Browns Coach Odds
The first week of the 2019 NFL season is in the bag. That can mean a lot of things. It could mean you had a winning weekend as a bettor. It could mean you suffered from some bad beats, too.
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It also could mean some teams are well on their way to exceeding or beating expectations. And the sixteen teams on the other side could be one step closer to pushing the panic button.
This is still just one week we’re working with. There are 15 undefeated teams and 15 winless teams (and two teams that tied). Some will crumble, and others will rise up. And week 1 doesn’t always tell us the whole story.
But there’s enough evidence to roll with and start capitalizing on some NFL prop bets. One such wager could be which NFL head coach gets fired first.
Our own Michael Wynn touched on this when he looked at the latest NFL Coach of the Year odds. There are two sides to that impossible job — winning, and losing so much it gets you canned.
We’ll certainly be touching on the NFL Coach of the Year debate as the season goes on, but some atrocious week 1 outings have the league and its fan base on high alert. Needless to say, bettors want to know which NFL head coach will be the first to go.
You can take the first step in your betting process by noting the latest odds. Online sports betting sites usually have a good idea as to who has the hottest seat, and right now, that figures to be Redskins head coach Jay Gruden.
Here are the latest odds for which NFL coach will get fired first in 2019.
The odds for which NFL head coach will get fired first are always interesting. The funniest thing for me is the bottom portion of the list, which is just littered with untouchables.
Bill Belichick seriously has the safest job in the world. He’d have to defecate on Robert Kraft’s dinner plate to get a raised eyebrow.
The story is pretty similar for Sean McVay, Doug Pederson, Sean Payton, Jon Gruden, and Andy Reid.
Reid has turned the Chiefs into a title threat and got KC to the AFC title game last year. If Kansas City thinks there’s someone better out there, good luck. Same for the Saints and Eagles. Both Payton and Pederson are responsible for the franchise’s only respective Lombardi Trophies.
To say the team would have a full-blown mutiny on their hands if they canned those living legends would be putting it nicely.
Gruden signed a ten-year deal with the Raiders, and owner Mark Davis treats losing like his haircut. He just doesn’t care. Oakland is off to a 1-0 start, anyway. That’ll secure Gruden for at least another five seasons.
And McVay? Please. The guy has two playoff runs, two division titles, and a trip to the Super Bowl to his name. The Rams may never fire him.
There are other guys in situations where their teams either have a lot invested in them or they deserve time to prove they are or are not the answer at the head helm. It’d take some truly special catastrophe to get guys like Taylor, Nagy, Reich, Vrabel, or LaFleur fired at this point.
His odds don’t tell you it, but Pete Carroll is as safe as it gets, too. I doubt the Bucs part ways with Bruce Arians in his first go-around, either, while the Giants are so incredibly delusional that they seem tied at the hip to Pat Shurmur.
Feel free to sprinkle in some of the names from the last section if you don’t agree with me. I could easily be wrong about the way I’m feeling out some spots. But NFL teams usually don’t hand royalty pink slips, and some franchises have shown a history of loyalty at the head coach spot.
All that said, the NFL coaches that have the hottest seats right now appear to be the following.
Fangio is a sad tale waiting to happen. The guy is a brilliant defensive mind, and he waited 32 years for this opportunity. Denver wasn’t some Super Bowl threat, but laying an egg in week 1 against the Raiders looks bad.
Fangio could easily be a one-and-done. Maybe John Elway kicks him to the curb, or perhaps Denver makes sweeping changes throughout the front office. The odds don’t really suggest it, but I’m worried about Fangio already.
Guys that are admittedly on the hot seat that I am not particularly concerned about at the moment are Shanahan, Flores, Gase, Tomlin, Marrone, Patricia, and Rivera. That doesn’t mean these guys can’t be fired if things go south quickly, but there is solid rationale against it happening.
Marrone had the Jaguars in the AFC title game two years ago. He’s had to endure life with Blake Bortles and then saw Nick Foles get crushed into the ground. This guy may have earned approximately one million mulligans. He may not be deserving, of course.
Shanahan has never had a quarterback. Now he does with Jimmy Garoppolo healthy. It’s my personal belief that this is the first season upon which his front office will actually judge him. A 1-0 start can’t hurt his case.
