Signing(s): Urban Meyer is the Jaguars new HC

[John Price]

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[PanthersPens62]

Lets just hope his "heart issues" or his "need to spend more time with his family" do not rear their ugly heads again, Jags fans.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I think he would fail spectacularly in the NFL, but its much less time consuming to coach in the NFL than it is at Ohio St or any top NCAA job.

 

[Goalie_Bob]

Yeah, at least in the NFL there is sortof an offseason. No recruiting or spring practices etc.

I still think he will be horrible in the NFL, so full agreement here.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[Halladay]

I dont see this ending well, especially with the owner saying he will be the gm. He gets Trevor Lawrence though.

 

[GKJ]

Texas boosters gotta be big mad

 

[DougieSmash]

I hope Lawrence pull Lindros. He deserves better.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

And the Jaguars continue to be the Jaguars.

 

[Mrfenn92]

We will see how this goes

 

[93LEAFS]

An all-time great college coach but doesn't have any experience in the NFL and Ray Farmer's (believe to be in the running for GM) draft history with the Browns outside of Bitonio was horrific (even if you give him a pass on Manziel and blame Haslem for it.

Who's the last really successful coach to make the switch? Pete Carroll who had a ton of NFL experience. Rhule is interesting and had very little NFL experience (just one season as an assistant O-line coach at the NFL level).

 

[Unholy Diver]

An all-time great college coach but doesn't have any experience in the NFL and Ray Farmer's (believe to be in the running for GM) draft history with the Browns outside of Bitonio was horrific (even if you give him a pass on Manziel and blame Haslem for it.

Who's the last really successful coach to make the switch? Pete Carroll who had a ton of NFL experience. Rhule is interesting and had very little NFL experience (just one season as an assistant O-line coach at the NFL level).

Jimmy Johnson & Barry Switzer

 

[93LEAFS]

Jimmy Johnson & Barry Switzer

Johnson is obviously the exception. Switzer just inherited a team Johnson built. No coach here is walking into a team that just won the Superbowl the previous 2 years.

Maybe Meyer can be this generation's Johnson, but I have a hard time seeing it. I'm very curious to see what Meyer's staff will look like. It sounds like he is going to heavily rely on college guys. If I were a Jags fan, I would hope he brings in someone with NFL head coaching experience as co-ordinator or a position coach/assistant head coach. NFL is just a different grind.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Out of the 3 examples given, Johnson really is the only one I'd consider a college coach with NFL success. USC definitely resulted in Carroll getting another chance, but Carroll had nearly 2 decades of NFL coaching experiences before he went there. Switzer inherited Johnson's team, won a Super Bowl, and them became quickly despised and never coached again.

The fact that Jimmy Johnson is the one guy to "build" winners in both levels is pretty damning considering he last coached a college game in the 80s and a NFL game in the 90s.

 

[Terry Yake]

this will probably end up like spurrier in DC and saban in miami

if things don't go well, i'm sure his "health issues" will pop again

 

[GKJ]

The Urban has landed

 

[c9777666]

USC definitely resulted in Carroll getting another chance, but Carroll had nearly 2 decades of NFL coaching experiences before he went there.

Jets defensive coordinator for 4 years even before he became their HC in 94

defensive coordinator for two years with San Francisco

and of course 3 years as Pats HC between The Two Bills

 

[Hoverhand]

I can't imagine that your coach and QB adapting to the NFL at the same time is exactly the right move to be going with. Especially since there are a handful of talented offensive coordinators on the market right now that could great options for developing Lawrence.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Yeah I dont see this ending well for Jags

 

[BKIslandersFan]

This will either be a complete success (with Jags winning at least one Super Bowl) or utter catastrophe. No middle ground.

I assume Urban will be hiring director of player personnel/GM to work under him.

 

[Canes]

Texas boosters gotta be big mad

Only have themselves to blame. Expectations have already made Urban basically quit two other blue blood programs, and those programs arguably aren't as insane as Texas boosters.

I personally think he will do fine. Jaguars won't have much expectations for the first couple of years at least, and the NFL is so much more different now than when Spurrier, Saban, Petrino, etc failed because depending on the teams there aren't a whole lot of differences offensively between many college and NFL teams anymore.

 

[StreetHawk]

Only have themselves to blame. Expectations have already made Urban basically quit two other blue blood programs, and those programs arguably aren't as insane as Texas boosters.

I personally think he will do fine. Jaguars won't have much expectations for the first couple of years at least, and the NFL is so much more different now than when Spurrier, Saban, Petrino, etc failed because depending on the teams there aren't a whole lot of differences offensively between many college and NFL teams anymore.

Unless they do make the Lawrence for Watson trade. But an in division trade of QBs? Man, like NE and Buffalo back in the day for a first round pick.

 

[MMC]

 

[MMC]

 

[GKJ]

Only have themselves to blame. Expectations have already made Urban basically quit two other blue blood programs, and those programs arguably aren't as insane as Texas boosters.

I personally think he will do fine. Jaguars won't have much expectations for the first couple of years at least, and the NFL is so much more different now than when Spurrier, Saban, Petrino, etc failed because depending on the teams there aren't a whole lot of differences offensively between many college and NFL teams anymore.

Don’t agree about the first couple of years. Urban is there to program-build. Something we’re seeing a lot more of. But everyone’s expectations bring what they are, he ain’t showing up to go 5-11.