He chose to stay behind with family instead of flying home with his team and then got caught on video the following night behaving inappropriately with a woman at a bar in Columbus, Ohio. One of Meyer’s most damning decisions came following a Thursday night game at Cincinnati in late September. He brought in motivational speakers and kept blaming assistants for the team’s mounting losses instead of the guys actually on the field. He splashed slogans and catchphrases around the facility, instilled gimmicks in practice and repeated his misguided belief that coaches coach for players and players play for coaches.
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Meyer’s biggest issues came off the field, where he tried to handle a professional team like he was on a college campus. Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell will serve as Jacksonville’s interim head coach for the final four games, beginning Sunday against Houston (2-11). They averaged a measly 9.1 points in Meyer’s final seven games, which ended with a five-game skid. Meyer went 2-11 in his partial season, and the Jaguars really started to unravel on the offensive side of the ball following the team’s bye week. Petrino resigned in December 2007 to take over at Arkansas.
Meyer joins former Atlanta Falcons coach Bobby Petrino as college coaches whose NFL careers flamed out in stunningly swift fashion.
As I stated in October, regaining our trust and respect was essential. “I informed Urban of the change this evening. “After deliberation over many weeks and a thorough analysis of the entirety of Urban’s tenure with our team, I am bitterly disappointed to arrive at the conclusion that an immediate change is imperative for everyone,” Khan said in a statement. It was the latest black eye - adding to an already lengthy list of embarrassments - for the three-time national championship-winning college coach who failed miserably to make the transition to the NFL. However, Wenger was left disappointed by the Italian’s club’s use of the young Frenchman.Īfter just three goals in 19 games in Turin, having been shunted out wide, Henry’s stock had collapsed – except in the eyes of one watching viewer.Owner Shad Khan made the move hours after former Jaguars player Josh Lambo told a Florida newspaper Meyer kicked him during practice in August. The French manager watched an 18-year-old Henry star for Les Bleus at the 1998 World Cup, netting three goals and earning a move to Juventus. They were already acquainted from their time at Monaco, with a 17-year-old Henry breaking into the first-tram shortly after Wenger left. It was a chance meeting with the legendary Arsenal boss in Italy which persuaded Henry to sign for the north London club in 1999. If only agent Arsene Wenger was around to get the deal done… The Serbian, 21, is one of the hottest prospects in Europe, scoring 21 goals in Serie A last season and starting this campaign with 12 in 15 games.Īccording to Gazzetta dello Sport, Arsenal are considering meeting Fiorentina’s valuation of Vlahovic in January, with Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah out of contract in the summer, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang going on 33. Their latest target, Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, reportedly has an £85m price tag, which would see him surpass Nicolas Pepe as the Gunners’ most expensive player of all time. While Thierry Henry only cost £11million from Juventus, a bargain in hindsight, it was a club-record fee at the time. Arsenal need a striker and Vlahovic fits the bill
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