Todd Haley and 4 NFL Coaches Trending Toward Unemployment

When Dan Hawkins was hired away from Boise State and tasked with turning Colorado into a winner, it quickly became evident that Chris Petersen was the real mastermind behind the Broncos' success. 

That's beginning to be the story in Kansas City. Sure, Matt Cassel's suspect health and the loss of Jamaal Charles are contributing factors, but the Chiefs offense has been pathetic, averaging just five points per game through two losses. A lot of that has to do with the loss of Charlie Weis, the offensive coordinator who was apparently responsible for a large chunk of Kansas City's division title in 2010.

Todd Haley's playoff appearance last season might have bought him an additional year or two if it wasn't so obvious that Weis' presence as offensive coordinator was the driving force behind their offensive success. 

After being outscored 89-10 in their first two games, the Chiefs have to win and win now if they want to save Haley's job. 

Todd Haley, Kansas City Chiefs

What's left to say? Haley's reputation as a tough coach who demands perfection won't help much if the Chiefs, and consequently Haley himself, fail by floundering to a losing mark one year after making the playoffs as AFC West champs. 

At least he won't have the option to underutilize Jamaal Charles if Charles is shelved after his recent knee injury.

Jim Caldwell, Indianapolis Colts

Maybe this is just a bit premature, considering Caldwell has been to the Super Bowl, but the Colts are quickly becoming one of the league's worst teams.

No coach could completely mask the loss of a player like Peyton Manning, but it's a lot easier to blame a de facto head coach who happened to be driving the Ferrari you gave him when the steering wheel fell off than it is to admit that you've built an entire NFL team so tightly around one player that it completely crumbles when he's injured.

If Caldwell's Colts drop to the bottom of the AFC South, things could heat up quickly.

Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville Jaguars

That was the Jaguars team we expected to see from the start. After jettisoning quarterback David Garrard and hinging his future on Luke McCown, Jack Del Rio might not want to be the head coach anymore.

The Jets destroyed the Jags with little effort, and the team that seems destined to leave Jacksonville is stepping closer and closer to pulling a Carolina Panthers and waving goodbye to their head coach from the bottom of the NFL. With the Colts coming unglued, the division was open at the top for the first time in a decade, but the Jags proved that they're not ready to contend for anything other than the top overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Ken Whisenhunt, Arizona Cardinals

The plan was to add a veteran quarterback, get the offense back on track, contend for the crown in a weak NFC West division and put all this "hot seat" talk behind him.

So far, for Ken Whisenhunt, the plan isn't going perfectly.

Kevin Kolb was finally added in the offseason, giving the Cards a pulse under center, but Arizona has averaged just 24 points per game through two weeks. That's not a horrible number, but it's a far cry from the mark maintained by the championship-contending Cards of a few seasons ago.

Whisenhunt wouldn't be on this list based on this season alone, but his seat has been warming for years, and after losing a heartbreaker to the Redskins, it's clear that this team isn't back to safety just yet.

Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks

OK, so this is a reach. His current NFL stint is only a little over a season old, and he took the Seahawks to the playoffs in his first year.

However, he's drastically changed this roster, and while nearly every position has seen some sort of improvement, quarterback play remains a major problem.

The decision to trade for Charlie Whitehurst backfired in a big way, and it was followed by the similarly odd decision to hand the reins to Tarvaris Jackson. Carroll's job is safe for now, even if the 'Hawks wind up drafting in the top five in 2012, but if he doesn't solve the problem under center soon, his Seahawks career will end earlier than expected.