The Football Fan Spot

Tom Cable- Oakland

I recently had an argument with a friend over which would happen first: Al Davis fires Tom Cable and replaces him with his 6th coach since “trading” Jon Gruden to the Bucs in 2001, or Tom Cable gets arrested and/or suspended by the commissioner for punching his assistant in the jaw forcing the Raiders to get their 6th head coach in 8 years. We couldn’t come to an agreement. This is a sad franchise.

Dick Jauron- Buffalo

The Bills had so much promise coming into the season, but they are 1-4 and haven’t had a winning season under Jauron. Recently, a Bills fan raised enough money from other Bills fans to rent in a billboard in Downtown Buffalo that reads “It’s time to clean house, RALPH,” referring to owner Bills’ owner Ralph Wilson, followed by three names he wanted gone including head coach Dick Jauron. At a recent Bills fan, fans expressed their displeasure by putting paper bags over their head and wearing shirts that read “Fire Dick Now.” In case you were wondering, that’s not good.

Jim Zorn- Washington

The Redskins are greatly underachieving again this year, with a 2-3 record despite a talented squad and an easy schedule and Jim Zorn will likely be blamed. I don’t think he’ll survive the Week 8 bye. Its not really his fault. He wasn’t fit for this job because the talent wasn’t fit to run the West Coast offense that Zorn likes to run. He’ll make a nice offensive coordinator or possibly coach with the right team in the future.

Jack Del Rio- Jacksonville

Del Rio has a huge contract that will take him to 2012 and the Jaguars, who have major financially troubles, might not be willing to pay what it will take to buy him out of his contract. However, the players obviously don’t like him. Several Jags players have spoken out about Del Rio’s lack of leadership in the locker room and Maurice Jones Drew recently spoke out against the play calling in Jacksonville. Del Rio has assessed no punishment nor said anything in response to these comments. It’s bad if the only reason you still have a job is because it would cost too much to get rid of you.