Giants coach Brian Daboll faces an uphill battle to keep his job past 2025, his fourth season in East Rutherford. Co-owner John Mara has said he wants immediate significant improvement. And it’s hard to imagine the Giants being any good in 2025 — while playing the NFL’s toughest schedule.

Figuring out whether coaches learned their lesson from their firings might be easier to assess than hearing untested coordinators talk about hypotheticals.

The Dallas Cowboys recently decided to move on from head coach Mike McCarthy, whose contract with the organization was up. After weighing McCarthy’s future, owner Jerry Jones ultimately opted not to renew his deal.

After careful consideration, Mike McCarthy has made a decision on his future. The former Dallas Cowboys ' head coach has decided to forego coaching in the NFL next season, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. MORE: Cowboys' VP Will McClay emphasizes organizational alignment with Brian Schottenheimer

The Chicago Bears have been very active in interviewing potential candidates for their open head coaching position. Such key figures as Pete Carroll, Mike McCarthy and Ron Rivera have graced the halls and Zoom calls of the Bears.

The Chicago Sun-Times’ Bears experts — Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser and Mark Potash — analyze the team’s hiring of coach Ben Johnson and what’s next: Grade the Bears’ hiring of Johnson.

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

"Ginger Jesus" will be across the field in New Orleans, Brian Schottenheimer beats out Kellen Moore in Dallas, Eagles O-line remains incredible, Bills mafia whines, and the Sixers owner plays villain.

The reason for Brady’s decision is likely two-fold. An obvious observation is that Brady enjoys his role in Buffalo. The Bills have created a powerhouse duo with Brady and quarterback Josh Allen, and the team will play this weekend for a chance to earn the first Super Bowl berth for the franchise since they lost four straight Super Bowls from 1990-93.

So far, besides the Patriots and Vrabel, Lions coordinators Ben Johnson (Bears) and Aaron Glenn (Jets) have been scooped up, while Bucs OC Liam Coen is heading to Jacksonville, Pete Carroll is reportedly returning to the sidelines with the Raiders and Brian Schottenheimer has been hired by the Cowboys.

In hiring Brian Schottenheimer, the Dallas Cowboys aren’t even trying to sell hope like other self-respecting NFL franchises. The Jones family had an affinity for Dan Quinn, allowed him to walk, and watched as Quinn roared to the NFC championship game with the Washington Commanders.

If the Falcons were looking for a quarterback of the future in the 2025 draft, they would be in big trouble. The quarterback position is not as talented as it was in 2024 when six quarterbacks were taken in the first round.