Every year around this time, I run through the various head-coaching opportunities that might come open at the end of the NFL season. Sometimes, these jobs stay filled. Other times, different jobs unexpectedly pop open. Usually, though, we can run through somewhere around seven to eight openings or expected openings toward the end of December.
That's not the case this year. The Jaguars job is available after Urban Meyer was let go earlier this month, and the Raiders have an interim coach after they parted ways with Jon Gruden, but there aren't many other spots looming as clear and obvious opportunities.