Found January 11, 2012 on Rant Sports: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Mike Mularkey has not even been introduced as the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach and fans are already calling him a bust. In the what have you done for me lately nature of the NFL, the only thing currently on Mularkey’s resume is the poor performance his Atlanta Falcons offense had on Sunday in the first round of the playoffs. Fortunately for Mularkey, the people who make the decisions in the Jaguars front office are not as nearly short sighted as the fans appear to be. The truth of it is, if this hire was announced on the Friday morning following the Falcons 41-14 victory over the Jaguars less then a month ago, fans would be calling this a great hire. Mularkey has been successful in his NFL coaching career and has previous head coaching experience. His success as offensive coordinator with the Pittsburgh Steelers led him to become the head coach of the Buffalo Bills in 2004. His first season with the Bills he led them to a 9-7 record, the best record the franchise has had si...
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