Urban Meyer showing Jaguars job is too big for him.
With each passing day, Urban Meyer is showing that the head coaching job of the Jacksonville Jaguars is too big for him.
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Urban Meyer
With each passing day, Urban Meyer is showing that the head coaching job of the Jacksonville Jaguars is too big for him. It wasn't so much
that the Jaguars (0-5) lost to the AFC South-rival Titans, 37-19. It was the effort they showed. Early in the third quarter, with the Titans holding an 11-point lead, the Jaguars defense did not look interested in tackling Titans running back Derrick Henry on a 9-yard touchdown rush.
It's no surprise that effort was an issue. This entire week was shrouded in controversy over Meyer's decision to stay in Ohio after last week's loss against the Bengals,
missing the team flight. He was later filmed at a bar, where a woman who was not his wife danced on him. It would be natural for players to question his commitment.
After the incident in Ohio, Jaguars owner Shad Khan
issued a strong statement and said Meyer "must regain our trust and respect." Yet, Meyer has repeatedly failed to hold himself accountable and routinely blames others for mistakes, even his players. After Sunday's loss, reporters asked him about a fourth-and-1 call and why Trevor Lawrence didn't keep it on a quarterback sneak. Meyer said Lawrence was "not quite comfortable with that yet" and added "I don't micromanage who is in the game." Minutes later,
Lawrence disagreed and said that while it wasn't something they had done in a game yet, that he was "comfortable." This team has had bouts of mental mistakes and communications issues, carless penalties, carelessness with the ball. And it all falls on Meyer.