JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The Jaguars broke up with coach Doug Marrone Monday after the worst season in franchise history.
“I am committed and determined to deliver the winning football to the city of Jacksonville,” team owner Shad Khan said in a statement. “Realizing this goal requires a fresh start during all of our football operations, and with that in mind I spoke this morning with Doug Marrone to express my gratitude for his hard work over the last four seasons as a coach. Jacksonville Jaguars’ main. “
Marrone has one year left on his contract and will be paid for the 2021. The team fired general manager Dave Caldwell on Nov. 29, and both openings should be in high demand for the Jaguars to occupy No. 1 overall pick. 2021 NFL draft and have four picks in the first two rounds and seven in the first. four.
Sunday’s loss to Indianapolis at the end of the season dropped the Jaguars to 1-15 and was their 15th straight loss, two worse than the franchise’s previous record set during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. It was also their 21st loss. of the Jaguars in their last 24 games, which dates back to a Week 8 win over the New York Jets in the 2019 season. Fifteen of those losses had double digits.
Marrone, 56, has a 25-44 record, including the postseason, in more than four seasons with the Jaguars, which includes a 12-36 mark since he won the AFC South with a 10-6 record in 2017 and appeared in the AFC Title Game. This was the franchise’s first division title since 1999 and its first playoff appearance since 2007.
Three seasons later they are one of the worst teams in the league. By the time they reached the final against the Colts, the Jaguars had already yielded a franchise record of 464 points, ranking 27th or worse in the NFL in the four main defensive statistical categories (yards per game, rushing, passing and scoring). Offensively, the Jaguars ranked 27th or worse in yards per game, running and scoring, and ranked 20th in the pass, which is largely the product of falling behind in games and having to quit the race.
The Jaguars upset Indianapolis in the first season and then lost a game very close to Tennessee in Nashville, where they have struggled to keep games close for the past six seasons, to create some optimism that the team would be competitive and better than many thought.
Miami, Cincinnati and Houston got their first wins of the season against the Jaguars. For Elias, this makes the Jaguars the first team in NFL history to lose three straight games against teams without a win (except for the season openers).
Marrone was named interim head coach of the Jaguars on December 18, 2016, after owner Khan fired Gus Bradley, who compiled a 14-48 record in nearly four seasons. Marrone, who had been the Jaguars assistant coach / offensive line coach since 2015, became the head coach less than a month later.
Marrone coached Buffalo Bills in 2013 and 2014, going from 15 to 17, including Buffalo’s first winning season in 10 years in 2014 (9-7), before opting for his contract after a change of ownership. He was hired as the Jaguars ’offensive line coach and offensive assistant coach before the 2015 season.
Now the Jaguars join the Jets, Lions, Falcons and Texans as teams with head coach openings.