Kyle Shanahan (Falcons OC)
Without a doubt he’s going to be among the top targets in 2017. Kyle Shanahan is a second generation coach, son of the two-time Super Bowl winner Mike Shanahan. He’s also learned at the hip of Jon Gruden and Gary Kubiak. The pedigree is obvious, and his run as an offensive coordinator has been a success as well. Matt Ryan is in the running for league MVP this year and the Falcons are looking at a division title. If anybody can fix the Jaguars offense, it’s him.
Mike Shula (Panthers OC)
This is a bit of an unorthodox idea but one that makes plenty of sense. Mike Shula is the son of the great Don Shula. So already he has an understanding of what a head coach looks like. He’s enjoyed a long run of success as an offensive coordinator, most notably in Carolina where he turned Cam Newton into league MVP. Newton shares a number of physical similarities to Blake Bortles. That makes Shula uniquely qualified for that job.
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Jim Schwartz (Eagles DC)
This one might shock a lot of people given how things ended for Schwartz in Detroit. However, that was after he rebuilt a team that went 0-16 into a playoff contender within three years. That’s a hell of a job accomplished and one could say the Jaguars are more talented than those Lions squads he’d fielded. Particularly on the defensive size. He’ll instill the Jaguars with some attitude and toughness. Some might say that’s what they said about Bradley. The difference is Schwartz has done it before.