7 takeaways from Shad Khan’s statement on retaining Dave Caldwell and Doug Marrone

With several underperforming teams making changes to their staffs, the Jacksonville Jaguars announced that they would be sticking with both general manager Dave Caldwell and coach Doug Marrone. Owner Shad Khan met with both Tuesday and several …

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Khan likely didn’t use the last two games to influence his decision

Once Tom Coughlin was fired, Khan released a statement saying that his expectations were “high” for the Jags’ remaining two games. NFL insider Ian Rapoport added that Khan would be watching to see if “things went well” in the Jags’ remaining games. However, they lost by double-digits in one of those games (against the Atlanta Falcons) and Khan himself said he didn’t let the season finale influence his decision. So, in other words, the Jags’ last two games really didn’t mean all that much for Tuesday’s decision.