Dec 14th 2008 12:45PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jaguars, AFC South, NFL Coaching, NFL Rumors
There are certainly worse teams in the NFL, but few have been more disappointing than the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jags won 11 games a year ago and made it to the AFC Divisional round, but have fallen flat in 2008. They’re currently sitting at 4-9, and if not for the bottom falling out of the U.S. economy, head coach Jack Del Rio would probably be on the ol’ hot seat.
Still, when a team underachieves as spectacularly as the Jaguars, there’s sure to be some scapegoatin’ at season’s end. Which is why first-year defensive coordinator Gregg Williams could be looking for work in a few weeks. …Owner Wayne Weaver and coach Jack Del Rio will shake things up on the field, in the front office and with the coaching staff after a disappointing season, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.
The first change involves defensive coordinator Gregg Williams not returning to Jacksonville. A one-year marriage to Williams is headed for divorce, sources told ESPN. Philosophically, it hasn’t worked, and it wasn’t an expensive hire because Williams had one year left at more than $2 million when he was let go by the Washington Redskins. Continue Reading
