When it comes to the NFL, the subject of firings is generally verboten among coaches during the season.
Oh, sure. There might be some gallows humor on the topic, like Herm Edwards’ “We all rent the whistle.” Or Mike Smith’s “They don’t hire you to retire you.” And even this gem Darryl Rogers gave us at the end of the Detroit Lions’ 1987 season: “What's a guy have to do to get fired around here?”
But mostly coaches avoid the topic altogether, and especially at the end of a season when they know the ax could be swung in their direction.