Man, Week 3 was a wild ride across the league, and even though our Seahawks fought hard, they came up short in a 33-31 heartbreaker to the Commanders. It was tough, no doubt. But for a few coaches out there, that kind of close loss feels like a dream right now because they’re staring down absolute disaster and the hot seat is practically on fire after just three games.
The Bucs Are a Dumpster Fire and Bowles Is the Last Domino
Todd Bowles is in deep, deep trouble down in Tampa Bay. This guy’s been at the wheel for a while, and instead of steadily improving, the Bucs have just backslid after starting his tenure with three straight playoff appearances. Remember how they went 8-9 last year, missing the postseason for the first time since 2019? You knew the pressure was on for 2026. Now? They’re 0-3, losing three straight games, and ownership isn’t known for patience. No Bucs coach has survived two consecutive losing seasons since the Glazer family bought the team in 1995! Usually, they wait ’til the end of the year, but this utterly dismal start could force a move *before* the offseason. And it gets worse. Star QB Baker Mayfield, who just inked a blockbuster contract extension right before the season, is out for a month or more with a dislocated thumb on his right throwing hand! They gotta roll with undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels now, and their passing offense was already slumming it in the bottom quarter of the league with Mayfield under center. Bowles even made a litany of staffing adjustments after last year, dismissing his offensive and special teams coordinators and several key positional coaches. Guess what? Those changes clearly haven’t worked, leaving Bowles as the final domino left to fall. His fate is basically sealed unless a miracle winning streak happens over the next few months.
Tennessee’s “Worst-to-First” Dream Is Already a Nightmare
And then there’s Brian Daboll, the offensive coordinator for Robert Saleh’s Tennessee Titans. They came into 2026 with real talk about a “worst-to-first” turnaround, hoping to follow the New England Patriots’ path with a promising second-year quarterback and a new coaching staff. Big dreams, right? Except after an embarrassing 0-3 start, those dreams are officially dead. This squad is facing a massive uphill battle just to post a winning season, let alone punch a playoff ticket after a half-decade absence or make a Super Bowl appearance for the first time since their 1999 campaign. The main catalyst behind Tennessee’s shortcomings has been… well, it’s gotta be Daboll.
So yeah, while we’re picking ourselves up after that Commanders game, some franchises are dealing with full-blown infernos. These coaches? They need miraculous winning streaks, or major changes are coming. Fast. Here’s hoping Coach Macdonald keeps our squad focused so we don’t end up on *that* kind of list. We’ve got to bounce back strong in our next game and make sure we don’t feel that kind of heat in the Emerald City!
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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