Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan and general manager Trent Baalke needed to nail this head coaching search after they fired Urban Meyer.
They needed to desperately find the right coach to help get second-year quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s development back on track and to regain trust with the players in the franchise. Most of the players lost faith in the team due to the dysfunctionality of Meyer’s tenure last season.
Khan and Baalke hired head coach Doug Pederson and tasked him with restoring the trust between the players and the coaching staff. Pederson met with the media on Friday at the start of Jaguars rookie minicamp and spoke about the process of rebuilding that trust with the players again.
