Hays Carlyon’s Jaguars Blog

By: Hays Carlyon INDIANAPOLIS – Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell and coach Doug Marrone seem to at least be considering a position change for middle linebacker Myles Jack. Both met with reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine on Tuesday at the Indiana Convention Center. The 24-year-old Jack regressed last season, his second season playing solely inside after spending his first two seasons moving between the strong-side spot and middle. Jack […]

By: Hays Carlyon And just like that, the Jaguars have salary-cap space. NFL Network reported on Monday that the Jaguars will decline to pick up the option on two veteran players: defensive tackle Marcell Dareus and linebacker Jake Ryan. Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell and coach Doug Marrone are scheduled to address reporters Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. The Jaguars are currently $1.4 million over the projected […]

By: Hays Carlyon Jaguars coach Doug Marrone continued to fill out his staff on Wednesday. The team announced Marrone has hired former New York Giants coach Ben McAdoo to serve as quarterbacks coach. The 42-year-old McAdoo becomes the second former NFL head coach that Marrone has hired this off-season. Former Washington coach Jay Gruden was named offensive coordinator on Jan. 22. “Coach McAdoo brings a lot of experience and knowledge […]

By: Hays Carlyon The avalanche of bad news continues to overwhelm Jaguars fans. The franchise announced Tuesday that owner Shad Khan has decided that the team will play two “home” games in London’s Wembley Stadium this season with the NFL’s blessing. The league isn’t expected to release the full 2020 schedule until April, but Jaguars president Mark Lamping said on a conference call with reporters that the games would be […]

By: Hays Carlyon The Jaguars face arguably their most challenging off-season in team history. Jaguars owner Shad Khan elected to retain eighth-year general manager Dave Caldwell and fourth-year coach Doug Marrone, despite their poor results. Caldwell is 38-77 overall (including the playoffs). Marrone is 8-20 in his last 28 games with an overall record of 24-29 counting the playoffs. That forces the Jaguars into a win-now mentality. I’m going to […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars hired former Washington head coach Jay Gruden as their new offensive coordinator Wednesday. Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone was a guest on “XL Primetime” to discuss the hiring of Gruden to the Jacksonville coaching staff. “We didn’t want to make a quick decision and just jump at it,” Marrone said. “We spent a lot of time and tried to make sure that we were bringing in people […]

By: Hays Carlyon All the boxes were checked. The Jaguars first off-season acquisition can be labeled a success on the surface. The team announced Wednesday that coach Doug Marrone hired former Washington coach Jay Gruden to serve as offensive coordinator replacing John DeFilippo. The 52-year-old Gruden, the younger brother of Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden, is an experienced NFL coordinator (Cincinnati, 2011-13) with head-coaching experience. Gruden was 35-49-1 (0-1 […]

By: Hays Carlyon The Jaguars face arguably their most challenging off-season in team history over the next few months. Jaguars owner Shad Khan elected to retain eighth-year general manager Dave Caldwell and fourth-year coach Doug Marrone, despite their poor results. Caldwell is 38-77 overall (including the playoffs). Marrone is 8-20 in his last 28 games with an overall record of 24-29 counting the playoffs. This screamed for new leadership across […]

By: Hays Carlyon A familiar script has started to play out again for the Jaguars. Coach Doug Marrone announced on Monday that the Jaguars had “mutually agreed to part ways” with offensive coordinator John DeFilippo after one season. No one mutually parts ways in the NFL. That’s absurd. Why would DeFilippo run away from this opportunity? He was fired as Minnesota’s offensive coordinator in 2018. It’s not like he’s going […]