PHOENIX — The NFL descended on the Arizona Biltmore Resort this week for the league’s annual spring meetings. The Jaguars’ contingent included owner Shad Khan, executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin, general manager Dave Caldwell, team president Mark Lamping and head coach Doug Marrone.



The Athletic caught up with Marrone for a sit-down chat in the patio of the hotel, covering everything from the team’s disappointing 2018 season to the decision to part ways with Blake Bortles to Marrone’s football upbringing in the Bronx.



All answers have been edited for length and clarity.



What was the biggest lesson you learned from last year?



When you’re unsuccessful, you always want to answer the question of, hey, what happened? Both sides. Two years ago, hey, so what happened? Why were we successful? What did we do? How can we get this thing back to where we had it? You start off with the foundation...