Current Fox Sports college football analyst Urban Meyer did not have the NFL stint that many expected, being fired in his first season with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Meyer made it clear on Tuesday that he doesn’t plan on coaching again at either the collegiate or NFL level after his disastrous tenure in Jacksonville.
Meyer discussed a number of topics on the All Things Covered podcast with Patrick Peterson and Bryant McFadden, saying that while he regrets some things about his time in Jacksonville, he has no plans of returning to coaching.
“No desire,” Meyer said on All Things Covered. “Of course, I would’ve done some things differently.”
While it looks like Meyer will stay in the analyst role instead of coaching, he did add that he’s happy that the Jaguars were able to have some success in the postseason this year.
“They have a lot of different players than when I was there. They did a really good job in free agency this year. To me, The NFL is a quarterback league. When you get a killer like Trevor Lawrence, you have a chance. They have a great future.”
Much of Lawrence’s progression has to be credited to head coach Doug Pederson and his excellence as a mentor for quarterbacks. It certainly begs the question of whether or not Lawrence would have made his jump with Urban Meyer at the helm in his second year instead of Peterson.
If Meyer is truly done with coaching, his time in Jacksonville is certainly a dark stain on what was ultimately a very successful coaching career at the collegiate level.
[All Things Covered podcast on YouTube]
