The Jaguars’ hiring of coach Urban Meyer through official hype is a total disaster. Team owner Shad Khan fired Meyer on December 16. Jacksonville led 2-11 with the three-time college football national champion at the helm. Meyer was brought in after the 1-15 campaign in 2020.
Khan eventually reached a climax with Meyer after problematic coaching and reports of organization-wide disagreement, but slightly headed for a do-and-do breakup that had been building for a long time. . There are questionable decisions about training (Chris Doyle?) and personnel (Tim Tebow?) before the season. During the season, the Jaguars’ superb on-field performance dragged No. 1 defender Trevor Lawence down to No. 1. Meyer’s Post Carelessness off the pitch Week 4, was added to the volatile mixture.
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Khan made a big, big investment in Meyer, but after one last negative story, he decided not to give him an extended opportunity to turn the tide. A quick shootout in the 2021 NFL season is due to Meyer losing the respect of the players as well as all of those games.
Darrell Bevell was named interim coach in place of Meyer, but he’s not on SN’s undisputed list of targets for Jacksonville’s next full-time coach. All of them are built to produce real results with Lawrence:
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Byron Leftwich, offensive coordinator, Buccaneers
Leftwich, 41, has done a lot when the backing of Bruce Arians syncs up with the greatest quarterback of all time, Tom Brady. The former Jaguars quarterback has probably returned to his first NFL home, a three-hour ride up the road from Tampa.
Leftwich will be a great influence on Lawrence with all his experience. Now he can brag about a Super Bowl ring.
Kellen Moore, offensive coordinator, Cowboys
Moore is only 33 years old, but does that really matter how he turns Dak Prescott and Dallas into a versatile and explosive goal-scoring machine? He’s proven to have matured in his years, enough for the attacking-minded Mike McCarthy to make the necessary smart move and keep him as a player. The former star Boise State defender will be happy to design ways to maximize Lawrence’s dazzling skill set of big arms and athletic plus.
Eric Bieniemy, offensive coordinator, chiefs
If the guy who helps Brady or Prescott doesn’t sound appealing, what about the guy who works with Patrick Mahomes, who is long past his head coach contract at 52? Again, everything should revolve around trying to develop Lawrence into an elite quarterback as quickly as possible. Remember that Mahomes was MVP in year 2, his first season as a full-time starter.
Joe Brady, former offensive coordinator, Panthers
Or why not the guy who worked brilliantly with Lawrence’s rival Joe Burrow in college? Again, Khan and the Jaguars shouldn’t care one bit that Brady only turns 32 in September. He helped win the national title in college and worked well under Sean Payton before being strangely fired from Matt Rhule’s staff in Carolina.
Shane Waldron, Offensive Coordinator, Seahawks
The man who, with so many worthy replacements, Jaguar doesn’t justify keeping Meyer for Year 2. Waldron, 42, has moved from Sean McVay’s staff to the Rams right away to try to help Russell Wilson become the man. a taller device, before he and QB were managed by the more conservative Pete Carroll. Hey, young Wilson is also armed with powerful and mobile weapons! If the Seahawks can get away with Bevell-Brian Schottenheimer’s stubbornness, so can the Jaguars.
REMOVErian Daboll, offensive coordinator, Bills
You tease me. The person who turned Josh Allen into an elite all-around quarterback is also available? The 46-year-old deserves his shot for the miracles he has worked for in Buffalo. He also has invaluable experience with both Nick Saban and Bill Belichick.
Scott Turner, Offensive Coordinator, Washington
Looks like there’s a thread here, right? Turner, 39, made Washington’s attack spectacular even with Taylor Heinicke directing. He has a good tradition as the son of Norv and patron of Ron Rivera.
Josh McDaniels, offensive coordinator, Patriots
The 45-year-old almost got a second chance to become head coach in the AFC South when the Colts were ready to hire him in 2018, just to replace Frank Reich. McDaniels’ time with the Broncos ended more than a decade ago in 2010, and he’s matured as a caller and leader under Belichick since then. He gives Jaguar a copycat excuse for what he did with 2021’s top rookie QB, Mac Jones.
Well, it looks like any of these young offensive minds would be an upgrade over Meyer, giving Khan plenty of experts to pick from after a failed college trial.
