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The regular season is over, and the following head coaches have been let go:

Andy Reid (PhiladelphiaEagles)
Romeo Crennel (Kansas City Chiefs)
Pat Shurmur (Cleveland Browns)
Ken Whisenhunt (Arizona Cardinals)
Chan Gailey (Buffalo Bills)
Norv Turner (San Diego Chargers)
Levi Smith (Chicago Bears)

WTELF?!?!?! (What the Ever Living F@$%?!?!)

On deck (according to the adorable John Clayton on ESPN):

Mike Mularkey Jacksonville Jaguars
Ron Rivera Carolina Panthers

Word has it that Andy Reid might be moving to Arizona and that Levi might be interviewing with the Bills.  We'll see what happens there.  It seems like this is a small, almost incestuous community.  You want someone with experience to hire as head coach, so your options are current and past head coaches, all of whom have probably been fired from somewhere else, right?  If they quit, it's probably because they wanted to retire or focus on something else (like commentating).  I guess you could promote from within or maybe hire a college or university coach, but college football has to be different from pro football.  I heard John Gruden's name bandied about a while ago as a potential returning coach.  It'd be interesting to see his coaching style.

Does this kind of thing happen every year around this time?  Does the grim reaper of the workforce stand over the NFL, his/her scythe prepared to swing on New Years?  What a way to start the new year.