With rumors swirling surrounding the future of Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks, one columnist thinks the first-year coach will be looking for a new job in the near future.

It simply hasn't been a good season for the Cardinals, as they now sit at 3-11 on the year after a 40-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 15.

Naturally, with the team getting blown out numerous times this season, that's led to plenty of speculation regarding Wilks' job security.

And according to Kent Somers of The Arizona Republic, things seem to be trending towards Wilks not returning next season.

From Somers:

Wilks held the usual day-after news conference following the 40-14 loss to the Falcons on Sunday and said the usual things.

Most likely, he is as tired of saying them as we are of hearing them.

This is little consolation to him, but Wilks probably will have to do this only one more time, next Monday. It seems a foregone conclusion the day-after news conference on Dec. 31 will be about his firing.

What remains in question is if it’s a package deal, with General Manager Steve Keim sharing boxes and packing tape with Wilks.

It would not be surprising at all for Somers to be right about this whole situation, especially when considering that this team went 8-8 last season and is only a few years removed from playing for the NFC title.

The Cardinals don't want to find themselves in rebuilding mode while the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks continue to improve year by year.

That could force Arizona to make some significant changes after the year, and with remaining games against those two NFC West powers, it appears that a three-win season could be likely for the Cardinals.