As the NFL season wraps up and fans look forward to the playoffs, much of their attention is being drawn towards teams that aren’t playing in the post-season.

Starting in November with the Detroit Lions letting go of Steve Mariucci and in the future, many NFL teams are waving bye-bye to head coaches.

Nine teams have begun replacing their head coach with three more releasing assistant coaches.

The Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets are seriously considering re-vamping their coaching staffs, though the Cowboys have agreed to a two-year extension for head coach Bill Parcells.

The Jets have agreed to allow the Kansas City Chiefs to sign head coach Herman Edwards to a four- year deal for a fouth-round draft pick as compensation.

All but two of the teams currently making head-coaching changes were ranked last in their division. The St. Louis Rams, which were ranked second in the NFC South, let head coach Mike Martz go after he was only able to attend five games the entire season due to a heart condition.

The Minnesota Vikings have announced a definitive replacement. Brad Childress, formerly the Eagles’ offensive coordinator, filled Mike Tice’s position.

Potential new coaches for the other coachless teams, could come from the ranks of young assistant coaches. Take Dallas Defensive Coordinator Mike Zimmer, who is being courted by the St. Louis Rams and the Cowboys’ Assistant Coach Sean Payton, who is being looked at by the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints.

College coaches haven’t seemed to grab much attention in the scramble so far, although the next few days could change everything as quickly as a Reggie Bush lateral.