Jeremy Crowhurst wrote:Gruden had his mandate when the Fourth Stooge hired him: screw Oakland, we're building for Vegas.
I think the record is 11 coaching changes due to firing or resigning, in 2008.
If you're talking about the immediate aftermath of a season, 2008 had Mangini, Marinelli and Shanahan dumped right away and Holmgren retired.
Within the next couple of weeks, Gruden and Edwards would be fired and Dungy would retire. That's seven.
The Browns waited a bit before they fired Romeo Crennel, that's eight.
Scott Linehan had been fired during the 2008 season, that's nine. Lane Kiffin had been fired four games into 2008, but Tom Cable got that gig and kept it until 2010. Mike Nolan had been fired 7 games into 2008, but Mike Singletary got that gig (I believe first as interim and then full-time, can't remember), and if you counted him, that would be 10.
Did I miss anybody? (And, yes, I realize those are all changes from one year to the next, I'm not being critical, just thinking out loud and adding context, since the original thread idea is about Black Monday in particular.)
The one-day record, near as I can see, is seven, six years ago today (12/31/2012): Romeo Crennel by Kansas City, Pat Shurmur by Cleveland, Chan Gailey by Buffalo, Norv Turner by San Diego, Ken Whisenhunt by Arizona, Lovie Smith by Chicago and Andy Reid by Philadelphia. Then Mike Mularkey was fired by Jacksonville on 1/10 and Steve Spagnuolo was fired by St. Louis on 1/24, making it nine in short order.
So far there have been six in the immediate aftermath and two prior.
You'd think anyone else who was going to pull the trigger would do it sooner rather than later.