Coach Butch Davis is out the door; who's next?
Pete Prisco
It has to be New Orleans Saints coach Jim Haslett, even though the problems there are much greater than just his coaching. The Saints have a losing feeling around the entire franchise, one that permeates the locker room. Haslett took this team to the playoffs in his first year, but in the past three his teams have been plagued by inconsistency, a big reason being the maturity of many of the players. There have been some bad personnel moves made as well -- see Jonathan Sullivan -- that have hurt the franchise in a big way. And has Aaron Brooks ever taken the next step? In the end, Haslett will be the fall guy. The reality is the front office should take a lot of the blame. Haslett knows football and how to motivate players. In time, he'll resurface. If he gets another shot, with a better organization, here's a bet that he has big-time success.

Clark Judge
That would be the Saints' Jim Haslett. Owner Tom Benson fired the first warning shot after his team was destroyed by Denver, describing it as "the worst performance I've seen from our club in my 20 years of owning them." That's not what I'd call an endorsement. The Saints need to finish with a flourish, and, I'm sorry, but the odds just aren't with Haslett. He lost two of his final four last season. He lost his final three the year before that. And he dropped four straight to finish 2001. If history tells us anything it's that the Saints won't have a winning season. The last time they reached the playoffs was 2000, and four consecutive seasons of so-so finishes is legitimate cause for dismissal. If I were Haslett, I'd audition for the next episode of House Hunters.