Developing: Mike Mularkey Fired from Jaguars

This probably is not much of a surprise to our Jacksonville friends and quite honestly, it wasn't a shock to us either.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have parted ways with Mike Mularkey after one 2-14 season as the teams head coach.

The team had fired former G.M Gene Smith a few weeks ago and announced David Caldwell as his replacement on Tuesday.

ESPN.com is already speculating on replacements, saying Caldwell would like to bring in pal and current San Francisco offensive coordinator Greg Roman or current Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Nolan to take over the floundering franchise.

Interest in Jaguars football has been waning and team owner Shad Khan has been frantically looking for ways to boost attendance. We, along with many, were shocked at the Mularkey hiring last season. We also might mention, whomever gets the job, may be dealing with the specter of Tim Tebow. The Jets backup QB has voiced his displeasure at the way he was used (or not) in New York and tons of rumors say he'll get his release or a trade in order to end up in Jacksonville where he is absolutely worshipped.

Stay tuned.

BREAKING:Coaching Carousel: Mularkey to the Jaguars

Mike Mularkey

((ht: jacksonville.com))

The Jacksonville Jaguars have apparently hired the third coach in team history. That man is now former Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator and former Buffalo Bills head coach Mike Mularkey.

Mularkey had been with the Falcons for 3 seasons and has been credited with the development of QB Matt Ryan. That development many consider stunted though due to the Falcons lack of performance in the NFC Playoffs during that time.

Jacksonville.com gives us the full story RIGHT HERE

This should be interesting as Mularkey had generally been considered an effective head coach despite a 14-18 record in Buffalo and his success in Atlanta. Though as we mentioned earlier, there had been growing sentiment that he'd become stale with the Falcons, a team with loads of offensive talent that has generally underdelivered/performed during his tenure.

Mularkey takes over officially from the fired Jack DelRio who ironically has been mentioned as a potential replacement for departed Falcons defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder. Defensive coordinator Mel Turner had been the interim coach