Urban Meyer fired by Jacksonville Jaguars after turbulent year | Pro Football Talk | NBC Sports

[@dr.wanpharmd2389]

Meyer did this to himself by not being able to adjust to how NFL operates. The lack of respect and professionalism shouldn't be tolerated anywhere.

[@westnash]

Steve Spurrier - Urban Meyer

[@raymondmenendez6499]

Good coach for 18 year olds, not men. I wouldn't worry too much, he's probably got 10 offers already

[@johnfarr2738]

Meyer was much worse in the NFL then Spurrier. Steve Spurrier simply couldn’t adjust his coaching style to the NFL but never physically or verbally abused players or coaches on his staff.

[@louieo.blevinsmusic4197]

@@johnfarr2738 plus Spurrier was awesome. He actually cared for all those coloring books when the library @ auburn burned down. 😂

[@raymondmenendez6499]

@@johnfarr2738 Spurrier did pretty good in the USFL with the Tampa Bay bandits, but that's not the NFL

[@Mehmet_305]

He should've got fired when he was scouting a tight end in a bar in Ohio

[@LoneLee2022]

He was looking for a wide receiver.

[@alanF]

@@LoneLee2022 Like throwing a banana down a runway

[@michaelleroy9281]

Bill Belichick was on to Cincinnati, Urban Meyer stayed in Cincinnati ( after that game)

[@GMAMEC]

Absolutely! Didn’t he have major “health issues” when he left?

[@theblackenedone1366]

Meyer? The coach that elected not to fly back with his team after a game and decided to go party instead? Color me surprised.

[@bonnerwf]

He wanted to go to the bar man

[@penileshenanigans2613]

Finger guns baybeeee

[@davidyoungs1482]

A kick is never (as in ever) OK. In the NFL or any NCAA school. We need to teach our people that they don't ever need to have to put up with crazed coaches.

[@MFSPOON1242]

If it was a joke, and doesn't do physical harm its no big deal. If its anything else I agree 100%

[@amcasanave]

I think the transfer portal will hurt the abusers on the college level.

[@dan4579]

For a Lions fan, this firing is disappointing. I could point down at Jacksonville and laugh while Urban was there.

[@ChefofWar33]

Facts. Lmfao

[@johnpoor8829]

It seems like your guys generally respect D.C. and play hard for him. Can't say the same about the Jags and Urban.

[@brandoncoxwell9181]

Give me MCDC 1000 times over he fits Duval's personality and Detroit's personality

[@Doc255]

Lol

[@bofetada6841]

I will say as fan, of football, of which we All are first, this owner has nothing, the players have done nothing, no one deserves this and you should be happy that the jets as well are willing yo do what ever it takes to be 500.

[@kenwashington4337]

U can see trevor Lawrence smiling beneath that poker face. He's a happy man

[@hummingbirdfeeder4979]

Didn't Lawrence shove a guy during a basketball game? Research.

[@Duval-Dame]

Urban Meyer did more ridiculous things in his 13 game NFL coaching than Bobby Petrino.. 🤣😂😂😂

[@skippythealien9627]

The height of Urban's time with the Jaguars was he got a lap dance. Just let that sink in for a second lol

[@juliuscaesart]

@@skippythealien9627 Lol hahahaha true

[@matthewgabbard6415]

Don’t forget Jerry Jones wanted Meyer. OMG how great would that have been haha

[@anthonygambitta6220]

Workplace violence should never be tolerated, in the Corporate world they will fire you ASAP.

[@1977dclinton]

violence should be never be tolerated anywhere, never mind the workplace

[@darwinfinche9959]

Violence is a big extreme. He shouldn't done it but, violence.... c'mon calm the da fuq done.

[@luckyspurs]

Can you imagine how much Trevor Lawrence won his team-mates over with that "grinding" line. Complete lack of fear of the coach.

[@johnchedsey1306]

Pretty sure that Lawrence knew early on he was going to be with the Jags for 4-5 years minimum and Urban would be long gone.

