NFL Head Coaching Odds
The Monday after the NFL season is often referred to as “Black Monday” — the darkest day of the football calendar. On this day, heads usually roll as management clears house and coaches for the year most disappointing teams are fired. On Christmas Eve, Bovada actually posted a prop which projected the number of head coaches on the chopping block.
Between the end of the NFL regular season and the start of the playoffs, Bovada has set an over/under of 6 coaches being fired.
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) December 24, 2014
At the time of publication the Atlanta Falcons (Mike Smith), Chicago Bears (Marc Trestman), New York Jets (Rex Ryan) and San Francisco 49ers (Jim Harbaugh) had all parted ways with their head coaches. On the flip side, the New York Giants (Tom Coughlin), Miami Dolphins (Joe Philbin) and Cleveland Browns (Mike Pettine) all announced that their head coaches would live to fight another day.
The head coaching positions in Oakland (Tony Sparano) and Buffalo (Doug Marrone recently left) are still up in the air, but Bovada and now CRIS has posted the odds for four current head coaching vacancies.
Atlanta Falcons
| Coach | CRIS Odds Jan 2 | Bovada Odds Dec 30 |
|---|---|---|
| Rex Ryan | +150 | +300 |
| Dan Quinn | +200 | +500 |
| Josh McDaniels | +250 | +250 |
| Teryl Austin | +250 | +275 |
| Todd Bowles | +250 | +500 |
| Adam Gase | +350 | +500 |
Chicago Bears
| Coach | CRIS Odds Jan 2 | Bovada Odds Dec 30 |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Bowles | +150 | +500 |
| Rex Ryan | +200 | +250 |
| Gary Kubiak | +250 | N/A |
| Adam Gase | +300 | N/A |
| Pep Hamilton | +350 | N/A |
| Kyle Shanahan | +450 | N/A |
| Mike Shanahan | +450 | +200 |
| Dan Quinn | N/A | +500 |
| Mike Holmgren | N/A | +1500 |
| Mike Singletary | N/A | +1500 |
| Matt Patricia | N/A | +1200 |
| Darrell Bevell | N/A | +600 |
New York Jets
| Coach | CRIS Odds Jan 2 | Bovada Odds Dec 30 |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Bowles | +200 | +350 |
| Pep Hamilton | +200 | +600 |
| Jim Mora Jr. | +250 | +1000 |
| Hue Jackson | +350 | N/A |
| Adam Gase | +350 | +700 |
| Dan Quinn | +350 | +400 |
| Darrell Bevell | +350 | +700 |
| Gary Kubiak | N/A | +700 |
| Josh McDaniels | N/A | +500 |
| Mike Holmgren | N/A | +2000 |
| Norv Turner | N/A | +2000 |
San Francisco 49ers
| Coach | CRIS Odds Jan 2 | Bovada Odds Dec 30 |
|---|---|---|
| Vic Fangio | +150 | N/A |
| Adam Gase | +200 | +500 |
| Jim Tomsula | +250 | N/A |
| Dan Quinn | +350 | +200 |
| Josh McDaniels | +350 | +700 |
| Jim Mora Jr. | +400 | N/A |
| Todd Bowles | +450 | N/A |
| Tom Cable | N/A | +900 |
| Kyle Shanahan | N/A | +400 |
| Mike Shanahan | N/A | +400 |
| Darrell Bevell | N/A | +500 |
Many “hot” coordinators made multiple lists while the rest are mostly rehashes of coaches who failed at their previously location. If the Raiders eventually fire Sparano, their short list is currently headed by Rex Ryan and Jack Del Rio.
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