3 coaches got canned on Monday morning: Romeo Crennel, Rod Marinelli, and in a shocker Eric Mangini of the NY Jets, after going 9-7. Brett  Favre might have dodged the bullet with Mangini losing his job this morning, but most likely Favre will be forced out with any new coaching  personnel installed. The Jets, who started off great, had only 1 win in their last 5 games, just missing the playoffs. At one point this season, people were talking Jets/Giants Super Bowl after beating New England and Tennessee in such a commanding fashion.  Now New York is singing a different tune, after what could have been an easy December.

On average the NFL has 5-6 coaching changes per year, and with Bill Cowher and Marty Schottenheimer floating around, it shouldn’t be long before one of these two guys are scooped up. Other top candidates include Steve Spagnuolo, Greg Williams, Cam Cameron, and Jeff Davidson. Don Banks has a great article for new coaches on the rise from SI.com.