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With staff choices complete, Pederson ready to get Jacksonville Jaguars back on track
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The Jacksonville Jaguars announced their position coaches and coordinators Thursday on Doug Pederson's new staff.
Pederson's staff of 24 includes five holdovers from the previous staff — running backs coach Bernie Parmalee, inside linebackers coach Tony Gilbert, assistant offensive line coach Todd Washington, defensive quality control coach Patrick Reilly and senior defensive assistant Bob Sutton.
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Reuniting with Press Taylor
Pederson's most critical hires may be offensive coordinator Press Taylor, quarterbacks coach Mike McCoy and passing game coordinator Jim Bob Cooter because they will be all responsible for the development of franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence as he heads into his second season.
Taylor is in his first season as the offensive coordinator for the Jaguars and his 10th season as an NFL coach. He spent the 2021 season as a senior offensive assistant with the Indianapolis Colts after spending eight seasons (2013-20) in a variety of roles with the Philadelphia Eagles .
In his lone season with the Colts, Taylor helped the Colts become one of six offensive units in the NFL to boast a 1,000-yard rusher (RB Jonathan Taylor ; 1,811 yards) and 1,000-yard receiver (WR Michael Pittman Jr. ; 1,082 yards). The Colts ranked second in rushing yards per game (149.4 avg.) and tied for ninth in points per game (26.5 avg.).
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Cooter served last season as a coaching consultant with the Philadelphia Eagles. He brings 12 years of NFL coaching experience after playing quarterback at the University of Tennessee from 2003-06.
After initially joining the Lions as a quarterbacks coach in 2014, Cooter was promoted to offensive coordinator in Week 8 of the 2015 season. During his time in Detroit, QB Matthew Stafford ranked among the top 10 in the NFL in completion percentage (64.9%), passing yards (21,069), touchdowns (128) and passing plays of 25-plus yards (151).
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In 2015, the offense led the NFL in red zone efficiency (69.39), while the offense produced eight fourth-quarter game-winning drives in 2016, with five different players catching at least 50 passes (only the fifth team in league history to do so).
McCoy is in his 20th season in the NFL as a coach. He most recently served as the offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals in 2018 and the Denver Broncos in 2017. McCoy also served as the head coach of the San Diego Chargers for four seasons (2013-16).
In McCoy's four seasons as head coach of the Chargers, San Diego's offense ranked ninth in the league in total offense (365.9 yards per game) and second in third down percentage (44.6 percent).
In addition, McCoy's group had a top 10 passing attack each season. The Chargers ranked fifth in the league in both net passing yards per game (269.0) and passing TDs (126) during that span.
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More offensive coaches
Other hires on the offensive staff includes offensive line coach Phil Rauscher; wide receivers coach Chris Jackson; tight ends Coach Richard Angulo; assistant Quarterbacks Coach Andrew Breiner; assistant wide receivers coach Will Harriger and offensive quality control Coach Nick Williams.
Rauscher had spent the previous two seasons (2020-21) with the Minnesota Vikings as their offensive line coach. In 2021, the Vikings offensive line allowed 30 sacks, the fifth-fewest in the NFL.
Rauscher began his coaching career at his alma mater, UCLA, in 2006 as an undergraduate assistant and earned three letters as an offensive lineman before injuries cut his career short. After earning his bachelor's degree in history, Rauscher served as a graduate assistant at UCLA from 2008-09 assisting with the tight ends.
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Defensive coaching pick complete
The defensive side will be led by coordinator Mike Caldwell, who spent the last three seasons (2019-21) as the inside linebackers coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Prior to Tampa Bay, Caldwell spent 2015-18 as the assistant head coach/inside linebackers coach with the New York Jets and 2013-14 with the Arizona Cardinals as a linebackers coach. Caldwell played linebacker in the NFL for 11 years.
Caldwell's defensive staff includes defensive line coach Brentson Buckner; outside linebackers coach Bill Shuey; safeties coach Cody Grimm; defensive passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach Deshea Townsend and assistant defensive line coach Rory Segrest.
