There are now odds posted on Nick Saban, Gus Malzahn, Lane Kiffin and Peyton Manning - to name a few - being named the next Washington Redskins coach.

To say these are longshots would be the understatement of the week. And, it’s only Monday.

In fact, you or I might have as much a shot of walking the sidelines for the Redskins next season.

Jay Gruden was fired as head coach of the Washington Redskins on Monday after an 0-5 start to the sixth season of a tenure that featured only one playoff appearance.

The Redskins have gone 35-49-1 overall under Gruden, whose brother, Jon, coaches the Oakland Raiders.

Offensive line coach Bill Callahan has replaced Gruden on an interim basis.

On Monday, SportsBetting.ag posted a list of 50 names and each person’s chances of becoming Washington’s next head man.

The lengthy list includes current and former coaches from the NFL and collegiate ranks, as well as a couple of retired players.

The names that jumped out - for all the wrong reasons - were Alabama’s Nick Saban (250 to 1), Auburn’s Gus Malzahn (50 to 1), Clemson’s Dabo Swinney (250 to 1), Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin (100 to 1) and former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning (500 to 1).

We had questions.

“There are certainly some names on the list that have absolutely no reason for being there," SportsBetting.ag head linesman Adam Burns told AL.com on Monday morning. "But the talking heads love to speculate the longshots, especially when some of them are household names.”

It begs the question, though, what are the criteria for being listed by a sportsbook when it comes to odds similar to these?

“No criteria," Burns said. "Whoever we want to book odds for and take action on.”

And, believe it or not, there is action being taken. Within the first hour off the odds posting, SportsBetting.ag took two bets on Malzahn and one on Manning.

That’s not to say the entire list of potential candidates is just thrown out there.

Eric Bieniemy, Byron Leftwich, Mike Pettine, Todd Bowles and Greg Olson are the favorites, according to the site, with all having 5-1 odds or better. In last week's odds, Bieniemy was listed at 10-1.

“The top six or seven guys are there for a reason," Burns explained. "Credible reports and sensible fits are how we come up with the top of this list. Staff hirings don’t always play out the way we, or fans, expect them to, but this top crop is our best guess as to who will be leading the Skins next season.”

The Redskins, who were initially installed as 6.5-point favorites at Miami this Sunday, are now a 3.5-point favorite.

Here is the complete list:

Redskins head coach in Week 1 of 2020 regular season

Eric Bieniemy 5-2

Byron Leftwich 3-1

Mike Pettine 7-2

Todd Bowles 4-1

Greg Olson 5-1

Josh McDaniels 8-1

Kevin O'Connell 10-1

Mike Tomlin 12-1

Jim Caldwell 15-1

Mike McCarthy 15-1

Dennis Allen 15-1

Joe Judge 15-1

Kevin Stefanski 20-1

Ken Whisenhunt 20-1

Kris Richard 20-1

Matt Eberflus 20-1

Robert Saleh 20-1

Jim Schwartz 20-1

Mike Munchak 20-1

Jim Harbaugh 25-1

Dan Campbell 25-1

Todd Monken 25-1

Dave Toub 25-1

John DeFilippo 25-1

Ryan Day 50-1

Chip Kelly 50-1

Lincoln Riley 50-1

Kellen Moore 50-1

Guz Malzahn 50-1

Todd Haley 50-1

Brian Schottenheimer 50-1

Mike Gundy 100-1

Lane Kiffin 100-1

Matt Rhule 100-1

Mike Leach 100-1

Jimbo Fisher 100-1

Matt Campbell 100-1

Tom Herman 100-1

Rex Ryan 100-1

Sean Payton 150-1

Chris Petersen 200-1

David Shaw 200-1

Brian Kelly 200-1

Urban Meyer 200-1

Dabo Swinney 250-1

Nick Saban 250-1

Norv Turner 500-1

Tony Romo 500-1

Bill Cowher 500-1

Peyton Manning 500-1

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.