At this point, I’m convinced Urban Meyer would be better off just standing on the sidelines and not coaching at all.
Everything that’s come out of the guy’s mouth since the bar incident video has been pitiful.
And the problem is He Just. Keeps. Talking.
According to Mark Long of the Associated Press, Meyer shared some, well, lofty goals he has set for his team.
Apparently, he wants his offense to average 250 yards passing and 250 yards rushing.
Jaguars coach Urban Meyer says he likes the team's offensive identity right now. Adds that he wants "250/250," meaning 250 yards rushing and 250 yards passing.
(Checks schedule for Rutgers)
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) October 11, 2021
LOL.
To put into perspective how ridiculous this is from Urban, 250 passing and 250 rushing yard average has only occurred 33 times in the past 52 years. And the league-leader in rushing yards (which is, shockingly, the Cleveland Browns) is only averaging 187 rushing yards per game.
Sure, why not. Cleveland leads in rushing at 187.6/game. The Titans, with Henry, "only" average 167.8.
— Nathan Tidwell (@NateTidwell86) October 11, 2021
And he’s expecting it from a team that’s going through a complete rebuild and is as big of a dumpster fire as the Jaguars?
Here’s some math to show you how comical this is:
Through 5 G, James Robinson has accounted for 387 of the Jags 647 rush yds (59%)
59% of 250 is 147.5
So by Urban’s calculations, James Robinson is going to have to rush for 1,770 yards in the last 12 G for this offense to hum
— Gregg Caserta (@Gregg_Caserta) October 11, 2021
Sure Urban, whatever you say.
Listen, I’m all for coaches setting high expectations for their players. Hell, it’s the NFL, so the best is expected.
But Urban’s not at Ohio State or Florida anymore, squaring off against deadbeat programs like Illinois, Rutgers, and Vanderbilt.
So I’d say he just needs to focus on beating last season’s record at this point (which was a whopping 1-15).
Good Lord, the sh*tshow in Jacksonville keeps getting worse and worse.
But at least Twitter’s having fun with it…
Yes and that will get you 0-17
— SC_Trojan (@FL_TrojansFan) October 11, 2021
why not 300/300. hell, why not 500/500. poor coaching mindset if you ask me
— brandon (@BrandonMH1) October 11, 2021
He planing on playing Bowling Green and Toledo or what.
— Casey Hilts (@CaseyHilts1) October 11, 2021
just casually wants to outpace the most productive rushing team in NFL history by almost 25 yards
— 🎩 (@HatInspector) October 11, 2021
Tell him to play Madden with the Jags instead of actually trying to put together a feasible gameplan
— ObsidianFF (@ObsidianFF) October 11, 2021
Gotta keep those expectations high I guess.
