The Jacksonville Jaguars cost themselves at least two high-end head-coaching candidates by holding onto general manager Trent Baalke too long. Here are five head-coaching candidates who may actually take the job with Baalke finally out of the building.

The news broke on X around 3 p.m. when ESPN insider Adam Schefter tweeted, “Trent Baalke is out as the Jaguars GM,” which was followed by a statement he obtained from team owner Shad Khan. RELATED: Jaguars HC target Liam Coen pulls name from coaching search, returning to Bucs, report

The Jaguars' coaching search is officially off the rails, and firing Trent Baalke now underscores how misguided it was from the start.