Buckner spent the last two seasons as the Arizona Cardinals defensive line coach after previous stops with the Raiders, Buccaneers, Cardinals and Steelers. A native of Columbus, Ga., Buckner brings eight years of NFL coaching experience and 12 years of NFL playing experience as a defensive lineman.
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Shuey spent the last four seasons with the Chicago Bears in a variety of roles, including outside linebackers coach. Prior to his time in Chicago, he spent 11 years with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Grimm spent the past three seasons as the Buccaneers defensive/special teams assistant after serving as the quality control/defense coach at Virginia Tech. He brings seven years of NFL coaching experience and three years of NFL player experience as a safety for the Buccaneers. Grimm was drafted in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers.
Townsend spent the last three seasons (2019-21) as the secondary coach for the Chicago Bears after a 13-year NFL career as a cornerback with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts. Townsend brings 11 years of coaching experience to Jacksonville.
Gilbert is in his third season with the Jaguars and first as inside linebackers coach. Prior to joining the Jaguars, Gilbert spent two seasons (2018-19) at UCF, where he served as the defensive quality control coach. He arrived at UCF after serving as a defensive quality control coach specialist and assistant linebacker coach at the University of North Carolina from 2015-17.
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Segrest spent the last four seasons with the University of Louisiana serving as the assistant head coach/defensive line coach after previous stops with University of Arkansas, Samford and the Philadelphia Eagles. A native of Waycross, Ga., Segrest brings 27 combined years of coaching experience between college and the NFL.
Reilly is in his second season with the Jaguars as a defensive quality control coach. Reilly spent the 2018-20 seasons as a defensive analyst at Alabama, where the Crimson Tide made two College Football Playoff appearances and won the 2020 National Championship.
Sutton is in his second season with the Jaguars. He brings more than 40 years of coaching experience, including 22 seasons in the NFL. Prior to arriving in Jacksonville, Sutton spent two seasons (2019-20) as a senior defensive assistant with the Atlanta Falcons after spending six seasons (2013-18) as the defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Prior to joining the Chiefs, Sutton spent 13 seasons with the New York Jets serving in a variety of roles including linebackers coach, defensive coordinator and assistant head coach.
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Heath Farwell will serve as special teams coordinator. He brings six years of NFL coaching experience, spending the last three seasons (2019-21) as the Bills special teams coordinator after stops with the Panthers and Seahawks.
In 2021, Farwell coached K Tyler Bass, who made 28-of-32 field goal attempts, including a 57-yard field goal (tied for seventh-longest in the NFL last season). Farwell also worked with P Matt Haack, who finished the season with a 42.9 gross punting average and placed 18 punts inside the 20. WR Isaiah McKenzie ranked sixth in the NFL in kick return average (24.3).
Luke Thompson is assistant special teams coach and Elizabeth Mayers will serve as an assistant to the head coach, the only female on his coaching staff. Tyler Wolf will serve as director of team administration.
Head Coach: Doug Pederson
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Offensive Coordinator: Press Taylor
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Caldwell
Special Teams Coordinator: Heath Farwell
Passing Game Coordinator: Jim Bob Cooter
Quarterbacks Coach: Mike McCoy
Offensive Line Coach: Phil Rauscher
Wide Receivers Coach: Chris Jackson
Tight Ends Coach: Richard Angulo
Running Backs Coach: Bernie Parmalee
Assistant Quarterbacks Coach: Andrew Breiner
Assistant Wide Receivers Coach: Will Harriger
Assistant Offensive Line Coach: Todd Washington
Offensive Quality Control Coach: Nick Williams
Senior Defensive Assistant: Bob Sutton
Defensive Line Coach: Brentson Buckner
Outside Linebackers Coach: Bill Shuey
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Inside Linebackers Coach: Tony Gilbert
Safeties Coach: Cody Grimm
Passing Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach: Deshea Townsend
Assistant Defensive Line Coach: Rory Segrest
Defensive Quality Control Coach: Patrick Reilly
Assistant Special Teams Coach: Luke Thompson
Assistant to the Head Coach: ElizaBeth Mayers
Director of Team Administration: Tyler Wolf
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars announce full coaching staff under Doug Pederson
