Urban Meyer Getting Dragged on Social Media After Jaguars Performance

The former Jacksonville coach went 2–11 last season before he was fired for cause.

The Jaguars moved to 2–1 on the season after a surprising 38–10 blowout win over the Chargers on Sunday.

This record marks the first winning record for the Jaguars since they were 1–0 at the beginning of the 2020 season. Last season, Jacksonville went 3–14 overall. Their poor record earned them the first pick overall in the 2022 NFL draft, the second straight year the team picked first.

While a losing team cannot be solely blamed on one person, fans quickly looked to blame former Jaguars coach Urban Meyer for the unsuccessful 2021 season.

Meyer was fired for cause after 13 games last season. The former Ohio State coach was fired for “a culmination of instances,” with the final being Josh Lambo’s claim that the coach kicked him during warmups ahead of a practice. Now, Meyer works as a college football analyst for Fox.

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After Sunday’s win over the Chargers, new coach Doug Pederson tied Meyer’s Jaguars win total with his second victory. Meyer was 2–11 before he was fired.

The Jaguars took quarterback Trevor Lawrence No. 1 overall in 2021, but the rookie struggled last season. Now the quarterback seems to be thriving with Pederson, as his completion rate is up about 10% from last season (69.4%). He also already has half of his touchdown pass total from last year (six), and he’s only thrown one interception (he threw 17 last year).

Because of the sharp contrast between last season and the first three games this year, fans roasted Meyer on social media.

I can’t believe we as a society almost allowed Urban Meyer to ruin Trevor Lawrence.

— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) September 25, 2022

Urban Meyer watching Doug Pederson literally just use his players correctly. pic.twitter.com/Hm6xOyukD6

— Annie Agar (@AnnieAgar) September 25, 2022

now convinced that urban meyer is the worst coach in nfl history

— Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz) September 25, 2022

There are a LOT of reasons the Jacksonville Jaguars are this good, but Doug Pederson’s ability to turn this team’s post-Urban Meyer culture on a dime has been very impressive.

— Big Cat Country (@BigCatCountry) September 25, 2022

Trevor Lawrence with Urban Meyer vs Trevor Lawrence with Doug Pederson pic.twitter.com/geQpFoO077

— #RingerNFL (@ringernfl) September 25, 2022

If there's anything the Jaguars are teaching us this year it's that Urban Meyer was the worst NFL head coach of all time

— Kelly Gramlich (@kellygramlich) September 25, 2022

Urban Meyer making Trevor Lawrence look like a bad football player might be the most impressive thing he’s done in his career.

— Football Chopz (@Pchopz_) September 25, 2022

Trevor Lawrence after surviving Urban Meyer pic.twitter.com/b0WFH3OapH

— Eric Crocker 🥷🏾 (@Crocky209) September 25, 2022

Imagine where the Jaguars would be right now if they hadn’t wasted a year on Urban Meyer.

— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) September 25, 2022

Watching the Jags this year just makes me hate Urban Meyer even more.

— JJ Zachariason (@LateRoundQB) September 25, 2022

Imagine Urban Meyer coaching the Jaguars 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

— Marcus Spears (@mspears96) September 25, 2022

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