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

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

As the coaching carousel spun, multiple candidates were cool with the idea of ​​joining forces with Jaguars GM Trent Baalke. And while that was implicitly confirmed by the late firing of Baalke, it comes after candidates who may have been interested in the job (such as Ben Johnson and Liam Coen) have gone in different directions.

What’s next? It is possible that Coen will change his mind. New contract or not, he could still leave and become the 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, coordinator Chiefs defense Steve Spagnuolo.

The Jaguars have scheduled other interviews with Saleh and Graham.

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

Make no mistake – the Jaguars made a huge mistake by not cleaning house. 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 get it right, and it will be interesting to see if a clean slate leads to the Jaguars taking their coaching search in a completely different direction.