We've had the Colts' Chuck Pagano and Lions' Jim Caldwell on the hot seat for a few weeks now. Each of their teams are coming off wins, but it seems inevitable at this point that both men will be unemployed once the regular season ends. Not only is Pagano's contract set to end at the end of the season, it's possible Indianapolis owner Jim Irsay will replace general manager Ryan Grigson, which all but assures his days with the Colts would be numbered. The same is true for Caldwell. After a front-office shakeup nearly two weeks ago, owner Martha Ford named Sheldon White interim GM. If White has the interim tag removed, Caldwell may stay, but a new general manager could spell Caldwell's exit, though his contract runs through 2017. So while their seats are very much warm, we turn our attention to another coach: San Diego's Mike McCoy. The Chargers finished 9-7 last year, one game out of a wildcard berth. They enter this week at 2-7, having lost five straight games, with one of the worst defenses in the league and with an ineffective ground game, are putting nearly everything offensively on Philip Rivers. We've seen San Diego finish seasons strong before, but the schedule this year will not make it easy: five of the Chargers' final seven games are divisional games, and four of those are on the road (in Jacksonville, Kansas CIty, Oakland and Denver). The Chiefs are rebounding after an early-season swoon, Denver still has a strong defense, and the young Raiders are putting together a solid season. ON THE HOT SEAT Mike McCoy, San Diego All of the Chargers' losses during their current five-game streak have been by eight points or less. An optimist would say they're close. A pessimist would say they can't figure out how to get over the hump. STILL ON THE HOT SEAT Chuck Pagano, Indianapolis The Colts went into their bye week on a high note, handing the Broncos their first loss of the season, then announced that Andrew Luck would be out for a while with a lacerated kidney and torn abdominal muscle. They remain atop the AFC South, their playoff chances in the hands of 40-year old Matt Hasselbeck. Jim Caldwell, Detroit If he does nothing else this season, Caldwell can say he was head coach when the Lions ended their decades long losing streak in Green Bay. SEAT'S GETTING WARM Sean Payton, New Orleans Payton may not be fired, but he may opt out of his contract at the end of this season - and he could end up in Indianapolis, going from one star quarterback in Drew Brees to another potential superstar in Luck. John Harbaugh, Baltimore It's unlikely Harbaugh would be fired with the Ravens having won the Super Bowl after the 2012 season, but this is looking like the second time in three years Baltimore hasn't made the playoffs. And at some point, he and his 2-7 team have to stop making excuses for why they're losing and just win.
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