Calls Mount Against Shahid Khan’s HC Candidate as Jaguars Fans Demand Trent Baalke’s Firing

After three seasons, the Jacksonville Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson. The reason was obviously a continuous fallout, including the latest 4-13 season. Hence, as it was short of expectations of Jaguars’s owner, Shahid Khan, the team made this crucial decision on Monday. However, they retained the general manager, Trent Baalke.

Now that the season is over, Shahid Khan’s team is hunting for their new head coach. And that search process has already begun. This is evident in Jacksonville Jaguars’s statement which they posted on Wednesday on their official X account.

Shahid Khan’s team announced, “We have requested an interview with Brian Flores for our Head Coach vacancy.” The former Dolphins coach and current Vikings defensive coordinator, Flores, has impacted Minnesota’s defense, turning it around in two years.

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We have requested an interview with Brian Flores for our Head Coach vacancy.

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) January 9, 2025

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Hence, Shahid Khan and the team think Flores can be a great option as the head coach for their team. However, as the Vikings are into the playoffs, the DC will be available for a virtual interview with the Jaguars only after they win. But if they lose, he will be available in person the next week. So, the Jags are keeping their fingers crossed.

But it seems this idea didn’t suit well with many NFL fans, who took to social media to call out against the Vikings and their GM. For instance, one fan said, “Ben Johnson & Fire Baalke.” This social media user requested the Jaguars to pick Johnson (Lions’s OC) as their HC, but first of all, fire general manager, Baalke.

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Another one too had a similar opinion of firing the GM, as they said, “Fire Baalke.”

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