Doug Pederson not only has the Jags looking like a good football team but even a playoff contender and NFL Twitter isn’t letting Urban Meyer off the hook.
Urban Meyer might be the worst head coach in NFL history. At least that what it looks like now that Doug Pederson is the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
After being hired prior to the 2021 season, Meyer led the Jags to a dismal 2-11 record before he was fired after multiple accounts and reports regarding wholly unprofessional and awful behavior from the then-head coach. He did this with all-world quarterback prospect Trevor Lawrence under his watch and a team that, though far from being near the top of the league, was not completely bereft of talent.
But now that Pederson has taken over, the Jags look like a team reborn. On Sunday, the team moved to 2-1 with a convincing win over the Los Angeles Chargers that had the NFL world taking notice of a team that could very well be 3-0 to start the season if not for a late-game snafu that cost them in the season opener.
Urban Meyer getting dragged by NFL Twitter with Doug Pederson’s Jags rolling right away
Naturally, NFL Twitter wasn’t going to let Urban Meyer off scot-free on Sunday after seeing what Jacksonville is doing under Pederson and they absolutely torched the former head coach.
Doug Pederson has tied Urban Meyer for fifth all time in most wins by a Jaguars coach.
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) September 25, 2022
Urban Meyer watching Doug Pederson literally just use his players correctly. pic.twitter.com/Hm6xOyukD6
— Annie Agar (@AnnieAgar) September 25, 2022
Trevor Lawrence with Urban Meyer vs Trevor Lawrence with Doug Pederson pic.twitter.com/geQpFoO077
— #RingerNFL (@ringernfl) September 25, 2022
Better NFL coach, Urban Meyer or Doug Pederson? 🤔
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) September 25, 2022
It’s amazing how much a functional coach means in the #NFL Just look at the Jags. They are 1,000% better with Doug Pederson in charge. #duuuval #nfltwitter pic.twitter.com/zKmtHN4vDL
— Nicholas Huba (@ACPressHuba) September 25, 2022
How come Arizona State and Nebraska fans are not talking about hiring Doug Pederson right now?
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 25, 2022
Doug Pederson to the NFL pic.twitter.com/8i48v7Hujz
— nubz (@J_Nubz) September 25, 2022
Trevor Lawrence without Urban Meyer pic.twitter.com/icFLfd7kNz
— Memes (@PardonMyMeme) September 25, 2022
I can’t believe we as a society almost allowed Urban Meyer to ruin Trevor Lawrence.
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) September 25, 2022
Hilariously enough, we’ve started to see Meyer’s name pop up in coaching searches already in 2022, though back at the college football level as Nebraska and Arizona State fans have been eyeing him as a potential hire to fill their newly formed vacancies.
Meyer indeed has plenty of cache as a college coach along with a ton of success. But his work in the NFL only continues to look worse with each age that Pederson leads the Jags.