Daily Prowl: Press Taylor is an offensive coordinator again

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Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Bears Elevate Pass Game Coordinator Press Taylor to Offensive Coordinator (Windy City Gridiron)

After a relatively short interview process, the Bears went the safe and familiar route with Taylor, who joined the Bears last year under Johnson. The 38-year-old coach held several high-profile positions with Doug Pederson, serving as quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for Pederson in Philadelphia before the hire of Nick Sirianni and then following the veteran coach to Jacksonville, where he served as Pederson’s offensive coordinator from 2022-2024. Unfortunately for Taylor, Trevor Lawrence failed to become an elite player during his tenure, leading to his eventual ouster.

Important dates for the Jaguars’ 2026 offseason (Big Cat Country)

Every team’s first task of the offseason is to decide whether or not to re-sign any impending free agents (and the Jacksonville Jaguars face difficult decisions on that front). From there, we’ll transition into pro free agency, then the college draft, then college free agency. Get ready for significant change over the next couple of months.

Jaguars betting odds to win next year’s Super Bowl (Big Cat Country)

This year’s Super Bowl showed that a dominant four-man pass rush is the best path to winning a ring. What will James Gladstone and the front office do to upgrade the defensive line over the next few months?

Too soon? Bears, 49ers among early bets to win next year’s Super Bowl (ESPN)

Loza: Jacksonville went from 4-13 in 2024 to 13-4 and AFC South champions in 2025, with the regime changes creating a reversal of fortune on both sides of the ball. … The Jaguars enter 2026 as the most balanced squad in their division, allowing them to build on momentum well into the next year’s postseason.

5 Early Names For Jaguars to Watch at No. 56 (Jaguars on SI)

If the Jaguars want to use an early draft pick to address their edge rush, then it is would be hard to find a player with a more fitting temperament than Michigan’s Derrick Moore. And explosive and violent pass-rusher, Moore would give the Jaguars the change-up pass-rusher their roster needs while he still bulks up to become a full-time player in the future.

3-Round 2026 NFL Mock Draft (A to Z Sports)

The secondary is the weakness right now for the Jaguars. [D’Angelo] Ponds is a unique player who could play on the outside or in the slot, potentially. What he lacks in size, he makes up for with speed and tenacity.

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Drumroll, please!

How the Seahawks’ “Dark Side” Defense Turned Super Bowl LX Into a Blowout (The Ringer)

Seattle took down Rams MVP quarterback Matthew Stafford and Maye (the runner-up) in consecutive games this postseason. Even Mahomes’s dynastic run was made possible by an elite defense suffocating MVP quarterbacks like Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson along the way. Quarterbacks may win games, but defense is winning championships in this era. And after Seattle’s performance on Sunday, maybe more teams around the league should embrace the dark side.

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