The Jacksonville Jaguars have sacked their general manager Dave Caldwell, the team announced on Sunday.

"I've met with Dave Caldwell to express my appreciation for his service to the Jacksonville Jaguars as our general manager. Dave was exceptionally committed and determined to bring a winner to Jacksonville, but unfortunately his efforts were not rewarded with the results our fans deserve and our organization expects. Our football operation needs new leadership, and we will have it with a new general manager in 2021," said Shad Khan, owner of the Jaguars, in a statement.

It cannot be any easier to understand this decision after you take a look at the team's record under Caldwell. Since he became the Jaguars' GM in January, 2013, the team went 39-86 and lost more games than they won in almost every season except in 2017. By the way, they lost to the Cleveland Browns 27-25 on Sunday, extending their losing streak to 10.

Trent Baalke, the Jaguars' director of player personnel, will become the interim GM for the rest of the season. Head coach Doug Marrone and his staff will keep their jobs at least until this season ends.

Most will blame the coach or players for the disappointing performance of the team, but they may change their minds after learning some of the football decisions made by Caldwell.

In 2013, Caldwell selected offensive tackle Luke Joeckel with the second-overall pick. He played four seasons for the Jaguars, joined the Seattle Seahawks in 2017 and then left the NFL.

In 2014, Caldwell selected quarterback Blake Bortles with the No. 3 pick. Bortles played five seasons in the team and had some excellent performance in 2017. After that, Caldwell gave him a three-year, $54-million contract extension instead of picking up his fifth-year option. Unfortunately, Bortles slipped badly in the following season and he was cut by the team. As a result, $16.5 million of dead money appeared on the Jaguars' payroll.

In 2015, Caldwell selected defensive end Dante Fowler with the No. 3 pick. Last season, Fowler was traded to the Los Angeles Rams.

In 2016, Caldwell selected cornerback Jalen Ramsey with the fifth pick. In October 2019, he was sent to the Rams for two first-round picks and a fourth-rounder. Now Ramsey is seen as one of the best defenders in the league and he signed a five-year, $105-million deal with the Rams this September.

Tom Coughlin became the Jaguars' executive vice president of football operations in 2017 (and he was fired last December). He might be held responsible for the team's draft decisions between 2017 and 2019 because he had a final say on all football matters, but what you read above says enough about Caldwell's work as a GM as well as the team's decision to remove him.