“You come in, you’re not worried, ‘Is he in a bad mood? Is he in a good mood?' ... You know exactly what he’s going to be with the coaching staff, the players, his expectations, where you stand, so it’s easy to do your job that way.”
Despite the record and regrets over letting some close games get away, there can be no debate the Jaguars settled on the ideal choice to lead their football team.
“Doug [Pederson] does a great job on being a leader of the team,” said fourth-year outside linebacker Josh Allen. “His communication is the best communication I’ve had with a head coach here. He understands how the season goes and how players feel and how their body can wear down. Unlike Del Rio’s style, the Pederson demeanor is more of the steadying, calm influence, like what’s required of someone who played the game’s most important position.
But in the past five weeks, Lawrence has been the NFL’s most improved quarterback, especially in the Jaguars’ two recent wins over the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee. Beyond the talent of No. 16, it’s not a stretch to think Pederson’s acumen in handling quarterbacks is a factor in Lawrence taking a big leap. He's closer to being an NFL top-10 player at his position right now than anybody else on the roster.
“Consistency, that’s easy,” said Taylor. “He’s the same guy every day he walks in the building. We can lose five in a row, whatever it may be, or we win a big game, he comes in the next day with the same approach to the staff, the same idea of trusting the process, so you know what you’re getting with him.
“That’s what the Eagles’ players kept telling me about Doug. I went on TV and said the Eagles were going to beat New England because this team is playing like a unified group.” “Doug was a backup quarterback for Mike Holmgren [with the Green Bay Packers] and Mike tailored stuff to let Pederson be successful,” said Dungy. “I think Doug has taken that wherever he’s been. He’s going to structure things to take advantage of what the quarterback does well. In Philly, it was a different offense when Nick Foles took over for Carson Wentz.
It’s no guarantee the best coaches will win consistently — some highly competent ones get fired every year, including Pederson with the Eagles — but they tend to get the most mileage out of existing talent. Backup pass-rusher Dawuane Smoot throws out the term “players’ coach” when assessing Pederson and when asked what that means, he replied: “More than anything, it’s just being truthful. If players are going good or bad, he lets them know it.”
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