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Gus Bradley “pleasantly surprised” by calls for Jags defensive coordinator job

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Jacksonville Jaguars coach Gus Bradley is “pleasantly surprised” by how many calls he’s received about his open defensive coordinator position. Bradley fired Bob Babich on Tuesday after the Jaguars (5-11) gave up the second-most points (448) in franchise history. Speaking on a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Bradley said he already has received several inquiries about the job. And no one seems concerned that Bradley is entering the final year of his contract. “I think there’s a lot of respect,…

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Jacksonville Jaguars end season in familiar fashion

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“It’s evident to see how far we’ve come in many aspects of our game.” — Shad Khan. Our friends at the Columbia Journalism Review had an article a few months back supporting the Associated Press stylebook stance against sports clichés. Left unwritten: why the cliché is so prevalent. When you cover a team like the Jacksonville Jaguars, which has been in “wait-til-next-year” mode since the Barack Obama “historic victory” post-inauguration collectible plates were a hot seller, you see the same things over and…

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Jaguars/Texans to be a glorified exhibition

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The Jacksonville Jaguars’ Sunday season finale in Houston against the (all but certain) AFC South champs Houston Texans lacks drama. We know that Gus Bradley is keeping his job as head coach. We can assume that defensive coordinator Bob Babich won’t be so lucky. We know that T.J. Yeldon is out yet again and that Jonas Gray and Denard Robinson will share reps at tailback. And we know that, despite relative stability at all skill positions this year, the Jaguars will play their last game…

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