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Doug Pederson is out as Jacksonville’s head coach after the franchise’s “best team assembled” won just four games.
The Jaguars are the league’s worst team coming off the worst loss in franchise history. Speculation is running rampant on the futures of head coach Doug Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke.
Can the Jaguars kick off a long road back to contention on Sunday morning (9:30 a.m.) against the similarly struggling Patriots (1-5)? It’s not a stretch to say this Week 7 game is between the two teams battling for the No. 1 overall draft pick. But that was somewhat expected on the New England side. Not so much on Jacksonville's side.
It was a start and a good one. The Jaguars saw what they needed to from the starters and got significant contributions from the backups and kicked off their preseason slate with a thorough performance against the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs on Saturday night at EverBank Stadium.
There was one thing that Ryan Nielsen left at home as the Jaguars new defensive coordinator — a depth chart. He doesn’t need one right now.
The NFL offseason continues to move along. The Jaguars started organized team activities this week, the return to the football field as a team. Every OTA is important especially for the Jaguars defense since they have a new defensive coordinator in Ryan Nielsen.
The Jaguars filled out their coaching staff on Thursday, adding eight and promoting another from within to bolster their staff and new defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen.
Ryan Nielsen met with the media for the first time since he was hired on Thursday, and filled in the blanks on what his defense will look like in Jacksonville.
The Jaguars are filling their defensive coordinator position with Atlanta’s Ryan Nielsen, leaning on an up-and-coming coach to revitalize a defense that imploded down the stretch as Jacksonville missed the playoffs.
