After the Jaguars threw the Jets into the race for the right to the role of Clemson star defender Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville head coach Doug Marrone was pressured by how he will approach the last two games of the season with the future of the franchise on line.
“Well, I mean, no one advised me to go there and win,” Marro told reporters Monday, the day after the Jaguars lost their 13th straight game.
“I understand that, from the point of view of the idea, I was growing up young and I had a favorite team and I was excited to see where they would choose. So it’s not something I don’t look back on and understand.
“But Jesus, we’re trying to win. We do everything we can and that’s my job right now and I owe it to the coaches and the players. None of us will look at this and the future. Nobody knows what’s going to happen tomorrow, it doesn’t matter at the end of the year … I can understand [the question] still, but that’s not how we think, player. We are too competitive. “
The Jaguars have won the opening game against the Colts, but have yet to win. They threatened to upset their competitors recently, losing close matches to the Packers, Browns and Vikings. But they were beaten 71-24 in the last two losses to the Titans and Ravens.
He ends his season at home against the Bears and then at Indianapolis. The Jaguars fired GM Dave Caldwell last month and there is speculation that Marrone will be released after the season.
After upsetting the Jets de Rams, they are tied with the Jaguars for the worst record in the league. However, Jacksonville has the strength of the equality schedule.
Marrone was asked if he had ever been asked to lose.
“I would not do that. I couldn’t do it. I just wouldn’t do it, “said Marrone, who is in his sixth year with the Jaguars. “I have never done this in my life. I had trouble letting my kids win when they were little. “