Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone ranked 16th best in NFL

I see what Fansided.com’s Russell Baxter did and I must say I like it. When ranking the 32 NFL head coaches, he put Jacksonville Jaguars front man Doug Marrone right in the middle of the pack, 16th overall. Was it a good move? For the most part, yes.

I think there is plenty to like about Doug Marrone and the job he has done here and Jacksonville. And much like he has preached over and over again to the media, there are still things he can work on as a coach, just like his roster over the course of the 2018 football season.

"“You may be able to make the case that he’s the most underrated head coach in the league. Yes, the Jacksonville Jaguars made an amazing turnaround this past season after being one of the league’s worst teams the previous nine years,” Baxter writes. “They brought a combined 42-102 record dating back to 2008 into ’17 and the club was coming off a dismal 3-13 showing.”"

After a turnaround in 2017, it’s conceivable this might be the season that moves Marrone, who is in his second full season here in Jacksonville, toward the upper echelon of coaches.

Marrone is sandwiched in between Jason Garrett of the Dallas Cowboys (No. 17) and right behind fellow AFC South coach Bill O’Brien, who is 15th overall.

"“The one-time sideline leader of the Buffalo Bills would guide this club to a 10-6 regular-season record – the franchise’s first division title since 1999 and the team’s first playoff appearance since ’07,” added Baxter. “After knocking off the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs, Jacksonville fell short of the organization’s first-ever Super Bowl appearance courtesy of a 24-20 loss to the New England Patriots.”"

It’s something Marrone, his coaching staff and the team must overcome if it is to challenge for another AFC South title and a run towards Atlanta and Super Bowl 53.