Two more head coaches were hired in order to fill every vacancy in the league.
First, defensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks, Gus Bradley, is hired to be the head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Bradley is the only coach of all hired this off season to be from the defensive side of the ball. Bradley managed to mold the Seahawks into arguably the best defense in the NFL. They ranked first in points allowed in 2012 allowing 15.3 points per game. He now takes over a Jaguars team which is tied for 29th in points allowed, 30th in overall defense, and had a 2-14 record. At least he gets the 2nd pick in the NFL Draft to work with.
The 2nd and final vacancy of this off season was filled by Bruce Arians as he goes to the Arizona Cardinals. Arians was the offensive coordinator for the Colts and the interim head coach for most of 2012 due to Chuck Pagano's leukemia. He now takes over a 5-11 Cardinals team which was dead last in total offense and 2nd to last in points scored. He might have Kevin Kolb but they have a lot of work to do.
Hiring season for head coaches being over seems a bit disappointing what with the fact that Lovie Smith didn't get another head coaching job in the NFL. A lot of unproven NFL head coaches in the bunch with the notable exception being Andy Reid. Which of these new coaches will shine brightest in 2013?
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Mularkey Fired; Tebow not in Jags Future?
The bunch of Mularkey is gone.
After one season as the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach, Mike Mularkey has been fired. The relatively new owner Shad Khan fired Mularkey to give his new GM David Caldwell a clean slate to work with. Caldwell was introduced as the team's new GM to signify the "out with the old, in with the new" attitude (even though the old was just a year in this case).
On top of this, the possible Tebowmania in Jacksonville was silenced by Caldwell right when he got in the door. Caldwell said about acquiring Tebow "I can't imagine a scenario in which he'll be a Jacksonville Jaguar -- even if he's released." It seems that Shad Khan isn't going to overrule this possibility.
"It's not my decision," Khan said. "I want to do whatever to help this team win. Who the players are is really the general manager's and coaches' -- it's a football-side operation decision. It's really not my decision."
Two careers in Jacksonville done before they even had a chance. Though the Tim Tebow idea maybe a bit more literal in this case. Right now it certainly seems like Khan is going to let the football people decide, a concept lost on Jerry Jones. It's probably the best move for the team in terms of winning but when it comes to publicity and attendance it won't help.
I am not saying that Khan should overrule his newly hired GM because he shouldn't. It just would've been nice to see if a team would get behind Tim Tebow completely. With Jacksonville making these moves, it seems "Tebow's Time" in the NFL might almost be up.
After one season as the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach, Mike Mularkey has been fired. The relatively new owner Shad Khan fired Mularkey to give his new GM David Caldwell a clean slate to work with. Caldwell was introduced as the team's new GM to signify the "out with the old, in with the new" attitude (even though the old was just a year in this case).
On top of this, the possible Tebowmania in Jacksonville was silenced by Caldwell right when he got in the door. Caldwell said about acquiring Tebow "I can't imagine a scenario in which he'll be a Jacksonville Jaguar -- even if he's released." It seems that Shad Khan isn't going to overrule this possibility.
"It's not my decision," Khan said. "I want to do whatever to help this team win. Who the players are is really the general manager's and coaches' -- it's a football-side operation decision. It's really not my decision."
Two careers in Jacksonville done before they even had a chance. Though the Tim Tebow idea maybe a bit more literal in this case. Right now it certainly seems like Khan is going to let the football people decide, a concept lost on Jerry Jones. It's probably the best move for the team in terms of winning but when it comes to publicity and attendance it won't help.
I am not saying that Khan should overrule his newly hired GM because he shouldn't. It just would've been nice to see if a team would get behind Tim Tebow completely. With Jacksonville making these moves, it seems "Tebow's Time" in the NFL might almost be up.
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