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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Mike Shanahan will not return to the Redskins in 2014. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Black Monday is here. Which coaches and GMs will get their walking papers with the 2013 season in the books?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find all the latest updates on firings below.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BANKS: Definitive guide to Black Monday&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Lions&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fired head coach Jim Schwartz.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022\u00A0Tale of the Tape:\u00A0&lt;/strong&gt;7-9 in 2013; 29-51 overall in five seasons with the Lions; 0-1 in the playoffs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022\u00A0What Went Wrong:\u00A0&lt;/strong&gt;How much time do you have?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Injuries to Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler giftwrapped the NFC North and left it sitting on Detroit\u2019s doorstep. The Lions rejected the offer with ferocity, losing three of their last four at home and six of their last seven overall to drop all the way to third place. The offense never really took off as most envisioned it would, with Matthew Stafford\u2019s development leveling off \u2014 and then dipping. Likewise, the defense failed to ever find consistent footing in Schwartz\u2019s tenure, a disappointing development given Schwartz\u2019s background on that side of the football.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All that said, lingering discipline and effort issues may have been Schwartz\u2019s ultimate undoing. The Lions had myriad off-field troubles under Schwartz\u2019s watch and some high-profile miscues on the field, like Ndamukong Suh\u2019s infamous stomp. Even down to their final few games in 2013, they were plagued by preventable penalties likes offsides and delays of game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There\u2019s almost no question that Schwartz would have returned in 2014 had the Lions found some way to win two more games and take the division title \u2014 their first since 1993. But despite holding fourth-quarter leads in each of their last nine games, the Lions could not get that done. So they\u2019re starting over again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022 Roster Outlook:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0Money is going to be a huge issue this offseason, as the Lions already have upwards of $124 million on the books for 2014 with the cap projected to settle around $126 million. Even worse, there are not many obvious spots for them to create room. Releasing safety Louis Delmas and WR Nate Burleson would save about $11.5 million, but that\u2019s about it in terms of substantial savings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Lions have danced around the cap in recent years by renegotiating contracts with guys like Ndamukong Suh and Matthew Stafford. The result: Suh\u2019s cap hit for 2014 is set to top $22 million; Stafford is up over $15 million (and carries a whopping $43 million dead-money hit, in case you\u2019re pondering a trade or something equally far-fetched).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fortunately for the next coach, the cupboard\u2019s not exactly bare here. The offense starts with Stafford, Calvin Johnson and Reggie Bush, plus an offensive line that is much better than most people realize. Defensively, Suh and Nick Fairley will be back to anchor the D-line, flanked by 2013 first-round pick Ziggy Ansah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The linebacking corps and secondary remain problem spots, as does the No. 2 receiver position. Losing TE Brandon Pettigrew to free agency would leave Detroit down a key starter there, too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022\u00A0Possible replacements:\u00A0&lt;/strong&gt;Bill O\u2019Brien, Lovie Smith, Ken Whisenhunt, Jon Gruden&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-- Chris Burke&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Buccaneers&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fired head coach Greg Schiano, GM Mark Dominik.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Tale of the tape:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0Schiano was 11-21 in two seasons as head coach; Tampa Bay was 28-52 in Dominik\u2019s five seasons as GM.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;What Went Wrong:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0Schiano set the bar relatively high over his first 10 games with the Buccaneers, pushing his team to a 6-4 start and playoff contention in 2012. But Tampa Bay lost five of its final six games last season plus the first eight in 2013 \u2014 a 1-13 stretch that really cranked up the heat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The real tipping point may have come at quarterback. The Buccaneers attempted again this season to turn Josh Freeman into a franchise player at that position, only to watch as he lethargically forced his way out of town. Rookie Mike Glennon provided a boost, briefly, but struggled down the stretch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tampa Bay also dealt with multiple MRSA outbreaks in the locker room, including one that led to kicker Lawrence Tynes fighting the franchise over the origin of his illness. Such a situation cannot be held against either Schiano or Dominik, but it merely added another trying element onto a situation that was spinning out of control.