Black Monday is still a few weeks out, but Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated’s “Monday Morning Quarterback” is already predicting a pretty grim day.
During an appearance Tuesday on “The Dan Patrick Show,” the NFL insider suggested there could be seven to 10 head coaching openings following the 2024 season, with the Jets’ Robert Saleh and the Saints’ Dennis Allen being fired mid-year.
“We have two, we have the Saints and the Jets, I think we can agree the Jags are sort of fait accompli, so that’s three, Dallas looks like it’s going that way, that’s four. So now, you only need three more so, I think it’s somewhere between seven and 10,” Breer said.
“I don’t think it’s going to be record-breaking or anything like that, but I think it’s somewhere between seven and 10.”
Dallas coach Mike McCarthy is in the final year of his contract, and the Cowboys enter their Thanksgiving tilt against the Giants at an underwhelming 4-7.
The Jaguars are two seasons removed from a playoff appearance. But Doug Pederson’s squad, which was led by quarterback Trevor Lawrence before getting injured after nine games, has underperformed all year at 2-9.
Jets owner Woody Johnson pulled the plug on Saleh after a 2-3 start in October, while the Saints axed Allen earlier this month after losing seven straight.
Breer also called attention to Chicago “if [coach] Matt Eberflus doesn’t turn it around over the next six weeks.”
The Bears and prized rookie quarterback Caleb Williams have been riding a five-game skid since October.
They fell to the Vikings in overtime on Sunday, 30-27.
Beyond the Bears (4-7), the Bengals (4-7) and the Raiders (2-9) are other teams who could potentially make changes after lost seasons under Zac Taylor and Antonio Pierce, respectively.
Although Giants owner John Mara gave a vote of confidence to coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen in October, stating in part, “I do not anticipate making any changes in the offseason either,” much has happened between now and then.
In the wake of a Week 10 loss to the woeful Panthers, Daboll benched starting quarterback Daniel Jones following a 2-8 start for Tommy DeVito.
Jones, the team’s sixth overall pick in 2019, was later released and is signing with the Vikings.
The Giants are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Buccaneers, who demolished Big Blue at home on Sunday, 30-7.
They’ll visit McCarthy on the Cowboys on Thursday, with backup Drew Lock likely to start for the Giants after DeVito suffered an injury in the Week 12 thrashing.
The regular season concludes on Sunday, Jan. 5.