On Wednesday, the Jaguars misplaced out on one other high teaching candidate. If solely anybody might have seen this coming. Oh, wait. We did.
Proprietor Shad Khan’s resolution to retain common supervisor Trent Baalke after the staff fired head coach Doug Pederson was seen poorly in early January. Within the weeks because it has become a near-catastrophe that resulted in Baalke’s firing on Wednesday.
Per ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen will stay in Tampa Bay after receiving overtures from the Jaguars to just accept their head-coaching opening.
Jaguars’ Sports activities Illustrated beat reporter John Shipley described Jacksonville as “all in” on hiring Coen, and the search “has now gone off the rails.”
As CBS Sports activities NFL analyst Will Brinson relayed earlier this week, lately employed Bears head coach and former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson “was undoubtedly within the Jaguars gig — that is been a poorly-kept secret across the league for months.”
His resolution to just accept the Bears’ opening despite their concerning front-office leadership indicated Baalke’s adverse affect on Jacksonville’s search.
Whiffing on Coen, who might have parlayed one season answerable for the Bucs offense right into a profitable, multiyear head teaching contract, is the most recent sobering reminder that the Jaguars might be pressured to combat for scraps so long as they preserve their present entrance workplace construction.
Following the information of Coen’s resolution to tug out of consideration for the Jaguars’ job, NFL insider Jordan Schultz wrote, “It has been no secret that… that the Jaguars would have a tough time attracting a high head coach in the event that they stored Trent Baalke.”
Jaguars reporter Mia O’Brien shared, “From the second Doug Pederson was fired and Trent Baalke was retained, there was trepidation from Liam Coen’s camp.”
Primarily based on Baalke’s resume, it was simple to surprise how he is had vital job safety in his two stints as an NFL common supervisor.
From 2010-16, he served as 49ers common supervisor. He survived a reported energy battle with then-head coach Jim Harbaugh, who was 44-19-1 in 4 seasons in San Francisco (2011-14).
In 2015, Harbaugh advised the San Jose Mercury Information, “I did not go away the 49ers. I felt just like the 49er hierarchy left me.” (h/t ESPN)
Baalke’s first main transfer after Harbaugh’s firing was selling Jim Tonsula, the staff’s line of defense coach, to move coach.
In his lone season, he went 5-11 earlier than being fired. Baalke then employed Chip Kelly, who went 2-14 in 2016.
Baalke’s poor observe report with head coaches continued in Jacksonville, the place he was accountable for the City Meyer debacle. He lasted 13 video games earlier than being fired amid a scandal-plagued season in 2021.
It is perplexing how Baalke remained in possession’s good graces for so long as he did regardless of his failures throughout his 4 seasons in Jacksonville. Teaching candidates are rightfully simply as confounded, placing the Jaguars in an unlucky state of affairs.
Nevertheless, with Baalke’s firing, the Jaguars hope they will get again on the fitting path.