[@X_Online801]

Urban was a disaster, but at some point, Shad Khan is gonna need to look in the mirror and ask why his franchise can’t get anything right.

[@khanhnguyen-tt3ff]

what else can he do not everyone got lucky to get a great inherent a great gm or head offices or get lucky into hire a great coach right off the bat.

[@Haaaveeyy]

BINGO!!!! Double digit losses in 11 of the last 12 years! That’s insane!!!

[@VaanRavi]

I mean they were in the AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game a few years back and lost to the GOAT. Better than most teams in the last 2 decades

[@tigerhoods7927]

Khan doesn’t care he gonna hire another terrible coach lol

[@joshuazeeman7553]

Khan is going to run the franchise into the ground so he can move the team to London! He'll show the league the awful ticket sales and lack of local support and get them out. They'll probably still be shitty in London though tbh

[@claymac7895]

Kicking, swearing at, and threatening a player HAS to be legal cause to fire a coach.

[@1977dclinton]

the kicker has a legal cause also to press charges for assault, surely.

[@bunker5696]

He kicked the kicker!

[@kyd70]

Apparently not in college where he was apparently used to such antics

[@itsallfunandgames723]

Better have it on video brotha.

[@hummingbirdfeeder4979]

Where is the proof???? There are cameras everywhere. Surely somebody has this recorded somewhere.

[@7nawt7]

We have to treat these public figures the same way we treat an other criminal. People make mistakes. That doesn’t mean you get a pass because your team is good. How much would come out if they were u defeated? How may programs have coaches that know they can treat young men like cattle? The real problem is treating a man like less than a man or more than a man. Period

[@micahhayes8770]

Kahn needs to hire Byron Leftwich. He is a beast as a OC. The league needs more black HCs and fan base still has love for Leftwich.

[@jimmymcfly9822]

He knows the city of Jacksonville having played there before. However, I’m a little hesitant on him as a HC. Any OC is going to look good with a certain somebody at QB.

[@jameshoops10]

Great thought

[@achilles9448]

The NFL shouldn't hire people based off skin color but should hired only qualifications... And if Brian leftwich has a qualifications on his resume is in yes he should have the opportunity to be head coach....

[@jameshoops10]

@@achilles9448 i think his resume speaks for itself if you know where he has been if not inform yourself and don’t get too tied up in the comment

[@lordrayden3045]

@@jameshoops10 No, when you lead with race / ethnicity you’ve doomed your own argument

[@anuclearfamily9647]

More proof that successful coaches in college are mostly just great recruiters and not great coaches

[@nsn5564]

Very true that winning the college world is 95% about getting the best talent. Alabama wins because it usually has a roster of 5* players. As do the other teams at the very top. And that success is self-perpetuating because new recruits want to go play for the most successful coach.

[@millhousemillard2140]

@@nsn5564 true but Saban is a great strategist though

[@wwz1011]

Now with the college transfer portal, college coaches can no longer do this crap either.

[@ChefofWar33]

@@nsn5564 Saban is both. Dude is a football genius.

[@Kravis63]

@@ChefofWar33 is he? He sure didn’t prove it as an NFL head coach. He’s a good strategist, I wouldn’t say great .

[@LucasSChiefsLightning]

This whole Urban Meyer fiasco reminds me of that Key & Peele sketch where the strict substitute teacher literally gets laughed out of the room by the high school kids.

[@loopeygoopey]

i think youre misremembering that sketch

[@LucasSChiefsLightning]

@@loopeygoopey I put the link to the video in the reply above you. I just watched it three separate times.

[@hummingbirdfeeder4979]

Research the video of a KY principal being given lap dances in a skit in front of the whole student body.

[@LucasSChiefsLightning]

@@hummingbirdfeeder4979 lol

[@vincentoravec261]

At 7:34 i love Florio bringing it all the way to the front door of DeNiro in The Untouchables, then walks it back down just enough to not get too carried away. You can tell that Florio was a skilled litigator back in the day.

