Jaguars could fire Doug Pederson, Trent Baalke after embarrassing loss to Lions
NY Post
The Jaguars might have needed to upset the Lions — without quarterback Trevor Lawrence, and going against the top team in the NFC — on Sunday to save the jobs of head coach Doug Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke.
NFL.com reported Saturday that a “dramatic move” could follow Jacksonville’s game depending on what unfolds at Ford Field, given the Jaguars’ 2-8 record entering the game and their bye week coming in Week 12.
The Jaguars, perhaps unsurprisingly, got completely blown out by the Lions, 52-6 to fall to 0-6 on the road.
Since starting 8-3 last year, the Jaguars have gone 3-13, spiraled out of the postseason race last year and have already been all but eliminated in 2024 before Thanksgiving even arrived.
Lawrence struggled this season — throwing for just 2,004 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions — before sustaining a shoulder injury, prompting Patriots castoff Mac Jones to start their 12-7 loss to the Vikings last week and get the nod again Sunday.
And while Pederson, who won a Super Bowl as the Eagles’ head coach before eventually taking over as the Jaguars’ coach in 2022, was adamant last month that he has “not lost the locker room,” Jacksonville has continued to spiral as far as from the version that owner Shad Khan envisioned in August — when he declared that “winning now is the expectation.”
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