Jacksonville Jaguars: Finding A Coach to Save Blake Bortles

This is not one of the hot names on the circuit at present. No surprise given the struggles the Carolina Panthers are going through. Even so it doesn’t discount what the offensive coordinator has accomplished. He turned Cam Newton into an MVP and that Panthers unit into a yards and points machine. Newton shares a similar body type and skill set to Bortles in terms of size, arm strength and mobility. So Shula would know exactly how to use him.

Then there is the fact he’s the son of a Hall of Fame head coach. Don Shula is the winningest in NFL history That genetic connection may not guarantee success, but it doesn’t hurt his chances. He’s been around the league for a good amount of time, building his experience and paying his dues. The man has patiently waited for his turn.

Best of all he’s familiar with the Jaguars organization. He was quarterbacks coach from 2007 to 2010, during which time helped David Garrard become a Pro Bowler. This is the guy they want to fix whatever’s broken. Whether they realize that over the next month or so is impossible to predict. All that can be said is if anybody might embrace the challenge of turning Bortles around, it would be him.