[@rockbandicoot84]

This season as a whole is the most national coverage Jacksonville has ever gotten, atleast as far as I can remember. As a big Browns fan it's so nice to not be the most incompetent team in the league anymore...

[@drewferd2720]

We aren't out of the woods yet haha

[@terenceharris9432]

As a Jags fan I can't even get upset with that comment lol!

[@alanF]

It’s been a good long while since you guys were thought of like that And that’s coming from a Steelers fanatic like me

[@vforwombat9915]

err, you're like 90 minutes away from Detroit..... weren't you paying attention?

[@cayetano6547]

I can only IMAGINE the kind of sh** Meyer did in his college days....I knew he was a bully but nothing like this..

[@claymac7895]

I guarantee there was all kinds of criminal conduct that could put him behind bars.

[@bookaufman9643]

Florio is dressed like he's a Star Trek Commander or he's in one of those new age cults

[@TheHomeman]

Maybe this will make you understand why Latrell Sprewell choked p.j. carlesimo

[@leemoore9933]

Terry Bradshaw said he was totally shocked with Meyer, he thought he would have been a big success in the NFL. Goes to show you that people in the know don't always know.

[@thr3e2wenty85]

Dudes lucky he didnt find his own Latrel Sprewell.

[@robertrock8778]

20-something rookie showing more maturity and leadership than Turdan Meyer.

[@davidnelson6874]

Given the Lambo allegation, will the Jaguars now have a justifiable way to get out of Meyer’s contract?

[@harryglover3112]

I love it when Florio gets fired up. Incredible

[@robclary6836]

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a legend coach fall so fast in my life” -Chris simms (forgetting JoePa)

[@TD-lh6wt]

Meyer has a history of these things. You can not convince me he left Florida and Oho State because of health issues. He was forced out, and allowed to claim health issues. Hard to believe Shad does not have his own security firm to check out a person’s history before committing millions of dollars.

[@pughconsulting]

Here in Florida, we always referred to him as Urban Liar. Seems he's always living up to his name.

[@blakefrancisboggs7526]

Why is it ok to be abusive towards kids though? Let’s face it, a lot of what is acceptable in coaching is otherwise crappy and unacceptable behavior.

[@somethingawesome9547]

It's not abuse. If a college player considered that to be abuse, they likely would not have the mental fortitude to make the team anyway. Urban is clearly a POS, but the kick was not abuse. Jfc.

[@amcasanave]

@@somethingawesome9547 kicking a guy in the leg while he's stretching is not abuse? What planet are you from?

[@rjg7112]

Can't say Coach Urban did not achieve anything as an NFL coach. He just made Steve Spurrier's two seasons as an NFL coach look great in comparison.

[@MRoo1oo]

Meyer's behavior shows how "top college" coaches are dirty and unethical, not and someone who should be around kids/young men.

[@saxcha4530]

I don’t know I don’t see Seban doing half the stuff that Meyer displayed over the 10 months.

[@lougiacobbi725]

@@saxcha4530 your buddy is not different. ALL college coaches pull this shit. When you are a dictator, you act like one. There are stories about Saban that would make your skin crawl.

[@pjpredhomme7699]

@@saxcha4530 because you don't see it -doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I am not saying that he is kicking people . But you can bet your ass he treats plenty of people absolutely horribly. There have always been rumors about his personal behavior - but with what he has done at Alabama - do you honestly think they don't bury some pretty terrible stories? That is what is the most overriding thing about this - is - how the way they talk about these guys - the underlying thing is - obviously it is considered acceptable to mistreat college players

[@a.lumberjack4456]

The Chip Kelly Era in the NFL isn't looking too bad.

[@MsDemile28]

And that was a disaster.

[@luckyspurs]

Josh Lambo: "yeah, I just kicked you out of the league mate".

[@Palefox27]

Jags need to hire Byron Leftwich. NOW.

[@antonmiller3981]

That would be sweet.

[@jaylock9twenty5]

Well they can’t right now. They have to wait till Tampa’s season is over

[@13manesa]

Not even Nick Saban fell this hard when he was at Miami.

