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10. Dallas Cowboys
If the playoffs started today, the Cowboys wouldn't qualify. If Wade Phillips doesn't lead the team into postseason play, owner Jerry Jones may decide to part ways. He may be influenced by having hot commodity offensive coordinator Jason Garrett on staff.
Despite Andy Reid's impressive record with the Eagles, the team will miss the playoffs this season and is in decline. Reid is also in charge of football operations with final say on personnel matters—the players that he's assembled simply aren't good enough to compete for a championship.
This season is shaping up as the Chiefs' worst season since Lamar Hunt founded the franchise in 1960. Fans are rightfully growing impatient with Herman Edwards, although the team is one of the youngest in the league.
Jack Del Rio may be on the hot seat. The Jaguars were widely picked as a Super Bowl contender this year. The players have aged and younger players haven't emerged to replace them. The Jaguars have drafted only one Pro Bowl player since Del Rio was hired.
It's difficult to understand how Norv Turner continues to have a coaching position in the league. Coming off a season in which the Chargers where a game away from reaching the Super Bowl, the team is languishing in one of the worst divisions in the league and will miss the playoffs.
5. St. Louis Rams
The Rams may fire Jim Haslett after the season. He possess a meager .458 career win percentage as a head coach. The team might take this chance to bring in an entirely new staff and completely retool.
It's unlikely that owner and general manager Al Davis will keep interim coach Tom Cable. Cable lacks high level head coaching experience prior to this season. Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is widely considered head coach material, but Davis passed on him after firing Lane Kiffin.
Most teams will give a coach three years to turn around a team. Rod Marinelli is now in his third season, he has a 10-33 career record, and the Lions may become the first winless team in NFL history.
Now in his fourth season, Romeo Crennel has had one winning season in Cleveland. Despite the team's lack of success against the Steelers in recent seasons, analysts wrongly predicted the Browns would be one of the up-and-coming teams, following a 10-6 campaign last year. The team has regressed badly this season.
In six seasons with the Bengals, coach Marvin Lewis has had one winning season. The Bengals have some of the league's most potent offensive players. The negative locker room culture has been widely documented. Although Lewis isn't the one making the executive decisions, for better or for worse, he's the ringleader.
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