Doug Pederson is likely to be fired after the crushing defeat against the Detroit Lions – and he’s not the only one. If the head coach does indeed have to go, a well-known former coach could take over.

Was the game at the Detroit Lions already the last one for Doug Pederson as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars?

After the disastrous 6:52 loss in Michigan, the coach could indeed be fired.

As NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported in the run-up to the game, “dramatic changes” could be in store for the franchise in the event of a defeat.

After the embarrassing defeat, Pederson himself also commented on his future. “I can’t control it,” he said. “I’ve been in this league a long time. If it happens, it happens. But for now, I still have a job to do.”

Rapoport also reports that not only the coach, but also general manager Trent Baalke might have to leave his post. “The powers that be,” the NFL expert continues, “would consider a coaching change to be almost inevitable” if the team, which is currently sitting at 2-9 after Week 11, suffers another defeat.

Because the previous record roughly corresponds to the opposite of what Jaguars owner Shad Khan had expected before the season.

“This is the best team the Jacksonville Jaguars have ever put together. The best players, the best coaches. But most importantly, we should now prove it with wins,” the 74-year-old Pakistani-born entrepreneur had said a few months ago.

Now he might feel compelled to draw the consequences of the disappointing season so far.

Jaguars make a move in the bye week?

Another factor in favor of a possible change at the Jaguars is that they have a bye week after the game against the Lions and could give the new head coach a little more time to settle in.

According to the report, QB coach Mike McCoy could take over the team as the new head coach. He already has experience as the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, which he coached between 2013 and 2016.

But Bill Belichick’s name is also being brought up again as a possible successor to Pederson. What actually speaks in favor of the 72-year-old: If the general manager is also fired alongside the coach, the former successful coach of the New England Patriots could take over both posts in a dual role.

He is already familiar with this constellation from his time in Foxborough.