[@saxcha4530]

Yeah cuz all of his issues were with on the gridiron not out of it. Urban was a double package

[@bogie7311]

Don’t need any coaches like Meyer, who is severely lacking in character, in the NFL. There are plenty of players who fall into that category. Good riddance.

[@hummingbirdfeeder4979]

Who isn't lacking in character in the NFL???? If the Jags had won every game none of this would have mattered......and you know that as well as I do.

[@Haaaveeyy]

Why would another grown man ever kick another grown man, outside of like kickboxing/mma? Sounds sooo childish it’s laughable.

[@mullokh]

A bully is a bully no matter how old he is.

[@VijayPrathapTEAM]

show of power

[@shaunkelly3149]

Meyer has never gotten his ass kicked. That’s why.

[@kyle2441]

You guys obviously have never been in a locker room before

[@mullokh]

@@kyle2441 Oh, really? I could've sworn...

[@thomasgriffith2953]

This firing was LONG over due! 👍

[@enzoitgoes8335]

Meyer’s narcissism will tell him that his own actions are someone else’s fault. Just like another big shot we know with a severe inferiority complex.

[@ms.diva2u22]

Shad Khan, did the right thing.

[@thomasdarling2553]

Wonder if Jacksonville will ever get a pro team.

[@mathewjagla7836]

Court Order/Gun to Head: You have to take 1 coach - Gruden or Meyer? Who is most untouchable right now?

[@zackyezek3760]

Easy: Gruden. Gruden got fired because: 1) Mediocre job performance as coach, quite bad as GM. 2) His contract was an expensive long-term albatross for an owner with money issues 3) He said things that offended the professionally offended, esp. sports media types, in PRIVATE emails. Urban Meyer in contrast: 1) TERRIBLE job performance in the pros, and frankly suspect performance in college (gaming the broken NCAA oligarchy vs. actual coaching ability). 2) A complete lack of personal character or self control. This guy constantly came across as a raging, stupid a$$hole; he was a walking stereotype. 3) He actually DID things that are toxic- kicking a guy, public screaming matches with his own staff, ditching the team to go chase booty in some bar. Gruden is merely a bad hire, and the Raiders got a few years of mediocre football for their money. Meyer is in the Rich Kotite tier of awful, and his brief tenure was basically a massive septic tank explosion. It's no contest.

[@smurfette1509]

Reminds me of Bob Knight at Indiana University. He was involved in lots of issues including abuse of players. It's tough because I really appreciated him leading IU to multiple titles.

[@jackcarraway4707]

You could say they...kicked him to the curb.

[@darrenporsch]

Steve Spurrier and Lou holtz pretty much flamed out in the NFL real quick

[@kchall5]

Nick Saban didn't set the world on fire when he coached the Dolphins, either.

[@Seer645]

This is why NFL stands for Not For Long

[@dumpytreefrog3797]

As a Jags fan, I'm truly convinced Urban has something medically wrong with him. Early dementia or something. I can't imagine an adult who has been as successful as him just turned into an absolute buffoon on this level. Unreal.

[@smurfette1509]

Good insight. That was my initial thought and surprised they didn't bring up possible health issues in the program.

[@donshamana6194]

Remember why he left Ohio state? He was having those migraines and didn’t he have a brain medical problem?

[@Chiefqueef-]

“As a jag fan” All I need to read

[@LeoPaulHelmar]

Drugs and alcohol possibly given his bar misadventure

[@dumpytreefrog3797]

@@Chiefqueef- ok?

[@NickSibz]

"Head Coach kicks former kicker" has to be the best headline of all time lmao.

[@kloschuessel773]

Kicked the kicker - fired and kicked out the door

[@JamSoupMusicLols]

Get the long term GM first. Let them hire the coach

[@redwingsfan3621]

The reality is if the Jags were winning he would still be their head coach. Spare us the rest of the (reasons) that would be conveniently overlooked.

[@jrizzle555]

If they were winning it would mean he wasn't a piece of shit and the culture was getting better. It goes hand in hand. The players aren't playing for him so they stink.

