JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Jaguars parted ways with head coach Doug Marrone on Monday after the worst season in franchise history.
“I am determined and determined to deliver winning football to the city of Jacksonville,” team owner Shad Khan said in a statement. “Achieving this goal requires a fresh start in our football operations, which is why I spoke to Doug Marrone this morning to thank him for his hard work over the past four seasons as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.”
Marrone has one more year on his contract and will be paid through the 2021 season. The team fired general manager Dave Caldwell on Nov. 29, and both openings should be highly sought after, as the Jaguars have the No. 1 overall in the NFL Series in 2021 and have four picks in the first two rounds and seven in the first time four.
Sunday’s loss to Indianapolis in the final season was the Jaguars’ 15th consecutive series, two times worse than the franchise’s previous record set over the 2012 and 2013 seasons. It was also the Jaguars’ 21st loss in their last 24 games, dating back to a Week 8 victory over the New York Jets in the 2019 season. Fifteen of the losses were with double digits.
Marrone has a 25-44 record in Jaguars in four seasons, which includes a score of 12-36 since he defeated AFC South by a 10-6 record in 2017 and appeared in the AFC title game. It was the franchise’s first division title since 1999 and the first time in the playoffs since 2007.
Three seasons later, they are one of the weakest teams in the league. In the final against the Colts, the Jaguars already gave up a franchise record of 464 points, and they ranked 27th or worse in the NFL in the four most important defensive statistical categories (yards per game, rushing, passing and scoring). Offensively, the Jaguars occupy 27th place or worse in yards per game, chasing and scoring and placing their 20th in passing, which is largely a product of deterioration in games and should abandon the run.
The Jaguars upset Indianapolis in the season opener and then lost a close game against Tennessee in Nashville, where they have struggled for the past six seasons to keep games close to create optimism that the team would be competitive and better than many people thought. has.
Miami, Cincinnati and Houston scored their first wins of the season against the Jaguars. Per Elias, this makes the Jaguars the first team in NFL history to lose three consecutive games to unbeaten teams (excluding season openers).
Marrone was named the interim head coach of Jaguars on December 18, 2016 after owner Shad Khan fired Gus Bradley, who set a 14-48 record in nearly four seasons. Marrone, who has been the Jaguars’ assistant coach / attacking line coach since 2015, became the head coach less than a month later.
Marrone coached the Buffalo Bills in 2013 and 2014, and he passed 15-17 – including Buffalo’s first winning season in ten years in 2014 (9-7) – before moving from his contract to a change of ownership. decided. He was appointed as the Jaguars’ attacking coach and assistant coach before the 2015 season.
The Jaguars are now joining the Jets, Lions, Falcons and Texans as current teams with head coach openings.