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NFL analyst has Jaguars' Liam Coen among Coach of the Year candidates
The Athletic's Mike Jones recently highlighted several NFL Coach of the Year Candidates, including the Jacksonville Jaguars' Liam Coen. "Coen and company find themselves in the driver’s seat in the division and in line to end the organization’s playoff drought," wrote Jones.
With a win, it will be the first time the team has reached 10 wins in a season since 2017, when they made a run to the AFC conference championship game before losing to the New England Patriots, 24-20, with a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Brady Cook is going from undrafted rookie to NFL starting quarterback this week. New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn announced Friday that Cook
Cook is the first undrafted rookie quarterback to start for the Jets since 1975, when J.J. Jones spelled Joe Namath for one start. This has been that kind of year for the Jets (3-10), who missed the playoffs for the 15th straight year and suffered their sixth consecutive season with double-digit losses.
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Jaguars coach could earn head coaching interviews this offseason
"The Jaguars can block teams from interviewing Udinski for a play-calling OC role," Jones wrote, "so the only way for a team to ensure they can get him in their building for a chat is to interview him for the vacant head coaching position.
NFL.com's panel of editors doesn't expect much resistance from the Jets, with all five members picking the Jaguars by an average margin of 14.2 points. Gennaro Filice predicted that Jacksonville will take it in a 30-13 blowout victory:
The key to Jacksonville’s season has been playing complementary football, with offense, defense and special teams sharing the spotlight. The Jaguars now have a one-game lead in the division with four to play — and little room for error with Houston and Indianapolis lurking.