“I know Mike well and do not want anyone to misinterpret the rationale behind my decision. Mike is an excellent coach and I am sure he will succeed in his next stop in the NFL. However, I must do what I believe is best for the Jacksonville Jaguars and immediately explore every avenue possible to turn our football team around. For that to happen as seamlessly as we want, and as quickly as our fans deserve, I feel it is in everyone’s best interests for an immediate and clean restart.”

 

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Greg Rosenthal reports that the Dallas Cowboys have fired Rob Ryan after two years as Defensive Coordinator. It’s odd that the first person to go was Ryan but owner Jerry Jones wanted to shake up the organization. The Cowboys were 19th in the league in defense in 2012. Losing rising start linebacker Sean Lee did hurt the defense a lot but this was a bad firing in my opinion.  I’m sure Ryan will be hired as a DC by some team in the next couple of months.