Jaguars Announce Tom Coughlin, Dave Caldwell & Doug Marrone Will Return In 2019

Following Sunday’s game, Jaguars owner Shad Khan announced that executive VP Tom Coughlin, GM Dave Caldwell and HC Doug Marrone will all be back for the 2019 season, despite what was a disappointing year for the team.

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Indications were that Marrone was likely safe and would get another shot to turn things around. However, it was not considered a guarantee.

Some recent reports have said that Marrone may need to make some staff changes, which makes sense after he fired OC Nathaniel Hackett midseason.

Marrone, 54, was hired by the Bills as their head coach back in 2013 after he had spent a number of years with at Syracuse. After two seasons in Buffalo, Marrone surprising voided his contract with the team to become a free agent.

The thinking at the time was that Marrone was going to be hired by the Jets. However, he didn’t secure another head-coaching job and eventually ended up on the Jaguars’ coaching staff as an assistant.

The Jaguars promoted him to interim head coach after they parted ways with Gus Bradley and he’s remained in the position the past three years.

As the Jaguars’ head coach, Marrone has won 16 of 34 games (47 percent), which includes one playoff appearance and a trip to the AFC Championship game.