As Khan’s assertion notes, Baalke will stay in place for 2025. The previous 49ers GM has been on the helm of the Jaguars since 2021, predating Pederson’s arrival. The collective struggles the pair has endured over the previous two years led many to consider sweeping adjustments could possibly be made this offseason.
Main as much as “Black Monday,” nonetheless, it remained unclear which approach Khan was leaning. Whereas many across the league predicted Baalke can be dismissed, the information of Pederson’s firing comes as no shock.
Jacksonville went 9-8 in Pederson’s first 12 months with the crew, and a run to the divisional spherical of the playoffs provided optimism he and quarterback Trevor Lawrence would have the ability to string collectively a sustained run of success.
Issues took a downward flip final 12 months, although, with a second-half collapse leaving the crew out of the playoffs. Pederson, thus, more and more discovered himself on the new seat because the 2024 marketing campaign progressed.
Khan made it clear he had excessive expectations for the Jaguars based mostly on their roster, however the crew began 0-4. A playoff berth was, subsequently, out of attain early, and Pederson discovered himself among the many coaches at risk of being fired midway through the campaign.
Khan remained affected person on that entrance, as he typically has throughout his possession tenure. Nonetheless, indicators continued to level to dismissal after the marketing campaign, the latest being assistants on Pederson’s workers admitting they expected major changes to be made.
With a 4-13 season within the books (leaving Pederson with an general mark of 22-29 in Duval County), that has now proved to be the case. The Jaguars be a part of the Jets, Saints, Bears and Patriots as groups in want of a brand new coach, and Khan — who has not been in contact with potential candidates yet — will start his newest search. Apparently, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero notes the Jags’ subsequent coach will report on to Khan, not Baalke.
Experiences of a rift between Baalke and Pederson emerged in September, so a training change bringing with it a brand new energy construction within the group is a notable improvement. With Lawrence on the books long run, discovering a coach able to maximizing his potential will likely be an apparent precedence (though that was, after all, additionally the case when Pederson was employed). Whereas Baalke is secure for now, he’ll little question stay the topic of scrutiny transferring ahead.
Pederson, 56, spent 5 seasons on the helm of the Eagles. That stretch included a Tremendous Bowl championship, and after solely a one-year absence following his Philadelphia dismissal, he took one other HC gig with Jacksonville. It is going to be fascinating to see how he proceeds through the 2025 hiring cycle as probably the most skilled coaches available on the market.
