Just two weeks into the 2017 season, plenty of coaches across the NFL must be getting the sense that something's burning.
Last season, the Buffalo Bills fired their offensive coordinator after two games and dismissed head coach Rex Ryan in Week 17.
The Cincinnati Bengals began this season in the same manner, firing offensive coordinator Ken Zampese after two losses. Will head coach Marvin Lewis follow him out the door?
Here are the coaches whose jobs are in the most danger:
Bill O'Brien - Texans
O'Brien was hyped as an offensive guru with an expertise in quarterbacks, yet, in four seasons as head coach of the Texans, he's paraded out nine different starting QBs.
Backed by last year's No. 1-ranked defense, the Texans need only competent quarterback play to contend for a title, but have failed to get results at the position.
O'Brien gets a pass for Brock Osweiler's failed stint in Houston, but if first-round pick Deshaun Watson doesn't work out, he'll likely be out of chances.
Ben McAdoo - Giants
McAdoo was a surprise hire in 2016, but he responded with an 11-5 season and a trip to the postseason.
With higher expectations entering 2017, the Giants have disappointed. After an 0-2 start, their chances of making the playoffs are greatly reduced.
Under McAdoo's leadership as head coach and offensive play-caller, New York has scored just 13 points in two games and is dead last in rushing with just 48.5 yards on the ground per game.
There's plenty of time to turn things around, but with games against the Eagles, Buccaneers, Chargers, Broncos, and Seahawks up next, it's possible the Giants will be 0-7 entering their bye week.
Todd Bowles - Jets
For all intents and purposes, Bowles is a dead man walking.
He was stripped of nearly every functional part of his roster before the season began, so it should come as no surprise that the Jets are 0-2 and off to a great start in their chase for the No. 1 pick in next year's draft.
Bowles' greatest challenge will be figuring out a way to avoid an 0-16 season. If he can gut out a few wins, he might stick around long enough to see Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, or Josh Allen sling passes for the Jets.
Week 5 versus the Browns and the rematch with the Bills should be circled on his calendar.
John Fox - Bears
Fox has also been given the unenviable task of leading a team through a rebuild, and the results have been as expected.
After challenging the defending NFC champion Falcons in Week 1, the Bears were no contest for the Buccaneers in Week 2.
Quarterback Mike Glennon has received much of the blame for coughing up three turnovers Sunday, but with no receivers of note, the Bears would probably be best suited to shield rookie Mitch Trubisky from game action.
As long as Trubisky remains on the sidelines, he won't be able to save Fox's job for him.
Chuck Pagano - Colts
Indianapolis is trending toward its third consecutive season without a postseason berth. With Andrew Luck out of the lineup and already ruled out for Week 3, the Colts find themselves mentioned in the same breath as the woeful Jets, Browns, Bears, and 49ers.
Pagano may have survived Ryan Grigson's tenure as general manager, but the four-year contract extension he signed in January 2016 shouldn't offer much comfort. New GM Chris Ballard continues to rebuild the organization in his vision, and that could mean finding his ideal head coach as well.
Marvin Lewis - Bengals
He's in the final year of his contract and his team is the first since 1939 to start a season with two home games and no touchdowns scored.
The Bengals responded by firing Ken Zampese and promoting Bill Lazor to offensive coordinator. The move amounts to little more than a knee-jerk reaction, considering Zampese and Lewis have shared a sideline in Cincy for the past 15 years.
The only thing that can save Lewis from the same fate is winning a playoff game - something he's failed to do in his decade-and-a-half-long tenure.
