a team checking out until 2023, when new QB will hopefully have a reliable supporting cast.10. Brandon Staley ( )Season: 2nd | Record: 3-2 | Total Record: 12-10As long as is under center, Los Angeles will be too competitive to justify dumping its 39-year-old whizkid. But he's now been the biggest question on a would-be contender for some time. The numbers may back up his ceasele s aggre sion as a play-caller, but common sense does not always agree. 9. Zac Taylor ( )Season:4th |Record:2-3 |Total Record:18-35-1 (3-1 playoffs)As the shepherd of their magical 2021 bid, he's automatically got a long leash. But
Mark Stuart Jersey Taylor's has increasingly hurt and the Bengals' elite weapons more than it's helped. Lest we forget that this man went a combined 6-25-1 before Joe Cool's MVP-caliber emergence last year.8. Dennis Allen ( )Season:1st |Record:2-3 |Total Record:2-3New Orleans operated this offseason as if it was still a playoff-caliber team, which makes the Allen evaluation difficult: how was he ever expected to deliver with the injury- and turnover-prone returning at QB? From the get-go, he's felt like something of a stopgap hire -- respected enough internally to get a full year on the job, but easily expendable if a bigger-name Sean Payton succe sor comes around.7. Nathaniel Hackett ( )Season:1st |Record:2-3
Dale Hawerchuk Jersey |Total Record:2-3He may be the butt of all jokes related to in-game decision-making, and/or his inability thus far to call a competent offense with under center. And if Ru s continues on a Tim Tebow-esque trend of spirited but erratic production, perhaps the new ownership group will make a quick change. But after such an investment in this QB-coach pairing, he's probably good for at least a full season at the helm. 6. Kliff Kingsbury ( )Season:4th |Record:2-3 |Total Record:28-30-1 (0-1 playoffs)Is it , or is it Kliff? The fact the question is still being asked, four years into their pairing, is proof of the problem. Both men just got lucrative extensions in Arizona, but Kingsbury's name is on the entire team, which is on pace to mi s the postseason for the third time in his four years -- with a scattershot offense, no le s.5. Dan Campbell ( )Season: 2nd | Record: 1-4 | Total Record: 4-17-1How much goodwill can locker-room energy buy you? Campbell feels invincible as a Detroit spokesman thanks to consistent investment from his players, and the offense has undoubtedly improved this year. But at some point, you just need to win. Best-case scenario, he follows a Zac Taylor track in which the lo ses pile up until a true franchise signal-caller shows up to help.4. Frank Reich ( )Season: 5th | Record: 2-2-1 | Total Record: 39-30-1 (1-2 playoffs)His even-keeled leadership has arguably been the one constant during the Colts' chaotic last half-decade. General manager Chris Ballard probably deserves more blame for the construction of Indy's lineup, which saddled an aging, declining QB with a declining O-line and virtually barren receiving corps. But owner Jim Irsay watched as Reich vouched for -- and failed to revive -- prior to the experiment, and he's still struggling to stay ahead of a wide-open AFC South. 3. Lovie Smith ( )Season:1st |Record:1-3-1 |Total Record:1-3-1Reich may be more likely for an in-season dismi sal because of the Colts' downward trend, but Smith, like David Culley before him, feels like a virtual lock to be one
Ben Chiarot Jersey -and-done. Houston has shown fight in every game this year, but team bra s would almost a suredly prefer an ascending offensive mind, not an aging defensive one, for the long haul. Put it this way: if/when it's time to reset at QB, they figure to turn elsewhere.2. Josh McDaniels ( )Season:1st |Record:1-3 |Total Record:1-3It's not all his fault he's been saddled with a shoddy offensive line, but owner Mark Davis was eyeing even bigger names before hiring McDaniels for his second try as a head man. Wins are tough to come by in the AFC West, and the ex-Patriots a sistant has failed to oversee even an efficient unit on his preferred side of the ball.1. Ron Rivera ( )Season: 3rd
Kyle Connor Jersey | Record: 1-4 | Total Record: 15-23 (0-1 playoffs)Washington feels indebted to Rivera for his role in turning around the broader team culture, but the results on the field have been consistently lackluster. The once-heralded defensive mind last led a winning record in 2017 with the Panthers, and the units he's entrusted to Jack Del Rio the last two years have been porous. More than that, he's failed, like Rhule, to identify an adequate short- or long-term answer at QB. He may be beloved as a man, but Rivera's days as a coach look numbered.
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