Jack Del Rio Fired: How Del Rio's Tenure Will Ruin Jaguars' Coaching Options

While the Jacksonville Jaguars experienced some success during his tenure, it was time for long-time head coach Jack Del Rio to go. The current state of the team certainly isn't good, and because of that it will likely inhibit the organization when it comes to hiring a new coach.

Del Rio closes out his time as the Jaguars' head man with an overall record of 68-70, three winning seasons, two playoff appearances and one postseason win. Like the President of the United States, a coach's tenure is considered a success if they leave a team in better shape than when they started.

Unfortunately for the Jags, that simply isn't the case. The talent level on the team is quite underwhelming at this point, and while much of that has to do with those in charge of personnel, it can also be considered an indictment of Del Rio in a way as he wasn't able to get the most out of his players.

Perhaps it wasn't an overly attractive destination for prospective coaches to begin with, but hot coaching candidates aren't likely to settle for an organization in shambles like the Jaguars currently are. The Jaguars were quietly a model franchise in the mid-to-late 1990s as they made four consecutive playoff appearances under Tom Coughlin.

The Jags are little more than an also-ran at this point, though, and much of that has to do with Del Rio's largely lackluster tenure in Jacksonville. The organization will eventually find a candidate that it is comfortable with, but the Jaguars will likely have to settle for an upstart coordinator rather than an already-established coach with head coaching experience.

Sometimes going the coordinator route works out for the best, but the Jaguars are a team on the decline with waning fan interest, so hiring a brand name would likely be in the organization's best interest. The fact of the matter is, though, that the Jags don't have a roster that is built to win any time soon.

The defense has shown to be capable of putting forth good efforts, but the offense is a mess aside from running back Maurice Jones-Drew. There is no receiving corps to speak of, and while he is only a rookie, quarterback Blaine Gabbert just doesn't seem to have the "it" factor you look for in an NFL starter.

Again, not all of this can be pinned on Del Rio, but he certainly had some say when it came to personnel. As much as I hate to say it, perhaps the only thing that can truly reinvigorate the franchise at this point and attract a high-profile coaching candidate would be a relocation, although the Jags seem like they may be staying in Jacksonville.

Regardless of the Jaguars' poor attendance, I never like to see a city lose its football team. The Jaguars are simply stagnant in absolutely every aspect right now, however. Ousting Del Rio is a step in the right direction, but it simply won't cure all of the organizations ills.