Uh oh! Chuck Pagano Leads List of NFL Coaches in a Pickle
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The final score read 27-21, so the Colts didn’t completely throw in the towel while the rest of us watched the Redskins come back against the Buccaneers and the Patriots survive a scare from the Jets.
The final score read 27-21, so the Colts didn’t completely throw in the towel while the rest of us watched the Redskins come back against the Buccaneers and the Patriots survive a scare from the Jets.
But the score creates the false impression that the Colts engineered an impressive comeback. In fact, T.Y. Hilton beat the mistake-prone Saints secondary for a pair of long touchdowns, then the Colts dithered for several drives (the Saints did their part by dithering right back) until putting up a final touchdown with three minutes left.
Pagano is an obvious lame duck, the coach on the hottest hot seat right now. It’s all he can do to make it sound like his team came out breathing fire after some halftime adjustments and pep talks, when all it did was exploit some late lapses by a middleweight opponent.
Pagano is in bad shape, but he isn’t alone. This was a bad week for many struggling coaches, the kind that moves them one step further toward an unwanted meeting with the team owner. Let’s take a look around the league at some of the most beleaguered head coaches who could be on the firing line soon. A quick disclaimer: This is all analysis and speculation, not insider reporting.
Chuck Pagano: Toast.
Mike McCoy: The Chargers are quietly falling apart in the left bottom corner of the nation. Three fourth-quarter touchdowns made their 37-29 loss to the Raiders this week look far less dire than it really was. The Raiders scored on their first seven possessions to mount a 37-6 lead before going into prevent mode. It was like the Colts’ loss, only worse.
The loss to Oakland comes on the heels of two straight tough defeats that were decided in the closing moments. It was a chance for a statement game against a perennial division doormat.
Unfortunately, the loss may have been the statement.
By Mike Tanier,http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2582719-monday-morning-hangover-chuck-pagano-leads-list-of-nfl-coaches-in-jeopardy
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