NFL Predictions Week 3: Which Coaches Will Continue Feeling the Heat?

After all the smoke clears when a franchise is struggling, the one guy a lot of critics take note of is the head coach. Some have been fired in the offseason, some mid-season, and other have even quit mid-season.

With that in mind, 2011 is no exception when we discuss coaches in the hot-seat. So, who's going to be feeling the heat after Week 3?

Here's a hint: They're all in the AFC. 

Tony Sparano, Miami Dolphins

Right now, the Dolphins are 0-2 and playing the Cleveland Browns on the road in Week 3, which will be no easy task. In addition, Miami hasn't won a home game since mid-November of 2010, and they have a five-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Then include the fact that the Miami's front office invited then-Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh in, and it's clear they've been looking for a replacement.

Don't get your hopes up this week, Miami fans, because the Browns have a lot of potential, not to mention they bested the 'Fins in Miami last season.

So Miami begins 0-3, and it's a safe bet that Sparano is gone before mid-season.

Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville Jaguars

It seems that Jack Del Rio has been in the hot-seat since 2009 or 2010, and after the embarrassment that happened in Week 2 at The Meadowlands, Week 3 doesn't have much promise in Carolina.

The biggest issue that the Jags have had under Del Rio is consistency. They've never been overly impressive or a complete disaster, but at some point, mediocrity can be the worst kind.

At least if you have a few bad seasons in a row, you can begin to rebuild with some top draft picks, and obviously, when you win, well, winning solves everything.

The last thing Del Rio needs is another average/bad season, because if so, he'll be out before the 2012 NFL draft.

Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals

The Bengals have a losing record under Marvin Lewis, two playoff appearances with no wins, an arrest record that is unfathomable and only two winning seasons in eight years. It's clear that Cincinnati has had trouble being consistent on the field and off, but then again, at least those are consistent with one another.

He's the best head coach for the Bengals since Sam Wyche, but that's also not saying much either. And if 2011 continues down the path of immature off-the-field behavior by his players, they will in no way finish with a winning record.

In turn, it then becomes just another sub-par season in Cincinnati, and winning games is the only thing that can fix it. Only problem is, until the Bengals can consistently best Pittsburgh and Baltimore, they will always be in the backseat alongside Cleveland.

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