"Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey took his first steps toward forming his staff on Thursday.

Mel Tucker decided to return as the Jaguars defensive coordinator, a position he has held since 2009.

Mularkey also decided to hire Falcons quarterbacks coach Bob Bratkowski as the Jaguars offensive coordinator.

Bratkowski and Mularkey are good friends and the pair worked together in Atlanta last year. Bratkowski was the offensive coordinator in Cincinnati for 10 years before going to Atlanta for the 2011 season. Bratkowski was fired after 2010 and Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer, whom Bratkowski is credited with developing, demanded a trade shortly thereafter."