[@adambrinsfield7341]

And if he had wings, feathers and a beak he'd be a bird

[@luckyspurs]

Urban Meyer's about as un-Mike Vrabel as it's possible to get.

[@matthewerspamer6274]

I still think Florio sleeps in a wooden box in his basement, but it wouldn't surprise me if he goes to the guest room after his wife leaves the house.

[@donaldbuckley1283]

The previous coach in Houston was a pretty sad story but not even close to this

[@tommiesmith3191]

"Character is Destiny" Heraclitus

[@btbarr16]

The cats out of the bag. Some author is gonna start writing a book about this and his time in college. He or she is going to track down former college players and interview them.

[@darlenehowell2274]

Poor Darren Bevell, he's had Matt Patricia and Urban Meyer. I can't believe that Meyer is worse then Patricia.

[@pjpredhomme7699]

It sounds like he was - so that has to give you a measure of what an A-hole he is - because I don't remember him ever really having a problem publicly with Patricia - a lot of players sure did though.

[@darlenehowell2274]

@@pjpredhomme7699 A lot of players sure did have a problem with Patricia in Detroit. The 1st game Patricia was gone the players were commenting to each other about having fun playing and being happy without Patricia. Their sideline was an atmosphere of celebration. However, Patricia never kicked a player. Guy's like Meyer and Patricia are simply not cut-out to coach. How they got to where they did is something that I do not understand.

[@teri3965]

If I kicked a coworker, I’d be walked out the door immediately.

[@CarolinaBlood704]

I honestly don't know who's worse: Urban Meyer or Bobby Petrino. I can only hope that this doesn't hurt Trevor Lawrence's growth.

[@yoda9518]

I wouldn't hire Urban to do anything.

[@dynomar11]

Sound guys, you got some feedback going on

[@Rdaug1458]

I think Doug Peterson would be a pretty solid hire

[@blakemaddox3681]

Chip Kelly for sure reminds me of this

[@millhousemillard2140]

How???

[@blakemaddox3681]

@@millhousemillard2140 how not? lol the debauchery and team destruction both happened under chip too, he even dismantled his entire team so really he was worse if you think about it

[@millhousemillard2140]

@@blakemaddox3681 he won the division his first year 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm no longer talking to you. You're too dumb and know not of what you speak of lmao

[@blakemaddox3681]

@@millhousemillard2140 lol and how did the ENTIRE REST of his TENURE go? I'm waiting......Oh, wait LMAO, you are a horrible troll man, I can't even say it was a nice try even 😅

[@DThornDigital]

Chris Simms makes me nervous when he speaks... 😂

[@skippythealien9627]

Guys let's take it easy on Urban...let's not kick a man while he's down

[@nba2kshooter702]

i see what you did there

[@paulrath7764]

Can the Jags claw-back his salary? Meyer has acted like he was trying to get fired, to collect his contract $$$

[@chaz5669]

Meyers track record shows he is a liar.

[@cosmoevents21st56]

It's hard to believe Meyer has won three national titles as a college coach with how bizarre his behavior has been since entering the NFL.

[@davidbowles7281]

Nah. Recruiting dominates. It all makes sense.

[@claymac7895]

Winning at Ohio State and Florida means absolutely nothing. It’s literally the equivalent of a pro bowl team competing against a regular NFL team. It doesn’t matter who the coach is, you could put a child in as coach and the pro bowl team is going smash the regular franchise team.

[@boxcutterbill508]

Get Byron Leftwich

[@davidnelson6874]

I want Leftwich to replace Mike Zimmer in Minnesota.

[@elkabong2897]

Is this now Urban Legend?

[@pitbull64]

FACTS.... I would have beaten Urban Meyer within an inch of his life if he had kicked me. NFLPA be damned. The NFL would owe me more than what they paid Kaepernick.

[@teeks8951]

Wow! I'm kind of new to the internet, but your bravado must be real and true 👍

[@hummingbirdfeeder4979]

So easy to be a hard ass in the comment section isn't it?

