List of NFL's Hottest Seats

Here is a quick list of the levels of hot seats in the NFL ... as of Week 3:

PIPING HOT!

1-Jim Zorn, Redskins. He moves to the top of the list with the loss to Detroit. Zorn has two advantages, though, that could allow him to keep his job for the season: replacing him is difficult to do mid-season since he holds many responsibilities and he was hand picked by owner Daniel Snyder. Other than that, he's hated by fans, disprespected by media, ignored by players and knows that Snyder has an itchy trigger finger.

2-Jim Fox, Panthers. It's not all Fox's fault. He cannot go on the field and stop Jake Delhomme from turning the ball over. Fox has been on thin ice for a couple of years now. With prime candidates (Bill Cowher) available on the market, a poor season in Charlotte should end Fox's reign. He's a very good coach, but he may have stayed too long.

3-Dick Jauron, Bills. Jauron has been on the hot seat all offseason when it was a mild surprise that he kept his job. Now he has the bumbling situatons involving Turk Schoenert and Terrell Owens and the team looks lost on the field.

PRESSURE IS BUILDING!

4-Eric Mangini, Browns. No one knows how Mangini wiggled his way into the job after his flaming exit in New York. Then he brings over the Jets that they didn't want anymore, tries to be coy with naming a starting QB and has mismanaged this team. This is a really bad team.

5-Jack Del Rio, Jaguars. Sort of like John Fox's situation, Del Rio has been walking on hot coals for a while now ... and a poor season could finally see the axe fall.

SIMMERING!

6-Wade Phillips, Cowboys. As long as the Cowboys stay in the thick of things, he's fine. But Jerry Jones isn't interested in having his beautiful stadium being coached by a guy that can't get results.

7-Brad Childress, Vikings. Childress put his neck on the line with the whole Brett Favre thing. Right now, it looks like it is paying off. But when the schedule gets tougher and Favre gets further in the season, we'll see what happens.

8-Gary Kubiak, Texans. This is his fourth season and the team has been mired in mediocrity. Mediocrity again could allow him to stay, but a 5 or 6 win season may get him canned.

9-Tom Cable, Raiders. Hey, when you are the Raiders coach, there is no job security.

10-Norv Turner, Chargers. The guy who was fired before Turner could get into the postseason but couldn't do anything once he got there. Norv wins a game, but not much after that.

LUKEWARM

11-Marvin Lewis, Bengals. Aside from going 4-12 ... he'll be back.

GUYS WHO JUST STARTED AND HAVE AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF LEASH: Rex Ryan, Jets; Raheem Morris, Buccaneers; Steve Spagnuolo, Rams; Jim Schwartz, Lions; Jim Mora, Seahawks; Jim Caldwell, Colts; Josh McDaniels, Broncos; Todd Haley, Chiefs.

CHILLY

GUYS WHO HAVE SOME GOOD WILL IN THE BANK TO STAY PRETTY SAFE: Mike McCarthy, Packers; Sean Peyton, Saints; Ken Whisenhunt, Cardinals; Mike Singletary, Niners; Lovie Smith, Bears; Andy Reid, Eagles; Mike Smith, Falcons; Tony Sparano, Dolphins; John Harbaugh, Ravens.

FROZEN

GUYS WHO HAVE A TON OF GOODWILL IN THE BANK ARE ARE TOTALLY SAFE: Bill Belichick, Patriots; Tom Coughlin, Giants; Mike Tomlin, Steelers; Jeff Fisher, Titans;