Examining the job security of every NFL head coach at the midseason

As the fortunes of teams change throughout the season, so do the employment prospects for head coaches. When we assessed the future curves for every NFL head

Doug Farrar | Nov 6, 2014

Examining the job security of every NFL head coach at the midseason /

As the fortunes of teams change throughout the season, so do the employment prospects for head coaches. When we assessed the future curves for every NFL head coach in August, Dennis Allen still had a job, Jason Garrett was thought to be a few bad games away from firing, Mike Tomlin was on the bubble after two straight .500 seasons, Lovie Smith seemed to have things under control and Rex Ryan's season hadn't yet totally imploded.

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Like we said, things change. And with that in mind, here's a midseason update of the coaching hot seat meter -- from the guys who had best get their résumés in order, to those coaches who can feel secure about buying instead of renting.

Find a full-sized version of the graphic below here.

Published Nov 6, 2014

DOUG FARRAR

SI.com contributing NFL writer and Seattle resident Doug Farrar started writing about football locally in 2002, and became Football Outsiders' West Coast NFL guy in 2006. He was fascinated by FO's idea to combine Bill James with Dr. Z, and wrote for the site for six years. He wrote a game-tape column called "Cover-2" for a number of years, and contributed to six editions of "Pro Football Prospectus" and the "Football Outsiders Almanac." In 2009, Doug was invited to join Yahoo Sports' NFL team, and covered Senior Bowls, scouting combines, Super Bowls, and all sorts of other things for Yahoo Sports and the Shutdown Corner blog through June, 2013. Doug received the proverbial offer he couldn't refuse from SI.com in 2013, and that was that. Doug has also written for the Seattle Times, the Washington Post, the New York Sun, FOX Sports, ESPN.com, and ESPN The Magazine. He also makes regular appearances on several local and national radio shows, and has hosted several podcasts over the years. He counts Dan Jenkins, Thomas Boswell, Frank Deford, Ralph Wiley, Peter King, and Bill Simmons as the writers who made him want to do this for a living. In his rare off-time, Doug can be found reading, hiking, working out, searching for new Hendrix, Who, and MC5 bootlegs, and wondering if the Mariners will ever be good again.