[@Bubba-xh2xj]

Jags will play much better, now that Meyer has gone. They will definitely beat the Texans on Sunday

[@sapphire7195]

Oh yeah, beating the Texans is a great barometer of a team that's firing on all cylinders! 😄

[@davidmazzini783]

I like the Texans plus 3 and the hook.

[@adamant5550]

He lost the locker room, so I'd expect so

[@daneflanigan]

Does anyone look at ownership?

[@Minoltalphafan]

Byron Leftwich One Time?!

[@chazinhub]

It’s coming...we keep seeing how much people get away with and the colleges protect their investment regardless of whether it’s just wrong or criminal...

[@ghuangdad]

Not so sure that college kid parents will tolerate physical abuse/ bullying done to their kid.

[@cathynorris6280]

It's sounds like UM is accustomed to taking liberties as a matter of course. Remember the notorious Ohio State coach Woody Hayes? If I'm not mistaken he was fired for assaulting a player back in the day...what up with Ohio State? coaches?

[@pjpredhomme7699]

they were losing the gator bowl -and it was near the end of the game - the opposing team (I think it was clemson ) intercepted a pass - and the player ran out of bound to the OSU sidelines - and as he was running out of bounds - Woody grabbed him by the mask and threw an uppercut - I was watching the game - ironically - it was the gator bowl in Jacksonville. Not really even comparable completely different era's - but Yeah Woody was not known for being even keeled

[@andrewtague8856]

Tf is Simms doing? I've never seen a person look up and down so many times

[@kimberlyward9258]

🤔 I thought it was just me who noticed that.

[@leemoore9933]

Time stamp @ 20:37 the look on the dude behind him is classic, LMAO!!!!

[@rydergriffin772]

Jon Gruden is available

[@LordCyler]

We all know you don't kick a grown man in a professional environment. Horrendous. You can only kick kids whose future you have power over.

[@bermudabengal]

#90 at the 20:35 min mark looked like he wanted to bring violence on Uban Meyer. thats a look of pure hatred!

[@mandings36]

11:07 Costanza!

[@heidismith2239]

There actually good questions did they have

[@davidmiddlebrooks4191]

Happy For u Trevor

[@maldo1969]

Turdbin Fire has finally left the building.

[@gerardosilva1260]

I feel bad for Shahid khan. He bought the team and invested money to make them winners.

[@Haaaveeyy]

I’m sorry! But, even as a fan I could see it was a bad hire, even before they made it official. Some coaches are meant to stay at the college level, and everything that’s come out about Urban since he’s been in Jacksonville proves he’s one of those guys.

[@ronskullie9380]

They need to see if they can get Byron Leftwich as the offensive coordinator.

[@HH-le1vi]

He'd want a head coaching job. Not to be an OC again

[@jakejoselitoramirez5988]

I would like this discussion if it wasn't NBC. But good analysis

[@michaeldailey7103]

I don't think any of us are shocked !! After hearing the stories it's clear UM needs help !!!!

[@stevefrye3749]

No UM does not need help Harbaugh's doing fine this year

[@roberttammaro7305]

Sims said urban Meyer is just as accurate as tua is.

[@DJKATJAAPRADIO]

Come on they wanted rid of him

[@tedkeenan6803]

Hey Chris don't cover for Bill Parcells with the getting on the team plane. Parcells famously didn't get on the Patriots plane after Super bowl XXXI. But he had checked out. Maybe Urban Meyer was just channeling his inner Parcells, but without the success first.

[@anssiheiskala8694]

Thank you khan! Now found new GOOD coach fo Duvaaal

[@Rick081808]

Please take Brian dabol as jags head coach

[@lordrayden3045]

I figure Meyer would have “health issues” again Isn’t that his go to?

[@neugey]

Who examines the doctors? Who watches the watchmen? Who kicks the kickers?

[@michaelhegyan7464]

When Khan, fired him...he said to himself, ' I knew he was no good the moment I hired him ..'