Profootballtalk reports ex-Ohio State coach Urban Meyer wants $12 million per year to coach the Jaguars.
Per PFT's Mike Florio, it's become the "worst-kept secret in NFL circles that the Jaguars' coaching job will go to Meyer if he wants it." NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported two days ago that Meyer "expects" to replace Doug Marrone. $12 million is a gargantuan sum, but Baylor's Matt Rhule landed $9 million per year from the Panthers with nothing even approaching Meyer's track record at Ohio State and Florida. Jon Gruden, of course, brings home $10 million per year to go 7-9. If Meyer fails to materialize in Jacksonville, money probably won't be the reason.
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SOURCE: Profootballtalk on NBCSports.com
Jan 4, 2021, 1:04 PM ET
NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reports the Jaguars are "still waiting on" ex-Ohio State coach Urban Meyer.
56-year-old Meyer is waffling on whether to take a crack at the big leagues, but he has seemed to be the Jags' man from the second they fired Doug Marrone. It would be a high-risk, high-reward gamble for Jacksonville. Meyer lacks even position coach experience at the NFL level, and would run extremely hot at his college stops before burning out and leaving early.
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SOURCE: Mike Garafolo on Twitter
Jan 12, 2021, 5:29 PM ET
Also wherever he goes he is the de facto special teams coach. Punters beware.Based on my watching him during the college pregame show - Guy knows his football...and is kind of a doosh.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler said Urban Meyer has "long been enamored with Trevor Lawrence."
Meyer joins approximately every other coach and front office executive in his interest with Lawrence. His desire to coach Lawrence could very well be what lands him in Jacksonville rather than LA, where the Chargers have spoken to Meyer about taking their head coaching job. Of course, coaching Justin Herbert -- coming off one of the greatest rookie seasons of all time -- isn't a bad fallback option if Meyer doesn't end up coaching Lawrence. Fowler said "questions persist about whether [the Chargers] go all-in" to land Meyer.
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SOURCE: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter
Jan 13, 2021, 1:42 PM ET
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports the Chargers have "continued to look into and explore" Urban Meyer as a head-coaching candidate.
The sides have "spoken recently." This comes after a PFT report that there's a "growing sense" Meyer will accept the Jaguars' head coaching job. It's possible this is a leverage play by Meyer to get more money or roster control, though the Chargers are an attractive opening with Justin Herbert and the ninth-most cap space in the league. A decision by Meyer could come as early as this week.
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Jan 13, 2021, 11:39 AM ET
Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reports there is "growing sense in league circles" that Urban Meyer will accept the Jaguars' head coaching job.
Coaches and executives within the NFL believe Meyer wanted to wait until after Ohio State's National Championship Game before agreeing. The timing would make sense, as the Jaguars likely wanted to wait a few extra days to pick the brains of OC Arthur Smith and other candidates. Florio also reports it is "likely" Meyer would retain interim general manager Trent Baalke, a decision that points to Meyer having full control over football operations assuming a deal is finalized. The Jaguars could announce the decision as early as Wednesday. It will be interesting to see how Meyer will fill the rest of his coaching staff.
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Jan 13, 2021, 12:28 AM ET
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ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports ex-Ohio State and Florida coach Urban Meyer will be the Jaguars' next head coach.
It's not officially official, but Fowler reports it should be Thursday. Negotiations have reportedly been ongoing for at least a month as Meyer has made it a point to upgrade Jacksonville's practice facility — well short of the facilities he had during his tenure at Ohio State — and land multi-year deals for the assistant coaches he has in mind. Owner Shad Khan interviewed a handful of other candidates but clearly honed in on Meyer from the very beginning. Some headlines will attempt to coax readers into believing Meyer will link up with Buckeyes QB Justin Fields with the No. 1 overall pick, but that spot is reserved for franchise cornerstone Trevor Lawrence. The organization is at least willing to allow Meyer to rebuild on his terms, granting him a longer leash than most for a franchise that has won just 44 games in the last 10 years.
SOURCE: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter
Jan 14, 2021, 9:35 AM ET
Less than a week after interviewing Urban Meyer on his yacht, Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has landed the big fish.
Meyer will soon agree to a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars to bring them back to relevancy with future franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence. He becomes arguably the most high-profile college-to-pros coach in NFL history since Barry Switzer, bringing with him three national championships and a reputation of being able to build powerhouse programs.
