Fansided

NFL Hot Seat: 5 Coaches who must win in Week 12

By Tyler Brooke

Nov 20, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley second half against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 20, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley second half against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 5
Next
Nov 20, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians questions the referees on their unnecessary roughness call on a play with the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings win 30-24. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 20, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians questions the referees on their unnecessary roughness call on a play with the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings win 30-24. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports /

Arizona Cardinals. Bruce Arians. 4. player. 32. .

This is a season that the Arizona Cardinals would like to forget already. Despite coming into the season with expectations of another run at the Super Bowl, the Cardinals have fallen off with just a 4-5-1 record that includes another disappointing loss to the Vikings last week.

Bruce Arians have been a lovable guy that has brought the Cardinals together, but the team is quickly starting to fall apart. Carson Palmer looks like he’s at the end of his career, and there are plenty of questions about the future of this offense once their veteran quarterback and franchise player Larry Fitzgerald hang up the cleats.

Yes, the Cardinals still have David Johnson, but there’s no clear successor behind Palmer at this time.

Sunday will present another tough challenge for the Cardinals, who will be taking on the Atlanta Falcons. The two-headed rushing attack of Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman will be putting Arizona’s solid run defense to the test.

The Seattle Seahawks are starting to run away with the NFC West, and if the Cardinals keep stumbling, they can kiss any chance at the playoffs goodbye. Like Rivera, Arians’ job is relatively safe, but he’ll be firmly on Hot Seat watch for the 2017 season is he can’t produce this year.

Home/NFL