It's a forgone conclusion that Sparano is done for. I also think with the personel moves that we have made that Ireland is also halfway out the door. You can not expect to go 0-3 after consecutive 7-9 seasons with only 1 win out of the last 12 at home and keep your job. However, with that said, what is the point of axing them now?
The problem as I see it is if you fire them now, who are you going to replace them with? Mike Nolan is the popular answer but quite frankly he has his hands full dealing with a defense that is playing like crap. Can he take over the HC job and still manage the defense? Would he want to? Also, if you promote Nolan to the HC title, you can not demote him back to DC per league rule. So if you make him the HC and hire someone else after the season, he is gone and you will have to replace him too.