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Seat heating up for five coaches in '08

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Monday, April 7, 2008

The hot seat wasn't so hot for coaches in 2007. Four of the coaches who were sitting on the edge of job insecurity -- Romeo Crennel, Jack Del Rio, Jon Gruden and Tom Coughlin -- ended up having winning seasons, saved their jobs and received contract extensions. Hot seats can turn cold with success. This season, hot-seat coaches may not be as fortunate. Owners can have quick trigger fingers as far as firing head coaches. Last year, only four new coaches entered the league. Since 1992, the aver ...

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