If you're into job security, don't become an NFL head coach. Nearly a third (10) of the league's 32 teams changed coaches in the offseason, and only twice over the past 10 offseason has there been fewer than five changes. Here is a year-by-year look at the turnover:
1997 (11 teams opened the season with a new head coach)
Atlanta Dan Reeves replaced June Jones
Cincinnati Bruce Coslet replaced David Shula
Detroit Bobby Ross replaced Wayne Fontes
Giants Jim Fassel replaced Dan Reeves
Jets Parcells replaced Rich Kotite
New England Pete Carroll replaced Bill Parcells
New Orleans Mike Ditka replaced Jim Mora (& interim Rick Venturi)
Oakland Joe Bugel replaced Mike White
St. Louis Dick Vermeil replaced Rich Brooks
San Diego Kevin Gilbride replaced Bobby Ross
San Francisco Steve Mariucci replaced George Seifert
1998 (four teams opened the season with a new head coach)
Buffalo Wade Phillips for Marv Levy (retired)
Dallas Chan Gailey for Barry Switzer
Indianapolis Jim Mora for Lindy Infante
Oakland Jon Gruden for Joe Bugel
1999 (eight teams opened the season with a new head coach)
Baltimore Brian Billick for Ted Marchibroda
Carolina George Seifert for Dom Capers
Chicago Dick Jauron for Dave Wannstedt
Green Bay Ray Rhodes for Mike Holmgren
Kansas City Gunther Cunningham for Marty Schottenheimer
Philadelphia Andy Reid for Ray Rhodes
San Diego Mike Riley for June Jones (interim)
Seattle Mike Holmgren for Dennis Erickson
Cleveland re-entered the league and hired Chris Palmer
2000 (seven teams opened the season with a new head coach)
Dallas Dave Campo replaced Chan Gailey
Green Bay Mike Sherman replaced Ray Rhodes
Jets Al Groh replaced Bill Parcells
Miami Dave Wannstedt replaced Jimmy Johnson
New England Bill Belichick replaced Pete Carroll
New Orleans Jim Haslett replaced Mike Ditka
St. Louis Mike replaced Dick Vermeil
2001 (seven teams opened the season with a new head coach)
Buffalo Gregg Williams replaced Wade Phillips
Cincinnati Dick LeBeau replaced Bruce Coslet
Cleveland Butch Davis replaced Chris Palmer
Detroit for Marty Mornhinweg replaced Gary Moeller
Jets Herman Edwards replaced Al Groh
Kansas City Dick Vermeil replaced Gunther Cunningham
Washington Marty Schottenheimer replaced Terry Robiske (interim)
2002 (seven teams opened the season with a new head coach)
Carolina John Fox replaced George Seifert
Indianapolis Tony Dungy replaced Jim Mora
Minnesota Mike Tice replaced Denny Green
Oakland Bill Callahan replaced Jon Gruden
San Diego Marty Schottenheimer replaced Mike Riley
Tampa Bay Jon Gruden replaced Tony Dungy
Washington Steve Spurrier replaced Marty Schottenheimer
2003 (five teams opened the season with a new head coach)
Cincinnati Marvin Lewis replaced Dick LeBeau
Dallas Bill Parcells replaced Dave Campo
Detroit Steve Mariucci replaced Marty Mornhinweg
Jacksonville Jack Del Rio replaced Tom Coughlin
San Francisco Dennis Erickson replaced Steve Mariucci
2004 (seven teams opened the season with a new head coach)
Arizona Denny Green replaced Dave McGinnis
Atlanta Jim Mora Jr. replaced Wade Phillips (interim)
Buffalo Mike Mularkey replaced Gregg Williams
Chicago Lovie Smith for Dick Jauron
Giants Tom Coughlin for Jim Fassel
Oakland Norv Turner for Bill Callahan
Washington Joe Gibbs for Steve Spurrier
2005 (three teams opened the season with a new head coach)
Cleveland Romeo Crennel for Terry Robiskie (interim)
Miami Nick Saban for Dave Wannstedt
San Francisco Mike Nolan for Steve Mariucci
2006 (10 teams will open the season with a new head coach)
Buffalo Dick Jauron for Mike Mularkey
Detroit Rod Marinelli for Dick Jauron (interim)
Houston Gary Kubiak for Dom Capers
Green Bay Mike McCarthy for Mike Sherman
Jets Eric Mangini for Herm Edwards
Kansas City Herm Edwards for Dick Vermeil
Minnesota Brad Childress for Mike Tice
New Orleans Sean Payton for Jim Haslett
Oakland Art Shell for Norv Turner
St. Louis Scott Linehan for Steve Mariucci
