Report: Jaguars' Assistant Jim Bob Cooter to Leave For Colts' OC Role

The Jacksonville Jaguars will be losing one of their top assistants to an AFC South rival.

According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, the third time is the charm for Jaguars Passing Game Coordinator Jim Bob Cooter as he will be taking the Indianapolis Colts' offensive coordinator job. Cooter also interviewed for coordinator positions with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers this offseason.

Jim Bob Cooter is expected to be named offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts, per sources. Last year’s pass-game coordinator with Jacksonville was former Lions OC, worked with quarterbacks Payton Manning, Matthew Stafford and Trevor Lawrence in the past.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) February 20, 2023

Cooter spent one year as the Jaguars' passing game coordinator after three seasons (2016-2018) as the Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator, two seasons as the Jets' running backs coach, and 2021 with the Philadelphia Eagles as a consultant.

The Jaguars' offense under Cooter, head coach Doug Pederson, running game coordinator Phil Rauscher, and offensive coordinator Press Taylor was No. 10 in points per game, No. 6 in passing EPA/Play, No. 4 in passing success rate, and No. 6 in passing DVOA in 2022, while Trevor Lawrence also earned a nod as a Pro Bowl replacement for Patrick Mahomes.

"Jim Bob as a pass game coordinator can assist the coordinator. He can assist -- it's just another way of looking at it without coaching a position, right," Pederson said in February when describing Cooter's role with the Jaguars' offense. "It's another way of breaking down defenses, help Press wherever he needs help. He can assist in the tight end room or the receiver room or wherever it might be, and then also help us with game planning."

"But look, the way I call plays, it's still a very collaborative approach. It's me and Press game day. We're sitting there talking and he's giving me ideas and suggestions, and I'm going to -- Press is probably going to take some stuff from Jim Bob Cooter, Mike McCoy, they're going to get together between series. That's how this whole thing works on game day. At the end of the day it's coming together and making the right call at the right time, and then of course just teaching our players."

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