There are 8 coaching openings now. Again. After starting as 9 and falling to 7, and with a total of 10 overall.

The Bills fired Sean McDermott on Monday, making the 10th coaching change of the 2026 cycle. The Giants (John Harbaugh) and the Falcons (Kevin Stefanski) have already filled their vacancies, but still, 10 switches in one cycle is an incredibly big number.

The Cardinals are obviously one of the 10.

ESPN reported that this is the fifth time there have been 10 openings for one coaching cycle, the others being 1978, 1997, 2006, and 2022. Only within one of these cycles were the Cardinals seeking a coach; that came back in 1978 after Don Coryell left and the team hired Bud Wilkinson. (It should be noted that in 1978 there were only 28 teams, so 10 openings was 36 percent of the jobs, higher than now with 32 teams.)

The Bills move impacts the Cardinals from two angles -- one, as another opening with which the Cards may have to contend with in terms of taking a candidate the Cards may want; two, putting McDermott on the market. We'll see if McDermott would have any interest for Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort, but even to a lesser level, if McDermott ends up in one of the other vacancies, that could make available a coach that would have otherwise taken the job McDermott gets.

Among the coaches the Cardinals have reportedly reached out to that remain in the playoffs -- now down to the final four -- are Rams assistants Mike LaFleur and Chris Shula, Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, and Patriots passing game coordinator Thomas Brown.

Also coming out Monday was the news the Lions are hiring Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing in the same role, the first coach on Jonathan Gannon's staff to get another NFL spot. Gannon is reportedly talking with the Cowboys about their defensive coordinator position this week, and has interviewed with the Titans for their head coaching job.