Jaguars Fire Coach Doug Pederson, Keep GM Trent Baalke After ‘Best Team Assembled’ Wins Just 4 Games

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson pauses during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, in Indianapolis, on Jan. 5, 2025. Michael Conroy/AP Photo

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke never developed enough synergy, if any at all.

Pederson thought talent was Jacksonville’s bigger issue as losses mounted; Baalke believed coaching was the problem. Regardless, the pairing wasn’t working in Year 3—and everyone inside the building knew it.