A winter 2025 housecleaning led to a dramatic turnaround for the Jaguars last season. With general manager James Gladstone and head coach Liam Coen taking up as first-timers of their respective roles, the Jaguars stunningly pulled off a nine-win improvement. After sinking to 4-13 of their last yr under GM Trent Baalke and head coach Doug Pederson, the Jaguars vaulted to 13-4 and claimed the AFC South title.
Despite homefield advantage, the Jaguars couldn’t make it out of the wild-card round. The playoff-tested Bills upended the Jags in a nail-biter, but there ought to be loads of optimism in Duval County going into the second offseason of the Gladstone-Coen era.
Coaching/front office:
A record-tying 10 teams modified head coaches this offseason, resulting in an infinite amount of staff upheaval up to now several weeks. Living proof: Of last season’s 14 playoff qualifiers, only the Jaguars, Texans and Panthers will return the identical offensive and defensive coordinators in 2026. It’s especially fortunate for the Jaguars, whose promising DC-OC duo were legitimate candidates to grow to be head coaches. Campanile and Udinski ultimately stuck around on recent contracts, giving Coen the posh of continuity at those all-important positions in his second season.
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