Sean from Jacksonville
The team better get moving to hire a GM and head coach since other teams are getting it done. All the good ones will be gone if they don t. Is this a stay tuned moment?
The Jaguars have interviewed multiple candidates for their vacant general-manager and head-coach positions. We ll go head coach first. They reportedly interviewed Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and Atlanta Falcons Interim Head Coach Raheem Morris for the position last week, and reportedly interviewed former Florida/Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer Friday. They reportedly interviewed San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh Saturday and Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith Sunday. They reportedly have interviewed multiple general-manager candidates. The Houston Texans hiring of Nick Caserio as general manager is the only general manager hire yet to take place in this hiring cycle and no head coaches have yet been hired this offseason. How
Ed from Concord, NC
Does this arrangement with Khan, Coach and GM seem like something similar to the Cowboys?
You re referencing Jaguars Owner Shad Khan saying Monday that he planned to maintain control over the roster moving forward, with the general manager and head coach both reporting directly to him. Some observers this week indeed interpreted that as Khan being involved on the level of Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones – who is perhaps more involved in football operations than any NFL owner. But I didn t see that as what Khan meant. It seemed he meant he wanted to make sure football decisions were discussed with him to an appropriate degree before they were made. He said his planned organizational structure would ensure such transparency and ensure that he was communicating with the general manager and coach in an unfiltered manner. It also would ensure that the general manager and head coach were communicating with each other on a proper level. I don t expect Khan to be ove
Rob from Fleming Island, FL
Hey, John: Will the new general manager likely bring in his own scouts with enough time to prepare for the draft or will he be forced to rely on the current staff for the analysis work this year? Seems like that would be a disadvantage.
Many O-Zone questions in the coming days will be impossible to answer. This is one of them, because there s no way to know precisely what a general manager will do before a general manager is hired. But generally, new general managers keep many area scouts from previous regimes. This is because area scouts have extensive history, contacts and familiarity with their areas; such institutional knowledge can be important in that front line of scouting. Remember: area scouts on that front line are typically not involved in final decisions. They re not making the call on draft day. Discussions on that level are conducted by the general manager, director of player personnel, regional scouts, etc. A general manager therefore ofte
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JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser examines what we learned from the Jaguars 28-14 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the 2020 regular-season finale and the game s aftermath …
1.Change is in the air. This was true before this past weekend, with General Manager David Caldwell having been dismissed in late November. It continued Monday, with Jaguars Owner Shad Khan announcing that Doug Marrone no longer will be the franchise s head coach. It s about the future around the Jaguars now.
2.The Jaguars will select No. 1 overall … We actually learned this in Week 16, but it s well worth repeating. The Jaguars, after finishing 1-15, enter the offseason holding the No. 1 overall selection in the draft for the first time in franchise history. We have the ability to make a choice – and it s going to define the franchise moving forward, Jaguars Owner Shad Khan said Monday.
Gary McCullough/Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Jacksonville Jaguars running back Dare Ogunbowale (33) is tackled by Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith (58) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)
JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser and senior correspondent Brian Sexton both offer three quick thoughts on the Jaguars as they prepare to play the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Sunday …
Oehser …
1.Thank goodness the race is over. The race for the No. 1 overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft ended Sunday; to the delight of Jaguars fans, the Jaguars won it by securing the NFL s worst record with a loss to the Chicago Bears and a New York Jets victory over Cleveland. Fan euphoria is understandable because the No. 1 selection may mean Clemson University quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who appears to be generational