If a team starts off the season on the wrong foot and wants to reverse its fortunes, there aren’t too many options available for that front office. Can’t cut all the players on the roster, can’t draft new players, can’t even fire the GM if he happens to be the owner of the team, and certainly can’t swap out the existing fan base for a kinder, gentler one.
But you can fire the head coach.
If recent history is anything to go by, there will a couple of mid-season coaching changes this season, just as there will be coaching changes after the season.