Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles told the Times-Union tonight he had “no idea” offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch was going to be fired until coach Gus Bradley called him this morning.


“I took the mindset [Monday] that Jedd was going to be my offensive coordinator next year,” Bortles said in a phone interview.


Bortles said he and Fisch had an “awesome” relationship. A player said recently he sensed a disconnect between quarterback and coordinator and more specifically, how Fisch coached Bortles during practice.


“I told Jedd from Day One that I wanted him to coach me hard and that was what I was accustomed to from playing for George O’Leary at UCF,” Bortles said. “Jedd treated me very fairly and when we did have disagreements, we were able to talk through them, work things out and get a solution or compromise.”



Bortles said he “definitely” hopes the new coordinator retains Frank Scelfo as the quarterbacks coach.


“I love Frank and I thought me, Frank, Jedd, Chad [Henne] and Stephen [Morris] all had a great relationship,” Bortles said. “I hope Frank gets to stay and I get to continue working with him.”


Bortles has already started embracing the task of learning the new offense (when the new coordinator gives him the playbook) and then helping his teammates during the transition.


“It’s something I look forward to, the challenge of saying, ‘Here’s your second offense in two years – now go learn it,’” Bortles said. “I look forward to meeting who they hire, learning the offense and then being the best teacher I can for the other guys and answering any of their questions.”

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