It’s always been clear that Urban Meyer had a pretty disastrous stint as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, but it seems to only get worse and worse in hindsight. And one recent stat about Trevor Lawrence has some people roasting Meyer for his failures once again.
On Saturday morning, Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk wrote an article detailing just how much Trevor Lawrence improved from his rookie season to his second season with the team.
“Statistically, there’s a case to be made that Lawrence’s improvement was unlike any other player’s in NFL history,” Smith wrote for Pro Football Talk.
“Via NFL Research, Lawrence’s improvement from a passer rating of 71.9 in 2021 to 95.2 in 2022 is the largest increase in NFL history for any quarterback who threw at least 400 passes in each of his first two seasons.”
But as everyone knows, the biggest difference between Lawrence’s first season with the team and his second season was the head coach as Doug Pederson replaced Urban Meyer. As a result, the NFL world was quick to roast Meyer for his failure to develop and utilize Lawrence during his time leading the team.
The Urban Meyer effect https://t.co/Dy7CPFxrSv
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) July 15, 2023
It's almost like having a real coach who cared about developing the team mattered.
— Ice Cream Lawyer (@eplawyer) July 15, 2023
Amazing what an actual NFL coach can do for you
— T.skol (@alltimegreat28) July 15, 2023
The difference an actual leader of men can make. Someone gonna still want Meyer coaching their team. 😬
— Bobby Gabriel (@BGabe10) July 15, 2023
It’s almost like when you give your QB a better situation they “improve” a ton 😮
What’s next? An article about how Geno Smith took 10 years to become a breakout QB? Jared Goff fell off and revived his career through hard work and dedication?
— jeffmatt (@Une4o) July 15, 2023
How much of this to you attribute to Dougie P over Urban Meyer? Doug is a very good coach. What he did with Nick Foles here in Philly was amazing
— Bill Colarulo (@BillColarulo) July 15, 2023
It’s not clear just how much the coaching change made a difference for Lawrence, but the stats don’t lie.
