g-dawg Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 http://espn.go.com/n...-bob-bratkowski Jaguars lock in coordinator slotsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have retained defensive coordinator Mel Tucker and hired Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks coach Bob Bratkowski as offensive coordinator.New coach Mike Mularkey made the hires late Thursday, his first personnel decisions since taking over Tuesday.The Jaguars wanted to keep Tucker all along. He was interim coach after Jack Del Rio was fired in November and interviewed for the job. Tucker also interviewed to be Minnesota's defensive coordinator.Jacksonville's defense flourished under Tucker last season, finishing sixth in the league despite several key injuries.Bratkowski spent last year working with Mularkey in Atlanta. Before that, he spent 10 seasons as Cincinnati's offensive coordinator and got credit for helping mentor quarterback Carson Palmer. The Jaguars are looking to turn Blaine Gabbert into a franchise quarterback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Roland Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Great News... We can do (need) much better than Tucker.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Great News... We can do (need) much better than Tucker....I don't disagree but I thought Tucker did a good job this year as the DC - he got a lot of production out of a 'rag-tag' group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilco Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 This guy (Tucker) is a genius!Look at all these players Jags lost due to injury this season:56 Bosworth, Kyle LB 6-1 236 25 2 UCLA97 Chick, John DE 6-3 248 29 1 Utah State21 Cox, Derek CB 6-1 190 25 3 William & Mary36 Greene, Courtney S 6-0 212 25 3 Rutgers34 Heath, T.J. CB 6-0 179 24 R Jacksonville State20 Issac, Rod DB 5-11 196 22 R Middle Tennessee State74 Kampman, Aaron DE 6-4 260 32 10 Iowa92 Lane, Austen DE 6-5 274 24 2 Murray State27 Mathis, Rashean CB 6-1 193 31 9 Bethune-Cookman29 Middleton, William CB 5-11 194 25 3 Furman97 Morgan, Aaron DE 6-4 238 22 2 Louisiana-Monroe42 Prosinski, Chris S 6-1 201 24 R Wyoming55 Session, Clint LB 6-0 235 27 5 Pittsburgh95 Smith, D’Anthony DT 6-2 298 23 2 Louisiana Tech43 Whitehead, Terrell S 6-1 194 23 2 Norfolk StateAnd they finished near the top as 4-3 defense, despite all those superior 3-4 defenses around the league.I would be thrilled if we had this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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