Jaguars’ Urban Meyer put on the shoulder of the Titans Mike Vrabel during a handshake after the game
Urban Meyer hasn’t been kind to his assistants – current or former – this week, but he was especially cold to Mike Vrabel on Sunday.
Vrabel’s Titans crushed Meyer’s Jaguars 20-0 in Week 14 to knock Jacksonville down 2-11 and officially knock them out of the playoffs. Vrabel, who worked under Meyer for two years at Ohio State, is understood to have earned a season pass over his former boss.
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As for Meyer, he was less congratulatory in their handshake.
It’s a rather chilling role from Meyer to his former assistant, and that interaction certainly doesn’t look like a good look to Meyer after another tumultuous week in charge of the Jaguars.
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It was reported on Saturday that Meyer called to blame his assistants for the Jaguars’ poor start to the season. He implied that he was a “winner” and that his coaches were “losers”, each NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
During a staff meeting, Meyer delivered a cryptic message that he was a winner and his assistant coach was a loser, according to several people briefed on the content of the meeting, Challenge each coach to explain when they won and force them to defend. their resume.
Meyer denied that report after the game.
“Calling someone a loser is incorrect,” says Meyer, per News4JAX. “I have high expectations for our coaches.”
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Meyer may want to look in the mirror and raise expectations for herself after Rocky first season in Jacksonville. After all, the only assistant that made him look like a loser was the one on the other side.
