Following a damning report from this past weekend that detailed tensions between Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer and both his players and staff, Shad Khan has apparently stepped in. According to Josina Anderson (on Twitter), the Jaguars owner “addressed the coaching staff in person” following Saturday’s report.
[REPORT: Jaguars Players, Coaches Frustrated With HC Urban Meyer]
During the meeting, Khan still expressed confidence in his coaching staff, but he encouraged his staff to improve the players’ cohesiveness. The owner also specifically addressed the weekend report, noting his dismay that news like that would leak out of the organization. Finally, Khan didn’t provide any “definitive assurances nor any discouragement” about the coaching staff’s status for the rest of the season or next year.
Meanwhile, Anderson also hears that staff confirmed that Meyer reportedly belittled coaches in a meeting, declaring that he himself was a “winner” and insinuating that his fellow coaches were “losers.” These coaches also lamented the feeling of “not being on the same page” as their HC, with some coaches feeling “unappreciated [and] undermined.”
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, tensions surrounding Meyer have “boiled over with multiple run-ins with players and other coaches in recent weeks.” Pelissero’s report included a number of anecdotes, including telling notes about veteran wideout Marvin Jones‘ apparent dissatisfaction with his HC, Meyer’s (mis)handling of his coaching staff, and Meyer’s handling of running back James Robinson.
Never change Jacksonville
….or Meyer for that matter
Alienating your leading RB, WR and coaching staff probably isn’t the best way to win. It’s his developing of QB’s that would worry me most though.
Meyer is a joke,wasn’t he dealing with some sort of debilitating health issue two years ago.That Money they offered him to become an analyst miraculously negated those issues.
Guy just looks like a Donkey.
The Jags need to cut bait.
Don’t worry, that health ailment will flare up again as soon as the Jaguars season ends and he steps down. Then it will magically go away in the spring, just in time for him to sign another mega deal to coach for a college.
I don’t know why everyone makes fun of such serious health concerns that can only seems to be fixed by massive amounts of money. The poor guy is worried about his health!!!
Unfortunately I had the same condition but was unable to get an insane amount of money and they had to amputate my leg. I don’t see you all laughing now.
Well John, I think the lack of compassion for Meyer is more about the lack of character he’s shown during his career than it is about his illness.
That would require him to walk away from $50M.
I’m pretty sure South Park did an episode on this. Maybe it’s AIDS? Everyone knows the cure for AIDS is money. Just ask Magic
Magic has HIV not AIDS. Big difference.
Not really a big difference. Saying someone has AIDS when they have the flu is a big difference. HIV leads to AIDS, unless you are wealthy apparently, so it’s not a stretch.
Sounds like someone who wanted a final payday without having to work much for it. If he gets fired, he racks $50M for being unemployed.
I’d be shocked if he’s back in 2022. I don’t know that I’ve seen a head coach self-destruct as fast as he has this season.
RB WR will go and 50 million coach will stay.NFL isn’t the NBA where owners eat huge salaries to get people out of the building.
Khan is the type of guy who thinks he can still win 3 card monte
So the coaching staff manage to eek out one or two wins a season and wonder why they aren’t appreciated? The idea of the Jags relocating to England is looking better every year.
Hey Shad, bust out the tarps! 70+ games under 500, great leadership there.
I never expected this to work, but it’s much worse than I expected. Urban Meyer is a fraud. And apparently an egotistical one at that. However, I don’t really feel bad for his coaches, they chose to join this dumpster fire franchise of their own free will.
As a Texans fan I feel bad for the Jags. Meyer is a turd and is disrupting what was a meaningful rebuild with talented players. I’d hire some good lawyers and seek to terminate his contract for cause. I’m sure he’s violated a clause or two. Maybe then pursue a coordinator of a good staff.
At this point Shad is just a garbage owner
Just fire him now
None of this would have happened if he’d kept Tebow on the roster.
Kenny Omega should just bodyslam all of them.
In college he could win by cheating in the recruitment process and giving players/recruits under the table payments. That stuff doesn’t happen in the pros. All he has is is coaching ability which apparently ain’t much. He also doesn’t know how to handle losing.