Earlier than kickoff of the Jacksonville Jaguars Week 17 matchup towards the Tennessee Titans, enterprising Jaguars followers employed a aircraft to fly over EverBank Stadium with a banner expressing their opinion of common supervisor Trent Baalke’s efficiency. In addition they had some recommendation for the Jaguars’ proprietor, Shad Khan.
The banner learn, “Shad — Fireplace Baalke! For Duval!” With Jaguars followers experiencing one other dropping season and left rooting for draft place, their frustration has spilled over from simply expressing it within the stadium.
Getting into Week 17, the Jaguars are 3-12, and since Baalke was employed because the GM in 2020, the workforce has posted simply two profitable seasons. With the Jaguars having one of many extra thrilling younger quarterbacks within the NFL in Trevor Lawrence, followers hoped their fortunes would flip round, however they’ve but to take action. Head coach Doug Pederson additionally stays on the recent seat with no ensures he’ll have a job subsequent season. Pederson is a Tremendous Bowl-winning coach however has but to construct a championship contender in Jacksonville.
To find a option to ship a message to possession, Jaguars followers took inspiration from pissed off New York Giants followers who discovered themselves in an identical place. In Weeks 14 and 15, followers of Huge Blue employed two totally different planes to ship comparable messages to Giants proprietor Jon Mara.
In Week 15, the banner over MetLife Stadium learn, “Mr. Mara, sufficient: We won’t stop until you fire everyone.”
Giants common supervisor Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll are additionally on the recent seat. They might be becoming a member of Baalke and Pederson as casualties of “Black Monday,” the notorious day after the NFL common season ends and personnel from dropping groups are let go.
Followers discovering methods to specific their frustration is definitely nothing new, however getting their messages within the sky is a more moderen improvement. For Jaguars followers hoping for some change, perhaps sending a dramatic message earlier than the season ends may result in one thing significant.
