After two seasons as the offensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Jedd Fisch has been fired by head coach Gus Bradley. After finishing second-to-last in total offense, 29th in third down conversions, and allowing the most sacks in the NFL, the Jaguars decided to cut ties with their offensive coordinator, as said in a live press conference held by the team today.
"Jedd Fisch put his heart and soul into the team," Gus Bradley said. "Jedd is an extremely, extremely knowledgeable coach."
Gus Bradley also openly admitted that he was the man to pull the trigger in the situation.
"We had some philosophical differences." he continued.
This was an obviously tough decision for Gus Bradley, especially with having rookie Quarterback Blake Bortles going into his second season with a new offensive coordinator, but Gus Bradley didn't seemed to be too worried about it.
"I've talked to Blake and he's open to the challenge." he said.
Now this bodes to the question, what does Gus Bradley want in his new offensive coordinator next season? He answered that question, as well.
"We want precision, we want execution and we want our team to play fast. I think that’s where there was a difference. I’m more of the type of, ‘Let’s make sure our players can execute at the highest level and make sure there’s a lot of precision to it.’" he said.
There have been already names that have popped into the bubble of replacing Fisch as the new Jaguars offensive coordinator. These names include Former Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman, Former Bears offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer, and 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman.
One question touched the subject of Coach Trestman during the press conference held earlier today and Gus Bradley replied:
"I know Marc, Marc's a good person, but I haven't thought that much into it yet."
Gus Bradley also says that if he's offered to coach the Senior Bowl for a third straight season, he'll accept it and go to Mobile right away. That obviously states that a decision on a new offensive coordinator may be coming sooner than later. Only time can tell who will lead this young offense into next season.
