Fortunately for Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles, the search firm hired by owner Shad Khan to assist in finding a new coach doesn’t include ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer.

During an appearance Wednesday with the "Dale & Holley Show," on WEEI Boston, Dilfer ripped Bortles, trashed the attractiveness of the Jaguars’ opening and bashed the city of Jacksonville.

"I don’t think it’s a good job and I think Jacksonville is a terrible city for an NFL franchise," Dilfer said. "I feel strongly about that. I would not want to coach Blake Bortles and I would not want to coach in Jacksonville."

While saying he hasn’t spoken with New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels – believed to be near or at the top of the Jaguars’ list to replace Gus Bradley, Dilfer believes McDaniels won’t be interested in the opening.

Early in the segment, Dilfer called Bortles, "the worst quarterback in the NFL."

Bortles enters Sunday’s finale at Indianapolis with 22 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.

"I like Blake as a person and I think he showed some grit [and] some determination early on," Dilfer said. "At the end of the day, you have to know how to spin it. … You have to be able to control the ball, you have to be able to look in a very small area ahead of where the receiver is and throw it right there the majority of the time. And Blake has a really hard time with that.

"He’s just not a great passer. I think he’s a great athlete, I think he’s a tough kid, but I think he makes panic decisions and is a terrible passer."

Dilfer was the sixth overall pick by Tampa Bay in 1994 and was 58-55 as a regular season starter for five teams. He won a Super Bowl with Baltimore after the 2000 season.

In his first three years as a starter, Dilfer threw 39 touchdowns and 45 interceptions; Bortles has 68 touchdowns and 51 interceptions in his three seasons.

Dilfer called some of Bortles’ mistakes this year, "egregious."

"I played some really bad quarterback in the NFL," Dilfer said. "I don’t ever remember coming close to play that type of quarterback, where you have no idea where the ball is going when it leaves your hand."