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;An early injury to star running back Doug Martin certainly did not help matters, though the Bucs were 0-6 with him in the lineup. Tampa Bay finished with the 30th-ranked offense in the league, while the defense regressed as the season went along \u2014 up to and including a 42-17 Week 17 meltdown, in which the Saints passed for 370 yards.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Roster Outlook:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0Financially, the Buccaneers are well set up for 2014, with an estimated $10 million in cap space plus some carryover from 2013 savings. They have a long list of potential free agents, but none of them really appear to be of critical importance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And the remaining roster could give the next coach/GM combo a chance at a quick, Chiefs-like turnaround. Martin should be healthy again for 2014, with WR Vincent Jackson also back off a 78-catch season. The line is steady and some unexpected players \u2014 Glennon and RB Bobby Rainey, for starters \u2014 emerged as contributors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There\u2019s also that Darrelle Revis guy on defense, paired with 2013 second-rounder Johnthan Banks at corner. In front of them, LB Lavonte David has developed quickly into one of the NFL\u2019s best at his position, joining elite DT Gerald McCoy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The cupboard is far from bare.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Possible Replacement(s):&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0Adam Gase, Mike Zimmer, Darrell Bevell, Kevin Sumlin, Bill O\u2019Brien&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-- &lt;em&gt;Chris Burke&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Redskins&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fired head coach Mike Shanahan.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;/strong&gt;Tale of the tape:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A03-13 in 2013; 24-40 in the regular season overall; 0-1 in the postseason&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;/strong&gt;What Went Wrong:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0As Bill Cosby once said of another matter, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Shanahan was Dan Snyder\u2019s perhaps most credible coaching hire outside of Joe Gibbs, and after two bumpy years partially mandated by the franchise\u2019s previous personnel bunglings, Shanahan was able to put it all together in 2012. Washington\u2019s move to give multiple first-round picks to the St. Louis Rams for the right to move up and take Robert Griffin III was repaid spectacularly in the short term when Griffin played at an MVP level in his rookie season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But knee injuries, which had been an issue for Griffin even at Baylor, came back up to bite the Redskins in the regular season and the postseason. Griffin missed the entire 2013 preseason from a training perspective, leaving him unable to develop as Shanahan and son Kyle, the team\u2019s offensive coordinator, would have preferred. Shanahan\u2019s\u00A0decision to bench Griffin\u00A0for the last three games of the 2013 season seemed as much a shot at Snyder as an actual football decision.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition, defensive coordinator Jim Haslett was unable to marry personnel to scheme, and personnel was a pretty big issue overall.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;/strong&gt;Roster Outlook:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0Griffin can still be great if he\u2019s healthy and able to get with offseason programs, and running back Alfred Morris is an underrated gem. But whoever replaces the Shanahans will have some work to do. Outside of left tackle Trent Williams, the Redskins\u2019 offensive line needs an overhaul, and while the receivers are pretty good overall \u2014 Pierre Garcon in particular this last season \u2014 a true impact guy could really help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On defense, a replacement for the retiring London Fletcher is needed. There\u2019s probably more talent in the defensive front than people think, and the secondary needs a lot of help. The Redskins aren\u2019t too far away from having a competitive team again \u2014 one could say that the firing was more about a bad situation between coaching staff and front office than a true reflection of the team\u2019s talent level.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;/strong&gt;Possible Replacement(s):&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0Bill O\u2019Brien, Lovie Smith, Darrell Bevell, Russ Grimm, Art Briles, Jay Gruden. Really, Snyder could go in all sorts of directions. He likes big names, and he may be attracted to a college coach because that\u2019s the acceptable trend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-- Doug Farrar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Vikings&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fired head coach Leslie Frazier.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022\u00A0Tale of the Tape:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A05-10-1 in 2013; 21-32-1 in the regular season over four years and three full seasons; 0-1 in the postseason.