Chip Shots: 10-1 Says Lovie is Safe

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Chip Shots: 10-1 Says Lovie is Safe

10-1 Says Lovie is Safe

As a followup to today's earlier discussion about the probable fate of Bears coach Lovie Smith, there is an outfit which has issued odds on which coaches are most likely to get the ax after today. The outfit is called Betus.com Here's their rundown:

Odds on NFL coaches being fired
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Eric Mangini, Browns        3-2
Raheem Morris, Buccaneers   2-1
Steve Spagnuolo, Rams       3-1
Jim Mora Jr., Seahawks      7-2
Brad Childress, Vikings     7-2
Perry Fewell, Bills         4-1
Norv Turner, Chargers       4-1
Gary Kubiak, Texans         4-1
John Fox, Panthers          4-1
Jack Del Rio, Jaguars       4-1
Wade Phillips, Cowboys      6-1
Marvin Lewis, Bengals       7-1
Tom Cable, Raiders          8-1
Lovie Smith, Bears         10-1
Mike Singletary, 49ers     12-1
Jim Schwartz, Lions        12-1
Tony Sparano, Dolphins     15-1
Todd Haley, Chiefs         15-1
Mike Smith, Falcons        15-1
Mike McCarthy, Packers     15-1
Rex Ryan, Jets             18-1
John Harbaugh, Ravens      20-1
Ken Whisenhunt, Cardinals  20-1
Josh McDaniels, Broncos    20-1
Jeff Fisher, Titans        25-1
Tom Coughlin, Giants       25-1
Mike Tomlin, Steelers      40-1
Sean Payton, Saints        40-1
Bill Belichick, Patriots   50-1

# BetUS.com didn’t list odds for Washington’s Jim Zorn, Indianapolis’s Jim Caldwell 
or Philadelphia’s Andy Reid.

So, let's review.  Mangini may be out because of Mike Holmgren being involved in the Cleveland front office 
and Mora for similar reasons in Seattle.   I can buy that.

Morris and Spagnuolo are in the first years of their deals, so their dismissal is probably unlikely. 

Norv Turner has had a great year with San Diego, so he's not going anywhere.

Lovie being at 10-1 pretty much means even the oddsmakers think he's safe.