Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan announced Tuesday what many suspected but what had yet to be anywhere close to official. Gus Bradley will be back at head coach in 2016. Here's the full release ( via Jacksonville.com ) from Khan, issued by the team: "I spoke to Gus Bradley today to confirm to him that he will continue as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016. It’s evident to see how far we’ve come in many aspects of our game, and Gus deserves a lot of credit for that progress. It’s also evident the considerable work that remains to be done to be where we expect to be at this time next season, which is well above where we stand today. And Gus understands that. Dave Caldwell and I also spoke today and we are both confident that Gus will make 2016 the best year of his career. In the meantime, I expect his coaching staff and team to respond favorably to this news in preparation for Houston on Sunday and then begin thinking about what more they can provide next season. We have high ambitions." It has been a baby-step improvement in three seasons under Bradley — a 4-12 record his first season, followed by 3-13 in 2014 and 5-10 this season with one game remaining, against the playoff-bound Houston Texans. The team had started letting out whispers around midseason, right about when it was clear Blake Bortles was a promising quarterback and the team was beating bottom-rung opponents, that Bradley was likely to return. But the recent one-score losses to the San Diego Chargers and Tennessee Titans (two teams likely picking ahead of them in next year's draft) were not a good look, nor was Sunday's throttling by the New Orleans Saints. Still, there's promise here. Bortles, Allen Robinson, Allen Hurns, Julius Thomas, T.J. Yeldon and an improved offensive line make up an exciting nucleus on one side of the ball. Losjng No. 3 overall pick Dante Fowler was a blow the team never recovered from defensively, and it will be imperative for the team to make big strides on that side of the ball — Bradley's specialty — for him to continue working with the team beyond 2016. - - - - - - - Eric Edholm is a writer for Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at edholm@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Eric_Edholm
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