One of the NFL’s most shocking one-year turnarounds is currently playing out in Jacksonville, and the Cleveland Browns should be paying close attention.
After firing head coach Doug Pederson on Black Monday, Jan. 6, Jaguars owner Shad Khan and then-general manager Trent Baalke quickly set their sights on finding the next up-and-coming coach on the market. The coach who impressed Khan the most was Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen, so much so that Khan dismissed Baalke to get Coen on board and allow him to help pick his own GM.
It was a risky move at the time.