The impending Meyer hire gives immediate legitimacy and relevancy to a moribund Jags franchise that not even the 2017 AFC title game appearance could earn it. No doubt Meyer will command a salary in the top five of all NFL coaches, but the billionaire Khan has considered that as an investment he will immediately get a return on via ticket sales.
Make no mistake: Meyer will have full control of the operation. He's been assembling his coaching staff the last few weeks, as our Jason La Canfora has reported. And it's thought that he won't flip the insides of the team too much early on.
Meyer won't try to bite more than he can chew in Year 1, and that includes hand-picking a GM. As of now, the expectation is Trent Baalke, who has been the interim GM since Dave Caldwell was fired and who has been coming into work every day since Doug Marrone was fired, will remain as the GM. Baalke has more than 20 years of NFL experience as a scout and personnel chief. He ran the 49ers from 2011-2016, where he and Jim Harbaugh took San Francisco to three consecutive NFC title games and one Super Bowl appearance.
Along with interviewing Baalke, the Jags also interviewed Jerry Reese, Louis Riddick, Rick Smith, Ray Farmer and Terry Fontenot.
If Year 1 isn't as successful as those in Jacksonville want it to be, Meyer can pull the plug on Baalke. Then, with a year of NFL experience under his belt, he can go after the GM of his liking.
But one thing that Meyer should demand—or, better, what the gravity of Meyer's hire should demand—is more resources poured into football operations. Sources around the league told me in December the Jags have been on the cheap side when it comes to salaries and perks for members of the football operations staff. Longtime Jags defensive lineman Arby Jones petitioned Thursday for improved facilities for the entire operation.
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Again, the money being spent on Meyer and football upgrades pales in comparison to the money Khan stands to make from Meyer simply being there, much less becoming a consistent playoff contender in the AFC South.
For years, Khan has been efforting Jacksonville's local government for taxpayer funds for developments throughout the city. Just this week, the city council rejected a proposal for an entertainment district Khan is trying to build in Lot J outside of TIAA Bank Field. The deal would have seen the city give the private developers $208 million in cash, and the city council's auditors believed the return on investment wouldn't come anywhere close to a dollar-for-dollar deal.
No matter what you think of public-private partnerships as they relate to local governments and sports franchises, there's little argument that it's easier for a winning franchise to get tax dollars than one that's about to pick in the top-10 of the NFL draft for the 13th time in 14 years.
-Signed every Michigan fanBased on my watching him during the college pregame show - Guy knows his football...and is kind of a doosh.
Jaguars hired Urban Meyer as head coach.
The worst-kept secret in the NFL was officially announced by Jags owner Shad Khan on Thursday evening. Meyer is one of the greatest college coaches of all time — and one of the premier football minds of the 21st century — but he has never so much as been a position coach at the NFL level. He is also known for burning incredibly bright before burning out under the weight of stress and expectations. Nevertheless, the 56-year-old is entering into an uncommonly golden opportunity for success, as the Jags own the No. 1 pick — Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence — have an imposing overall picks cache and are awash in salary cap space. Meyer could turn this around in a real hurry. The Jags' next order of business is finding Meyer a general manager, one who will presumably be more or less hand-picked by the head coach.
Jan 14, 2021, 6:44 PM ET
CBS' Jason La Canfora reports ex-GMs Scott Pioli, Ray Farmer and Trent Baalke are potential candidates to serve as Urban Meyer's general manager in Jacksonville.
Per La Canfora, Pioli "has a strong relationship with Meyer going back a ways." Baalke is already in Jacksonville as the director of player personnel. Connected to Jacksonville earlier this month, Farmer had a rough go of it in Cleveland half a decade ago.
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SOURCE: Jason La Canfora on Twitter
Jan 14, 2021, 7:28 PM ET
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports longtime NFL coach and current LSU passing-game coordinator Scott Linehan is a "prime candidate" to serve as Urban Meyer's offensive coordinator in Jacksonville.
The two coaches apparently have a "long relationship" despite never overlapping in the college ranks. A journeyman's journeyman coordinator, Linehan's primary function would presumably be to show Meyer the NFL ropes, though it is unclear if Meyer is planning to call his own plays. Linehan's hire certainly would not move the needle amongst the Jags faithful.
