On Monday, members of the Shutdown Corner team circulated emails on the coaches who are most likely to find themselves unemployed next week, after their respective final games of the season. But on a list of seven names, Philadelphia Eagles’ coach Chip Kelly was not included. On Tuesday night, though, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie shocked the NFL when it was announced that he’d “released” Kelly, cutting him loose before his third season in Philadelphia had ended, and less than a year after giving Kelly full control of the roster. In a press conference, Lurie acknowledged that it was a gamble to hire Kelly away from the University of Oregon three years ago, when he had no experience at the pro level, and the risk/reward proposition didn’t work out in the Eagles’ favor. So that brings us to three head coaching openings – in Philadelphia, Tennessee and Miami – and we are still four days from Black Monday. Could there be as many as seven more openings? The other coaches on the hot seat as we head into the final weekend of the 2015 regular season, ranked from hottest seat (in other words, most likely to be unemployed) to warmest seat (i.e. he may not be on his way out after all). Chuck Pagano, Indianapolis What a season the Colts have had. On Tuesday, they had to sign two quarterbacks off the street, Josh Freeman and Ryan Lindley, to give them three healthy bodies at the position, along with Stephen Morris, signed off Philly’s practice squad last week. None of which have any experience in their offense. At least one of them will start against the Titans, with the Colts’ (tiny, but still possible) playoff chances in the balance. Mike McCoy, San Diego Yes, the Chargers have had some key injuries on offense, including several on the offensive line and most notably to receiver Keenan Allen. And this is only McCoy’s third season in San Diego. But Philip Rivers isn’t getting any younger, the franchise could be headed to Los Angeles, and the team doesn’t appear to be getting better on McCoy’s watch. The Chargers were 9-7 with a playoff appearance in his first year, and started the 2014 season with an 8-4 mark. But since a 23-14 home loss to the New England Patriots in Week 14 last year, the Chargers are 5-14.
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