NFL Heads Starting to Roll...Dec.30 update

It's not even 12:00 and NFL coaches are starting to lose jobs.
Rod Marinelli is fired in Detroit, a pretty easy decision to make. The Lions had no talent, which is not Marinelli's fault. The Lions, essentiallt to a man, gave up on the season around week 10. That's Marinelli's fault. He's a great defensive coordinator, he'll find work somewhere.
Eric Mangini fired in New York. Very surprising. Mangini is a good coach. I think they'll be hard pressed to find a better coach. In trying to upgrade thier team, the Jets seem to be moving backwards. The upgrade at QB failed miserably, and now this. Bad decision by the Jets. Will another team hire Mangini? He definitely did not make any friends arounds the league when he ratted out Bill Belichek last season which led to the spygate scandal.

Who Else Will be Fired?
Who knows. Sean Salisbury on the Score is saying that 10 coaches in total may lose thier jobs.
I think these coaches are out;
Wade Phillips- No excuses for Dallas' performance vs Philly in a must win game with the most talent in the NFL.
Romeo Crennell- Browns gave up around week 12. Watching the Browns was painful sometimes. In one drive vs the Giants in a midseason win over the Champs, the Browns went 80 yards for a TD while incurring about 6 false start penalties. It was hilarious. Romeo's legacy will be the time in 07 when the Browns had 3 penalties on one play.....a punt!
Jim Haslett- Haslett will not be fired, just relieved of his interim Head Coach duties. Haslett won his first 2 games at midseason, including a win vs Dallas, but the Rams lost every game the rest of the way.
Herm Edwards- The Chiefs made it known to their fans that they were re-building. But 2 wins. In the AFC West?
Jack Del Rio- Depends on whether or not Jaguars managment evaluate Del Rio's performance this season or his body of work over the past 5 years. He built the Jags into a good football team with a Pittsburgh Steelers style of play, but the Jags were expected to be a playoff team, not a 5 win team. I think they'll give Jack another season to show that this was just a bump in the road.
Marvin Lewis- It's not Marvin's fault that Carson Palmer was injured, or that management has not drafted any decent defensive players. However, Cinci fans are getting tired of the "inmates rule the asylum" culture that has seemingly taken over the Bengals. It appears that Lewis has lost the respect of his team of convicts and jerks. They need someone to go in there and kick ass.

Coaches Who Willl Not Be Fired

Mike Shanahan- Despite Denver's december meltdown, Shanahan is untouchable. You have to wonder if complacency has settled in, and Shanahan has become too comfortable. If the Broncos rebuild thier defence they could be a 12 win team next year.
Lovie Smith- Dissapointing season for the Bears, but expect management to try and get Smith a decent QB in the offseason, then give him another chance to get the Bears back to the playoffs.
Jim Zorn- Zorn lost the respect of his star player, Clnton Portis, at a critical time of the season. Redskins are smart to realize that it was a rookie mistake. Zorn will be a good coach, and the Skins were really overrated anyway.
Dick Jauron- The Bills are not a good football team. They're getting there. They have Marshawn Lynch and some good defensive players. But their QB play was absolutely awful, and they need some more speed on offence to go along with Roscoe Parrish. Jauron will get another chance to get the Bill's over the hump.

Shanahan get's the Axe
Crazy news. Shows how much i know! Certainly the Broncos cannot be blamed, Denver has not been to the playoffs in three years and completely fell apart this season down the stretch. Shanahan was President of Football Operations, so it was his team, chosen by him and developed using his philosophies.
The ripple effect this may have on the NFL could be monstrous. Alot of GM's and Owners who were on the bubble whether or not they would make a change at Head Coach may be very tempted to fire away and enter the Shanahan sweepstakes. The only way Shanahan will not be on the sideline for an NFL team next season is if he chooses.