The Urban experiment in Jacksonville is not going well...
For his huge money Meyer has delivered a 2-11 record, embarrassing off-field issues, and erratic coaching behavior that Jaguars staffers are only too glad to leak to the media.
Like, for instance, that bit about calling his assistant coaches losers.
“I mean, look, he's been degrading and deriding his coaches in front of players since the summer . . . It's been an ongoing problem," La Canfora said. “As to whether or not he specifically called them losers, I can tell you he got in front of his staff in a meeting and said 'I'm a winner. You can check my resume. I'm a champion. What have you won? What have you ever won? Go around the room and tell me what you have won.' We can (nitpick) whether he specially called people losers or not, but frankly he's done much worse out on the playing field and in individual meetings.”
Meyer threatened to fire anybody leaking bad stuff to the media.
He got up close and personal with an attractive 24-yer-old female admirer on the dance floor while his wife was busy babysitting grandkids.
“His overall — the way he comports himself with players and coaches is utterly distasteful, and it's been an issue since the very early days of his regime. He's lost whatever lingering trust he had with some players and coaches. Trent Baalke, the GM, is now distancing himself from Urban Meyer as well.”
Jason La Canfora, on Meyer.
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For his huge money Meyer has delivered a 2-11 record, embarrassing off-field issues, and erratic coaching behavior that Jaguars staffers are only too glad to leak to the media.
Like, for instance, that bit about calling his assistant coaches losers.
“I mean, look, he's been degrading and deriding his coaches in front of players since the summer . . . It's been an ongoing problem," La Canfora said. “As to whether or not he specifically called them losers, I can tell you he got in front of his staff in a meeting and said 'I'm a winner. You can check my resume. I'm a champion. What have you won? What have you ever won? Go around the room and tell me what you have won.' We can (nitpick) whether he specially called people losers or not, but frankly he's done much worse out on the playing field and in individual meetings.”
Meyer threatened to fire anybody leaking bad stuff to the media.
He got up close and personal with an attractive 24-yer-old female admirer on the dance floor while his wife was busy babysitting grandkids.
“His overall — the way he comports himself with players and coaches is utterly distasteful, and it's been an issue since the very early days of his regime. He's lost whatever lingering trust he had with some players and coaches. Trent Baalke, the GM, is now distancing himself from Urban Meyer as well.”
Jason La Canfora, on Meyer.
Tipsheet: Urban Meyer becomes NFL laughingstock with epic Jaguars failure
Urban Meyer was a great college coach, but he might be the most overmatched coach in the NFL this season.