SOURCE: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter
Jan 14, 2021, 7:38 PM ET
Meyer’s job in college is to win games with his college QB. What happens to them after they leave him and go pro isn’t on him. And if there is one thing Urban has done, it’s get a lot of production out of his QB position.So what’s the over/under on when Meyer has to retire again for “health reasons” when this thing goes off the rails?
Another reason why this is a terrible hire: the Jags have just landed a QB being hyped up as a generational talent, and to guide his development they hire a coach who hasn’t developed a successful NFL QB since Alex Smith (and no, I’m not counting Tebow).
That’s great if he was now coaching college and Lawrence had another 4 years of eligibility. His system has produced QBs who put up numbers in college that don’t translate to the pros. So now he’s going to bring his system to the NFL? Good luck. We’ll see how it looks when he doesn’t have a recruited talent advantage going against inferior competition.Meyer’s job in college is to win games with his college QB. What happens to them after they leave him and go pro isn’t on him. And if there is one thing Urban has done, it’s get a lot of production out of his QB position.
I don't understand this...is his job in college to win or produce Pro QBs...and if we're talking about producing overall NFL talent I think he did OK while he was in college.That’s great if he was now coaching college and Lawrence had another 4 years of eligibility. His system has produced QBs who put up numbers in college that don’t translate to the pros. So you’re telling me he’s going to bring his system to the NFL? Good luck. We’ll see how it looks when he doesn’t have a recruited talent advantage going against inferior competition.
Sure, but I’m specifically talking QBs here. And again, if he was taking a college job, great. He hasn’t won anything in the pros and the fact that none of his QBs have had success in the pros should tell you something about the likelihood of his system being successful in the pros.I don't understand this...is his job in college to win or produce Pro QBs...and if we're talking about producing overall NFL talent I think he did OK while he was in college.
It tells me he was an all time great college coach who will now go to the pros...if he tries to coach like college he will probably fail but my guess is he is smart enough to know he will have to coach differently...I still do not understand the QB part...if anything it shows he can actually get the most out of a QB because that appears to be the case by how well they did playing for him.Sure, but I’m specifically talking QBs here. And again, if he was taking a college job, great. He hasn’t won anything in the pros and the fact that none of his QBs have had success in the pros should tell you something about the likelihood of his system being successful in the pros.
His system was obviously not run by the teams who drafted his QBs.That’s great if he was now coaching college and Lawrence had another 4 years of eligibility. His system has produced QBs who put up numbers in college that don’t translate to the pros. So now he’s going to bring his system to the NFL? Good luck. We’ll see how it looks when he doesn’t have a recruited talent advantage going against inferior competition.
Yea I don’t really get the argument of wow this terrible QB did great for him in college so he must not be a good QB coach. If anything it solidifies how good of a coach he is.It tells me he was an all time great college coach who will now go to the pros...if he tries to coach like college he will probably fail but my guess is he is smart enough to know he will have to coach differently...I still do not understand the QB part...if anything it shows he can actually get the most out of a QB because that appears to be the case by how well they did playing for him.
So Meyer is some kind of QB whisperer now because he got results with them in college and all of this QBs flamed out in the pros? Maybe he should sign Haskins and show the rest of the league the right way to mentor QBs. And you seem to be implying now that he will scrap his system and “coach differently” in the pros. We’ll see but I highly doubt it. For most of them, their egos don’t allow it. But I’m sure that’s not a problem for a guy like Meyer.It tells me he was an all time great college coach who will now go to the pros...if he tries to coach like college he will probably fail but my guess is he is smart enough to know he will have to coach differently...I still do not understand the QB part...if anything it shows he can actually get the most out of a QB because that appears to be the case by how well they did playing for him.
Right, and you seem to think his system will work in the pros. I don’t. That’s the point. Spurrier tried out his system in the pros with his unimpressive QBs and you see how that worked out for him.His system was obviously not run by the teams who drafted his QBs.
I couldn’t think of a more pointless example than a coach trying to go pro over 20 years ago with Danny Wuerffel as his QB. Has nothing to do with Urban and Lawrence whatsoever.Right, and you seem to think his system will work in the pros. I don’t. That’s the point. Spurrier tried out his system in the pros with his unimpressive QBs and you see how that worked out for him.