5 NFL coaches under most pressure in 2024: How hot is Mike McCarthy's seat?

The start of the 2024 season is only a few weeks away, but a handful of coaches enter the season with "win or go home" mandates from ownership. Although some of the coaches sitting on this hot seat list have enjoyed success with their current teams, the short attention spans of owners and observers force coaches to maintain their winning ways or risk losing their jobs in a league that annually turns over around 25 percent of its head coaches. 

Given the NFL's ultra-competitive environment, here are five coaches facing immense pressure to deliver big results this season: 

Mike McCarthy, Dallas Cowboys

The one-time Super Bowl winner sports a .620 career winning percentage and guided the Cowboys to three straight seasons with at least 12 wins, but he enters 2024 with a "Super Bowl or bust" mandate. The Cowboys' epic postseason failures have led to concerns about his ability to take "America's Team" to the next level despite his impressive resume and winning pedigree. With a circus atmosphere around the team due to the uncertainty around the contracts of Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Micah Parsons, McCaffrey will need to shine as a ringmaster to notch a fourth consecutive season with 12-plus wins and a deep playoff run to remain the leader of the NFL's most polarizing squad. 

Robert Saleh, New York Jets

The fourth-year head coach is running out of time and excuses to get the job done in the Big Apple with a four-time MVP at quarterback in Aaron Rodgers and a collection of emerging stars on each side of the ball. Though it is hard to count on a 40-year-old gunslinger bouncing back from a season-ending Achilles, the talent around the future gold jacket recipient makes the Jets a lock to make the postseason tournament in