10 NFL head coaches most on the hot seat in 2016

Despite going 8-8 in his first year as an NFL head coach, the Atlanta Falcons’ Dan Quinn honestly is on the hot seat entering his second year. There are three reasons for this:

1.) Atlanta still has no semblance of a pass rush, the primary reason Mike Smith was fired after the 2014 season and Quinn came over from Seattle to replace him. The Falcons cannot struggle to put opposing quarterbacks in the turf under their pass rushing guru head coach in 2016.

2.) Quinn failed miserably in holding his teams accountable in pivotal NFC South games, going an abysmal 1-5 in his first year as head coach. Yes, the Carolina Panthers are an elite team, but even in a down year, there is no excuse to get swept by the rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the hated New Orleans Saints.

3.) By agreeing to become the newest head coach of the Falcons, Quinn essentially hitched his wagon to frustrating Atlanta general manager Thomas Dimitroff who struggles mightily in extracting talent in the middle of NFL Drafts.

If Atlanta fails to meet expectations for owner Arthur Blank growing increasingly impatient in his franchise’s inability to get to a Super Bowl, both Quinn and Dimitroff could be out of a job in 2017. Atlanta doesn’t need to improve from 8-8 in 2016 because of its gauntlet of a schedule for Quinn to get a third year, but the Falcons have to show signs of improvement in pass rush, offensive red zone efficiency, and divisional competitiveness for him to be in the clear.

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