Doug Pederson likes where the Jaguars are at following their unexpected run to the divisional round of the playoffs last season. The offseason plan was about holding on to as many players from that team as possible.
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson speaks during the AFC head coaches availability at the NFL meetings, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Phoenix. They’re not picking first in the draft. They didn’t empty the bank account in free agency. The coaching staff is settled. There’s no question about the quarterback. For the first time in a long time, Jacksonville is set at the most crucial aspects of the franchise.
“Guys like that, you cannot pass up on an opportunity, at least bring him in and talk to him, see where he’s at, too, right. to See if there’s a fit. And so that’s why we did that,” Pederson said. “We still got some time, and I know he has some opportunities to go and visit some other teams, but we had we had a good day.”General manager Trent Baalke said following the season that the Jaguars weren’t in a financial position to be big spenders this offseason.
“This year was about trying to get our guys back, the UFAs on our roster, to try to get them back. And it’s the hardest thing every year with free agency because you’re going to lose some guys, you’re going to lose some great guys, which we have,” Pederson said. Among some of Jacksonville’s big free-agent losses were right tackle Jawaan Taylor and defensive lineman Arden Key . Taylor’s situation is a blueprint for Jacksonville. He was a second-round pick of the team in 2019 and developed into a very good, albeit not great, right tackle. If the Jaguars weren’t cash strapped, they would have re-signed Taylor to a second contract.
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