Jacksonville Jaguars: There Will Be No Pity For Urban Meyer

When the Jacksonville Jaguars hired Urban Meyer to rebuild their struggling franchise, they thought they were getting the college legend that had a history of winning ways. They needed a big name in the football world and they had all the tools for him to be successful. The first pick in the NFL draft, a handful of great picks to follow, the cap space to put together a decent team.

Unfortunately, that’s not what they got. Make the argument that it was his first season, or that rookie running back Travis Etienne was lost for the season, or that rebuilds take time. All of that is true. Jacksonville wasn’t turning their season around in a calendar year. However, even without the setbacks, the Jags seemed like a team that was lost at sea and just coasting around the open waters. Nothing of Urban Meyer’s tenure even began to look like a turnaround for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Then came all the things Urban Meyer was known for, creeping back into the spotlight.

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To say that Meyer has had a checkered past is an understatement. There’s no denying what he puts together on the field at the college level. Despite his success, he’s had a way of making people overlook his red flags. Maybe it’s their desire to put out a winning product, which Meyer did.

But that’s not the world we live in today. The “old school” coaching methods won’t work in today’s culture. You can’t verbally, and (reportedly) physically, abuse your colleagues and get away with it. There should have never been a culture that ignored his transgressions in the name of winning. There’s a difference between tough love to build character and being an arrogant jerk because you’ve enjoyed a level of success, Jacksonville got the second.

Now a report comes out that Urban Meyer is heartbroken and feels bad how his tenure ended with the Jacksonville Jaguars. What, are we supposed to feel sympathy for him? You don’t get an apology tour to sweep this under the rug. There’s no level of apologizing for your behavior finally catching up with you. If it was a one-time deal, forgive and forget. People make mistakes. But a history of misdeeds doesn’t get apologized away just so you can secure another coaching position.

Take your career of achievements and cherish it in retirement. Apologize to those people you’ve done wrong and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Other than that, live with the consequences of your actions and move on. If not, Meyer will go on repeating the same behavior that has popped up throughout his career. He deserves every bit of success he has, and that should be enough.