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022\u00A0What Went Wrong:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0The Vikings were never able to find their franchise quarterback during Frazier\u2019s tenure, and that was the biggest part of Frazier\u2019s downfall. They tried with Florida State\u2019s Christian Ponder in the first round of the 2011 draft, but Ponder was simply too limited. Veteran Matt Cassel was decent enough, but hardly an overwhelming talent. The Vikings picked Josh Freeman up off the scrap heap and inexplicably gave him $3 million to start one game, play terribly and sit on the bench the rest of the season after Freeman was released from Tampa Bay.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition, Frazier and general manager Rick Spielman\u00A0were unable to re-frame Minnesota\u2019s formerly impressive defense. The secondary has been singularly unimpressive, young pass-rushers have been hard to find outside of Brian Robison, and Frazier\u2019s adherence to Cover-2 and Tampa-2 principles at the expense of the flexibility demanded by today\u2019s NFL probably sealed his fate. Basically, without Adrian Peterson rushing for over 2,000 yards in 2012, Frazier\u2019s coaching tenure would be almost completely unremarkable. It was time for a change.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022\u00A0Roster Outlook:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0The Vikings clearly need that franchise quarterback, and they\u2019ll have a high pick to find one. Peterson seems to have superhuman regenerative powers, the offensive line is pretty solid and Cordarrelle Patterson showed enough as a rookie receiver to get people really excited.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The defense is the problem. Jared Allen may be gone, the linebackers are not world-class in a general sense (Chad Greenway makes a lot of plays on both sides of the good/bad ledger) and the cornerbacks are among the worst in the league, rookie Xavier Rhodes excepted. The team needs new schematic ideas on both sides of the ball, and the kind of players able to make a real difference around a few freakishly talented cogs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022\u00A0Possible Replacement(s):&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0Darrell Bevell, James Franklin, Kevin Sumlin. The Vikings are said to prefer a college coach, perhaps to assist in future drafts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-- Doug Farrar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Browns&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fired head coach Rob Chudzinski.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Tale of the tape:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A04-12 record in 2013; 4-12 record with team overall.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;What Went Wrong:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0Well, for starters, it seems as if the Browns had second thoughts from the get-go about hiring Chudzinski, a first-time head coach. That speaks as much to the dysfunction in Cleveland\u2019s front office as it does to Chudzinski\u2019s abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The season actually started surprisingly well for a Browns team not expected to go very far in 2013. They ran off three straight wins in late September/early October, with Brian Hoyer at quarterback, to get above .500 and still sat at 4-5 headed into their bye.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From there, disaster. The Browns lost their last seven games, giving up 27 points or more in five of them as Ray Horton\u2019s defense crumpled behind a struggling offense. Even though the Trent Richardson trade looked brilliant in bringing back a Round 1 pick, the Browns never found a true No. 1 RB. And with issues at quarterback continuing to linger, that was too much to overcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Roster Outlook:&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0The Browns do have some talented pieces in place \u2014 WR Josh Gordon is a burgeoning star, Joe Thomas a standout left tackle and Joe Haden a very solid No. 1 cornerback.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aside from finding the aforementioned starting quarterback, running back (and help at wide receiver), the biggest decision might surround what to do with center Alex Mack. He\u2019s arguably the best at this position in the league, meaning he\u2019ll have a chance to cash in as a free agent, though he\u2019s reportedly said he will allow Cleveland the chance to match any offer. Would the Browns consider using a franchise tag instead?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Much of what happens from here with the roster will be determined by the schemes of the next staff. (The Browns will\u00A0reportedly retain the coaching staff for now\u00A0and begin their search for a new head coach with them in place.) The Chudzinski era was built around a vertical passing attack and 3-4 defense. Cleveland may have to go back to the drawing board.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Possible Replacement(s):&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0Josh McDaniels, Bill O\u2019Brien, Lovie Smith, Kevin Sumlin, Ray Horton&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-- Chris Burke&lt;/em&gt;\n[si_video id=\"video_B3C0D4FF-B447-0DC6-3B03-421B04197CFA\" height=\"470\"]&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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