It seems about this time each year we start to see the same thing on ESPN’s SportsCenter every time we turn it on. A handful of head football coaches in the NFL and NCAA are on the "hot seat" and it’s only mid-season. Their teams are often winless or playing well below expectations.

Sometimes, the owners or players speak out against the coach in the media. Often, it’s the coaches that get the blame, and rightfully so. They get paid the big bucks to manage their teams, call the plays, and make sure everything runs smoothly come game day.

But sometimes, a bad team is anything but a coach’s fault. Take this year’s "hot seat" coaches, the Tennessee Titans’ Jeff Fisher and the Washington Redskins’ Jim Zorn. Both teams are off to pathetic starts and recently the Redskins’ ownership released Zorn from his play-calling duties. The next week, a Monday Night Football matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Redskins couldn’t move the ball downfield and ultimately lost 27-17. Play-calling, huh?

The ‘Skins have bigger problems than coaching ... they’ve got mediocre players