Gase just got hired, and the Jets should be 1-0 right now. Assuming they don’t just die a slow, horrible death and lose most of their games, I suspect he’d get at least the whole first year.
Rivera and Tomlin have Super Bowl appearances on their resume. Their teams are talented and typically very competitive. I don’t see in-season fires here, and that’s really what this bet is all about.
To be fair, Mike McCarthy was a shocking in-season canning last year. Hue Jackson didn’t last the whole year in Cleveland in 2018, either.
The point is you need to find a coach that has such a hot seat that his organization just throws their hands up in disgust and shows them the door.
Of the most viable bets, I think bettors should largely be looking at Dan Quinn, Jay Gruden, Matt Patricia, and Freddie Kitchens.
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Which NFL Coach Will Get Fired First?
I think all of these coaches are in danger of being fired. It might feel like it’s a bit rash to let go of Kitchens, but when you look at the talent the Browns have acquired and the insane expectations in Cleveland now, a crater job is not going to look good for him.
To be frank, that hire was always weird. I know why the Browns did it. Kitchens helped Baker Mayfield and that Browns offense blow up in 2018, and they wanted to maintain continuity for their franchise passer.
But Kitchens isn’t really head coach material, or at least time should prove it.
That doesn’t mean he gets fired first, but he’s in the mix if the Browns don’t start racking up wins. The same can be said for Patricia. Detroit wasn’t very good last year, and now they’re 0-0-1 to start the season.
His specialty is defense, and the Lions allowed 27 points to a rookie quarterback. Unless Detroit makes serious strides, his head could be on the chopping block.
While I’d certainly consider throwing some cash at those coaches (they offer nice betting value), most of my focus is going to be on Quinn and Gruden. These are veteran coaches who have enjoyed some success (Quinn got the Falcons to a Super Bowl), but they’ve also put a lot of troubling gaffes on tape.
Quinn had the biggest. Yes, he got Atlanta to their second-ever Super Bowl, but he blew a 28-3 lead and cost the franchise its first-ever Lombardi Trophy. Atlanta stood behind him, yet he’s gone just 18-18 over the last two years.
Atlanta came out looking very sluggish in week 1. If they keep losing, the Falcons might turn to experienced coaching staff options like Dirk Koetter or Raheem Morris.
There’s also Gruden, who could be losing his locker room after publicly shaming Adrian Peterson. He also hasn’t been winning much, with erratic quarterback play allowing him to punch a ticket to the playoffs just once in five seasons.
Gruden offers a little more value, and he just hasn’t been very successful in DC. I don’t at all think it’s all been his fault, but you need results in the NFL. It will soon be time for a change, and the franchise may opt to give young offensive mind Kevin O’Connell or defensive coordinator Greg Manusky a crack at giving the team a spark.
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- Jay Gruden
Super Wild Card Weekend concludes tonight on NBC with the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. the Cleveland Browns. Live coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET with Football Night in America. Click here to stream the game live on Peacock. Plus, check out the video above for game picks and predictions from Mike Florio and Chris Simms.
After starting the season 11-0, the Steelers (12-4) lost 4 out of 5 games to close out the regular season. In Week 17, the Steelers sat Ben Roethlisberger in a loss against the Browns. Backup QB Mason Rudolph threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Rookie WR Chase Claypool hauled in five catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.
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For the first time since 2002, the Cleveland Browns (11-5) clinched a playoff berth with a Week 17 win over the Steelers. Baker Mayfield completed 17-of-27 passes for 196 yards along with one touchdown. Nick Chubb ran for 108 yards and a touchdown while Kareem Hunt ran for 37 yards. The Browns will be without head coach Kevin Stefanski after he tested positive for Covid-19. Stay tuned to ProFootballTalk for news on other players and coaches on the inactive list for the Browns.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns picks, score prediction, odds
- Odds, spread via PointsBet: Steelers (-6) at -278 (Read more here)
- Rotoworld’s prop bets: Nick Chubb OVER 65.5 Rushing Yards, Ben Roethlisberger UNDER 291.5 Passing Yards (Read more here)
- Mike Florio’s pick, score prediction: Steelers 27, Browns 17 (Read more here)
How to watch Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
- Where: Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA
- When: Sunday, January 10
- Start Time: 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff; live coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET with Football Night In America
- TV Channel: NBC
- Stream live: Watch live on Peacock or with the NBC Sports App
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