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Jaguars fire offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch over handling of Blake Bortles

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch, the team announced Tuesday.

Fisch's tenure with Jacksonville comes to an end after only two seasons, in which the Jaguars finished among the NFL's least productive offenses.

While it may be difficult to fault Fisch, given the lack of talent he had to work with, the Jaguars will need to make sure they've got a long-term solution in place to help develop young quarterback Blake Bortles going forward.

One of the reasons for Fisch's dismissal was that he put too much on Bortles' shoulders too quickly, said Jags head coach Gus Bradley. 

"There is a lot of truth now to philosophical differences as far as we want to put on Blake's plate to do a lot," Bradley said. "Let's throw a lot at him and then let's see how much he'll be able to carry that over to next year. Or, no, let's not put a lot on his plate and let him grow through this. 

"Which way is best? I don't know. I know the way we kind of want to do it. I just think we want to help him get better every day and not overwhelmed. I think you know my philosophy enough of be careful of how much you put on a guy to create a lot of anxiety that might keep him from being his best."

Former Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman could be a candidate for the job, as he and Bradley are thought to be close, according to the Florida Times-Union's Ryan O'Halloran.

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