The time when it’s reasonable to fire a head coach during the season seems to keep moving up. We had one fired after five games this season, and it seems like others could happen before Thanksgiving. Maybe Halloween.
The NFL is getting more impatient, whether it’s with draft pick development, quarterbacks or coaches. Robert Saleh was fired by the New York Jets after a 2-3 start. Maybe that emboldens other teams to make a move in the first half of the season.
Pederson fired his defensive coordinator after last season, has been defiant over the idea he take play-calling duties from offensive coordinator Press Taylor and his young quarterback Trevor Lawrence is showing no signs of progress. Basically Pederson checks every box possible for a coach in trouble.
If the Jaguars lose to a bad New England Patriots team in London on Sunday morning, it’s hard to imagine Pederson would survive that.
