Have to wonder if Urban is done for. Maybe Ohio State if Day ends up leaving one day? Can’t see Fox wanting to bring him back.
I mean at this point can't the offensive success of that Super Bowl winning Eagles team be attributed to Frank Reich and not Pederson? This probably wouldn't be the best hire.
https://www.nfl.com/news/former-jaguars-head-coach-urban-meyer-discusses-his-firing "I just apologize to Jacksonville," Meyer said over the phone on Friday from Florida. "I love Jacksonville. It's one of the reasons I took the job. I still think Shad's a great owner. It's heart-breaking. I just had a dream of it becoming a destination place with a new facility he agreed to build and some day to walk into that stadium where it's standing room only. Because I know how bad the people of Jacksonville want it. So, I'm just heartbroken that we weren't able to do that. I still believe it's going to be done. It's too good of a place." In the 23-minute-long interview, Meyer said he was "devastated," denied all accusations made against him in his final days, explained why he benched star running back James Robinson against the Rams and detailed where it got away on the field. Meyer, one of the most successful college coaches in history, but who lost more NFL games in his first four weeks with the Jags (4) than he had in any single college season since 2007, also admitted that processing losing football games is a challenge he's yet to work through. "I tell people, losing eats away at your soul," Meyer said. "Once you start losing, it's hard on everybody. I thought at one point, when we won two out of three, there was some momentum, great energy, the defense was really playing well. We were running the ball and then when that dried up on us, then we started turning the ball over. We had that bye week and then James Robinson gets hurt." From that point, the offense stopped working. Meyer's frustration and angst were perfectly encapsulated in his post-game handshake with his former assistant, Titans coach Mike Vrabel, as it appeared Meyer wanted to be anywhere but there, after the Jaguars were shut out 20-0 in what would be Meyer's final game with Jacksonville. "Someone asked me about Vrabel's [handshake], we're really close," Meyer said. "That had nothing to do with him. That's probably one of my issues why I've thought some of the things I said: I can't take losing. I try to accept it, it just eats away at my soul. And I believe our players deserve better." When Meyer was fired, he had four years left on his contract. The Jaguars terminated him for cause, per a source. Asked if there is an ongoing discussion with Jacksonville over his contract, Meyer declined comment. He also declined comment on if Khan made the right move. Asked what he'll do next, Meyer said, "To be determined." He has not heard from anyone in the coaching world about a possible job. […] Several times during our conversation, Meyer lamented the product on the field. He described coordinator Joe Cullen's defense as "really good. But we were really struggling on offense. If we just find a way to play a little better on offense, I think we could win some games." He says that up until the team's Week 14 loss, he thought a turnaround was coming. "I go back to the last game we played, and man, our defense kept going," he said. "And going. And our locker room was great and they kept just pushing and pushing and people kept going and not complaining. I really felt still in my heart once we get this … my gosh we hadn't scored more than a touchdown in five weeks or whatever. Once we get this organized, we could flip this thing. I mean this year. Man. And I don't believe in blaming players, I don't believe in that. I was really disappointed." The last-second win over the Dolphins in London on Oct. 17, with a national audience watching, appears to have been the high point of Meyer's first season. Meyer says the elation from that win was clear on the sideline and the team flight home. "We won that sucker in London, it was like we won the Super Bowl for those guys," Meyer said. "Then we come back (after a 31-7 loss to Seattle) and beat the Bills (9-6) and it was like, 'OK here we go.' The defense was hanging in there and offense was making strides. And then after that, we couldn't score. I mean, couldn't score." Meyer has always been known as a hard-charging coach, prodding and pushing to maximize performance. That, and stellar recruiting, were among the reasons he dominated college football and won three national titles. "You push people really hard to find their greatness, but you treat them like gold," he said. "I thought that's what we're gonna do and we're gonna win. It was really going good for a while." Meyer was asked if his style of coaching can work in the NFL and then in today's modern world -- a topic he spoke with ex-coach Jimmy Johnson about in the days since Meyer was fired. "I think college has changed quite a bit, too," Meyer said. "Just society has changed. You think how hard you pushed. … I believe there is greatness in everybody and it's the coach's job to find that greatness however you do that. Positive encouragement. Pushing them to be greater, making them work harder, identifying flaws and trying to fix [them]. I think everything is so fragile right now. And that includes coaching staffs. When I got into coaching, coaches weren't making this kind of money and they didn't have agents. Everything is so fragile where it used to be team, team, team. I remember talking about it in a staff meeting three days ago. I got into this profession because I had the greatest high school coach and it was all about team. All about the huddle. "And then I found I loved the players," he continued. "I loved seeing players develop. Seeing Michael Thomas go from Michael Thomas to being the highest-paid WR in the NFL. And my gosh. Rudy Ford, who everyone told us he couldn't play, he's a great player. Dawuane Smoot, Cam Robinson. There was a narrative about those two players. [They are] as good [of] people and as good [of] players as I've ever coached. I always thought there is greatness in people, it's our job to find it." Thinking back to a year ago, Meyer said he had no plans to coach. He was working at FOX and said he had "the perfect life." Then he met Khan, who recruited him and lured him out from the TV desk. Meyer says he felt how badly Khan wanted to win and that, above all else, is the source of his frustration. "I love our owner Shad, Shad's a great man," Meyer said. "Two reasons I took the job: One for him, the second reason was I loved Jacksonville and wanted to help turn around an organization that had been struggling."
