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SEASONS 2011-PRESENT
The Jaguars began another change at quarterback when they traded up to draft QB Blaine Gabbert in 2011. Coach Del Rio was fired before the end of the 2011 season. And owner Wayne Weaver announced plans to sell the team to Illinois businessman Shahid Khan. The 2012 season turned out to be the worst one in Jaguars franchise history. Click each year to learn more!
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Much like the 2007 preseason where Coach Del Rio decided to make a last-minute change at quarterback, he did it again when he decided to cut QB David Garrard just 5 days before the Week 1 opener and start QB Luke McCown. Although McCown was simply a stop-gap until rookie QB Blaine Gabbert was ready to be an every-game starter, Del Rio believed in McCown. But in the Week 2 debacle vs. the New York Jets, McCown was 6-for-19 for 59 yards and 4 INTs. McCown was yanked, and the Blaine Gabbert era began much sooner than expected. RB Maurice Jones-Drew was the first Jaguar to win the NFL rushing title (1,606 yards), adding 8 rushing TDs en route to another Pro Bowl appearance. One of the game highlights of the 2011 season took place in Week 7 vs. Baltimore. K Josh Scobee tied an NFL record with 3 field goals of at least 50 yards, booting the Jaguars to a 12-7 win on Monday Night Football. The Jaguars also held the Ravens to 16 total yards in the 1st half--a franchise record. Reckoning Day would come for Coach Del Rio after the Jaguars fell to (3-8) after losing to Houston. On the same day that owner Wayne Weaver fired Del Rio, he announced that he had been looking for an exit strategy for quite some time and found it in Illinois businessman Shahid Khan. Defensive coordinator Mel Tucker was named interim coach, but he went (2-3) to finish the season.

YEAR 18
(2-14)
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After the 2011 season, offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter left to perform the same role in Atlanta. The Jaguars hired former Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey to be their next head coach, bringing Falcons QB coach Bob Bratkowski with him to be the next offensive coordinator. The goal was to help with QB Blaine Gabbert's development. There were rumblings in the offseason that RB Maurice Jones-Drew was going to cash in on his 2011 rushing title and hold out for more money. He did just that, holding out until a week before the season started. Jones-Drew only played in 6 games before being sidelined with a foot injury, yet he still rushed for 414 yards which lead the team. Yes, things were that bad in 2012. The jury was still out on QB Blaine Gabbert. While he's been under center, the Jaguars were only (5-19) leading up to the Week 11 game vs. Houston. Gabbert left that game with a shoulder injury, and backup QB Chad Henne had one of the best passing performances in Jaguars history (354 yds / 4 TDs) in a thrilling overtime loss (Houston 43, Jacksonville 37). The real breakout star of 2012 was WR Cecil Shorts III. When a big time play was needed, he came through. In Week 1, he hauled in a game-tying score for 39 yards; in Week 3, he caught an 80-yard go-ahead score;in Week 7, he caught a 42-yard TD pass; and in Week 11, he took a 67-yard pass to the house. Shorts finished 2nd in the NFL with a 17.8 yards per reception average. Rookie WR Justin Blackmon got off to a slow start, but eventually finished the season with 65 receptions, 865 yards, and 5 TDs. His 65 receptions were tied for 1st in the NFL for rookie WRs. The Blackmon-Shorts WR duo conjured up memories of "Thunder and Lightning" (Jimmy Smith-Keenan McCardell). Statistically, the 2012 Jaguars were the worst team in franchise history, finishing with only 2 wins, 30th in the NFL for points scored and 29th in the NFL for points allowed. The point differential between points scored and points allowed was -189. Numerous blowouts and double-digit losses cost Coach Mike Mularkey his job after just one season.

