After Trent Baalke’s late firing, what’s next for the Jaguars?

Some would say it was better late than never, but it was still late.

As the coaching carousel spun, several candidates favored the idea of ​​joining forces with Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke. And while this was implicitly confirmed by Baalke’s late firing, it comes after candidates who might have been interested in the job (like Ben Johnson and Liam Coen) went in different directions.

So what’s next? It’s possible that Coen will change his mind. New contract or not, he could still leave to become head coach of another team.

The Jaguars also interviewed Aaron Glenn (now Jets head coach), former Jets coach Robert Saleh, Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores. , Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.

The Jaguars have scheduled second interviews with Saleh and Graham.

The question is whether hitting the reset button will expand the search. Others who may not have been interested before might be interested now. Maybe even Bill Belichick will be interested, especially since he can now run the show with consigliere Mike Lombardi at his side.

Make no mistake, the Jaguars made a huge mistake by not cleaning up. Shad Khan has owned the team for over a decade; he knew or should have known that Baalke would be an obstacle.

But at least he’s trying to turn things around, and it will be interesting to see if the clean slate causes the Jaguars to take their coaching search in a completely different direction.