NFL Coaching Hot Seat – Week 10

Oct 13, 2014; St. Louis, MO, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh reacts on the side lines in the game between the St. Louis Rams and the San Francisco 49ers during the second half at the Edward Jones Dome. The San Francisco 49ers defeat the St. Louis Rams 31-17. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

8.  Jim Harbaugh – San Francisco 49ers

2014 Record:  4-4

The reality of the situation is that Jim Harbaugh should probably at the top of this list.   But it’s hard to contemplate a coach who’s accomplished as much as he has being on the hot seat at all, and yet Harbaugh is.  Apparently there is a rift between the 49ers management and Harbaugh that can’t be worked out.

But if the 49ers don’t bring Harbaugh back next season, then he will go straight from the hot seat to the hot list of head coaching cnadidates, as any team with an opening will be wanting to talk to him.   LW # 8