Urban Meyer is famously expressive, and on Thursday the former Ohio State University football coach followed his usual pattern of being fired. when he stepped away from a press conference podium in Jacksonville, Florida.
Urban Meyer, the head coach of Ohio State University’s football team and former head coach of the Florida Gators, was fired on Monday. After being dismissed from his position at Florida, he left the Jaguars facility in the most Urban Meyer way possible.
Shad Khan, the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, officially ended his failed Urban Meyer experiment in a move that was long overdue. When it came to Meyer, Khan thought enough was enough after months of turmoil and losing football. He dismissed him in the final hours of December 15, ushering in a new era for the Jaguars’ football team.
In true Urban Meyer flair, he didn’t leave the scene without adding to the drama.
Urban Meyer walked out of the Jaguars’ facility without informing anybody of his dismissal.
Urban Meyer left the Jaguars facility after practice yesterday and never returned, leaving staff to prepare without him, according to Darrell Bevell.
They were said to be in the dark about where he was and what was going on.
December 16, 2021 — Mark Long (@APMarkLong)
While the news of Meyer’s dismissal did not enter the public until late Wednesday night, Khan is said to have told Meyer of his dismissal earlier that day. Meyer abruptly departed without warning before the team’s evening meetings, according to interim head coach Darrell Bevell.
Urban Meyer, like Bruce Springsteen’s song about a man with a wife and children in Baltimore, Jack, went out for a ride and never came back.
Meyer departed before Friday night’s meetings, according to Darrell Bevell, in his first news conference as the Jaguars’ interim head coach. Coaches gathered and worked on game plans without Meyer, according to Bevell. The other coaches were unaware of what had occurred until late yesterday night, when G.M. Trent Baalke informed Bevell that Meyer had been fired and that Bevell had been hired.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio
In Meyer’s absence, Bevell and the other assistant coaches continued game preparing, ignorant that their head coach was suddenly their former head coach. For what it’s worth, it’s difficult to believe they were unaware of what was going on. Meyer has been treading water since his off-field bar incident, and the recent allegation about him kicking a Jaguars player had many speculating that he would be fired.
The pouty farewell of Urban Meyer was precisely what we should’ve anticipated.
Wesley Hitt/Getty Images/Urban Meyer
It’s humiliating to get dismissed, especially when you’re a well-known college coach looking to make the jump to the major leagues. However, it is still polite to notify your coworkers/employees if you are leaving early.
While it looks that the Jaguars’ assistants maintained their cool and began properly preparing for their Week 15 battle against the Houston Texans, Meyer left them all hanging. Meyer just departed without saying anything, rather than making a brief phone call or text to explain his absence.
But it’s difficult to claim we should have anticipated anything less from Meyer. In little than a season, he established himself as an egotistical and arrogant leader who showed little regard for his aides and players. It’s hardly unexpected to see him screw the Jaguars one more time before he officially retires.
The future of the Jaguars is finally brightening.
In January 2021, Urban Meyer agreed to a five-year deal with the Jaguars. He didn’t make it to the end of the first year.
December 16, 2021 — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)
Following Meyer’s departure, the Jaguars will surely have a lot of work ahead of them. However, for the first time in a long time, things in Jacksonville are looking good.
They’ve managed to avoid the Meyer debacle. Trevor Lawrence is still on the team. This offseason, they have a lot of cap room. In all honesty, it’s an ideal landing site this spring for possible head coach prospects.
Sure, Meyer’s poor tactics and procedures pushed this club back a long way, but it’s never too late for the organization to make amends.
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