Urban Meyer is no longer the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The announcement of Meyer being fired was made on Thursday morning and comes after Meyer was hired by the team in January. Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell will serve as the interim head coach for the Jaguars for the remainder of the season.
The firing comes after the Jaguars lost to the Tenessee Titans 20-0 to drop their record to 2-11 on the season. And while not winning games played a big role in Meyer’s firing, it was also the culture he developed that rubbed nearly everyone the wrong way. It was reported that Meyer called out his assistant coaches and players, leading to wide receiver Marvin Jones getting into a heated argument with him before leaving the facility. Additionally, Meyer took a lot of heat for being spotted in Ohio with a woman who is not his wife following a Jaguars loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
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“After deliberation over many weeks and a thorough analysis of the entirety of Urban’s tenure with our team, I am bitterly disappointed to arrive at the conclusion that an immediate change is imperative for everyone,” Jaguars owner Shad Khan said in a statement Thursday morning. “I informed Urban of the change this evening. As I stated in October, regaining our trust and respect was essential. Regrettably, it did not happen.” Here’s a look at social media reacting to the news of Meyer being fired.
The News
One person wrote: “Urban Meyer’s career in the NFL was ruined by the lackluster play of Trevor Lawrence and Jags players who just did not care enough about football. He’ll find success elsewhere like he did at OSU. He can and will be a good NFL head coach.”
Calling Out Coaches
One person responded: “College coaches shouldn’t go to the pro level,they still carry an ‘High School Teacher ‘ Mentality! They break down too quickly! Stay with the kids! You don’t belong here!!”
Meyer’s Tenure
One fan wrote: “Now who are people going to blame Trevor’s lack of success on? For everyone else they blame the player themselves but for whatever reason they blame the coach when it comes to Lawrence, he apparently does not wrong.”
Number of Issues
One social media user responded: “Because of your genius, the Jacksonville community will now be oddly more informed about the wonders and dangers of electricity! Wait, this is Jacksonville, nevermind…your video is art, no matter what!”
Got Jokes
Another fan wrote: “Let me know & when he gets up then because I’d wait in line for that. Although their kicker gets to go 1st!”
Behavior in College
One social media user wrote: “All I can think about is how many black coaches, CFB or NFL would have gotten away with this type of behavior as long as he did.”
Wild Comparison
And this person wrote: “Over the past five years it’s gone from “too bad it didn’t work out” to glee and joy for coaches that get fired.Not a fan of UM but I don’t like this trend.In Tampa I’ve seen dozens of HCs come and go at USF and the Bucs but never personally attacked them.”
