Doug Pederson not fretting over concerning development after Jaguars' loss

What once was a promising season has quickly gone off the rails. The Jacksonville Jaguars are now 1-5 and quickly running out of time to turn things around. To make matters worse, safety Andre Cisco told the local media after the humiliating loss to the Chicago Beas that he felt some of his teammates quit, which makes a potential turnaround even more unlikely. Head coach Doug Pederson caught wind of the comments but didn't sound overly concerned.

Pederson said on his media availability session one day after the loss that he doesn't agree with Cisco that some players quit but understands his frustration.

"Obviously, it's his observation," Pederson told the media via Garry Smits of The Florida-Times Union. "I don't think it was necessarily meant to harm anything or point your finger at anyone or anything like that."

Cisco told Brent Martineau of Action News that he felt early in the loss tha several players had quit, pointing out that he can tell early if they're playing in unison or not.

Leaving aside that Cisco himself was underwhelming against the Bears, maybe he's right, but his comments do sound like finger-pointing. Most of the time, when a team loses, a player will hold himself accountable and talk about what he could've done better, In this case, though, the fourth-year safety is openly calling out his teammate's effort.

Pederson, for his part, didn't try to make it a bigger deal, but the truth is that Cisco's remarks wouldn't happen in a healthy locker room. It's also worth noting that the head coach said that the team needs a culture change, which is an odd thing for the head coach to say when you take into account that he can do what's necessary to make that change happen. So far, he's not able to do it, and it's hard to see it taking place seven weeks into the season.

More player will speak up if the Jaguars are losing and Doug Pederson cannot do much

It's common for players to vent after a loss and Andre Cisco might've been frustrated with how things played out against the Chicago Bears. That said, his comments are concerning when you take into account that a report about Doug Pederson surfaced after Week 4. He denied it and several team leaders such as Christian Kirk and Trevor Lawrence came to his defense.

And while Kirk and Lawrence might very well be in Pederson's corner, other players might've already tuned out. As a talking head pointed out, a head coach wouldn't know if he lost the locker room, and even if he did, he wouldn't openly admit it.

The truth is that there's not much Pederson could've said about Cisco's remarks that would've been better. Heck, even he admits that the team needs change and he's right. The thing is that he can talk about continuing to practice and working on cutting down mistakes, but he's been saying that from Day 1 and the approach hasn't worked. While you can make the case that you must stick to the process, there are tangible signs what the Jaguars are doing isn't working and won't.

Ultimately, Andre Cisco's comments are concerning but not surprising. If the Jacksonville Jaguars keep losing more players will speak out and Doug Pederson won't be able to do much about it. He knows it, which is why he may hope for a change, even if he's not part of it.

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