Jags fire Urban Meyer

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  1. Jack Parkman

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  2. Boo MFer!

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    Wat? You think off-field college guys are turning down NFL jobs?
     
  3. MG2

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    I think if Pantoni and the strength coach and others called Urban and said they wanted to work for him, he wouldn't tell them no. And I think it's pretty likely he had some kind of conversation with the people at OSU who he would have hired to at least gauge interest in making that jump.
     
  4. Boo MFer!

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    You’re a fool if you think Mark Pantoni would prefer his current job over a job with Urban in the NFL.
     
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    I'm devastated
     
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  6. ButchCassidy

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    his SIL who was a graduate assistant then moved to QB coach when we had an opening. He's married to the hottest Meyer daughter, and keeps moving up. Can't be mad at him!

    #teamnicki
     
  7. Doyle McPoyle

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    It's possible they don't want to follow Urban again and leave a stable situation for something that might not work out 2-3 years down the road if he doesn't do well or retires again. I wouldn't be surprised if he reached out to Hartline too.
     
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  8. Boo MFer!

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    This is so dumb. Pantoni is a Florida native, a UF grad, owes his entire career to Urban and the two are extremely close. If your mentor offers you an NFL job, in your home state and for a raise, you aren’t saying no.
     
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  9. MG2

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    You can play the flip side of that just as easily.

    Pantoni and Urban are close. If Urban knows Pantoni wants to join him and make that career move, I'm supposed to believe Urban would say "I know you want to join me and I would love to hire you, but I won't out of loyalty to an employer I no longer work for"?
     
  10. Boo MFer!

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    You’re kidding, right? Are you familiar with Urban Meyer?
     
  11. Mr. Bean

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    You could argue Pantoni’s strongest traits don’t translate to the NFL personnel dept. I’m sure he has incredible organization skills but Urban needs someone with experience, expertise and instincts in FA, savvy cap decisions, etc

    Marotti is exceptional for the college level but college strength coaches and pro strength coaches have a different role

    To me, guys like Wilson, Hartline and Larry Johnson could be most valuable to Urban because they are experts at their position and could garner immediate respect from professionals
     
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  12. Boo MFer!

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    I don’t disagree with you. I’m saying Urban would never offer him, unlike those here who said Pantoni would turn it down.
     
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  13. MG2

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    Apparently not
     
  14. Corch

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    Sorry to the haters and losers that wanted Marotti and Pantoni out of Columbus
     
  15. Jack Parkman

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  17. Jack Parkman

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    I’m surprised stamper never got an on field job
     
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  19. JGator1

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    I guess he's just tired of recruiting, I think his best days as a dc are over but I'm sure he could've got a dc job somewhere if he wanted one.
     
  20. Jack Parkman

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    It’s been 10+ years since he was a DC, and his defenses at texas and USF weren’t anything impressive
     
  21. JGator1

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    I certainly didn't want him at UF and if he was as good a recruiter as he was talked up to be he wouldn't have left USF as a complete dumpster fire.
     
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  23. Duval

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    Bianchi sucks so bad.
     
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  24. Jack Parkman

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    Bianchi posted something stupid?

    IM SHOCKED
     
  25. Owsley

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    He’s a wannabe Finebaum which is hilarious in and of itself.
     
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    DB’s I’d assume

     
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  28. BudKilmer

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    Scott Linehan?

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  30. ColeTrickle

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    He recruited well at Texas not that it’s hard
     
  31. MG2

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    I'm not as down on Linehan as a lot of others, but that's a lot less impressive than I would have expected his coordinators to be. Props to Cullen, though. Most people don't ever recover from getting arrested for drunkenly driving naked through a Wendy's drive thru.

    Ravens are losing damn near their entire defensive staff if that happens, too. Two coaches (LBs and DBs) are going to Michigan. Cullen coaches the DL.
     
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  32. Boo MFer!

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    Kenneth Tookes?
     
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  34. kennypowers

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    McIntosh? Not sure if he ever turned into anything.
     
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  35. Duval

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    that happened while he was coaching in Jax lol
     
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  36. Boo MFer!

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    Stuck around for a year or two and transferred out.
     
  37. herb.burdette

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    Like Doyle McPoyle said, Pantoni is in a different stage of life than 2011.

    It’s a different life choice for Pantoni to follow Meyer to Ohio State when he was 29 and looking to establish a career than it is to be married with kids at 38 while having a career.

    He’s at $250,000 now, set for a raise, and has an extremely stable job situation.

    Why chase Meyer for a three year stint in Jacksonville?
     
  38. TTgator91

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    McIntosh Nichols...never made it. Last seen playing football in Canada ten yrs ago.
     
  39. TTgator91

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    Remember reading articles how he checked the mailbox every day waiting for his grades to come back right. Disheartening memory
     
  40. TTgator91

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    Mike Mcintosh...I remember him, stole him from Clemson
     
  41. kennypowers

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    This was the one I was talking about.

    https://247sports.com/player/mike-mcintosh-44587/

    The year prior I was JV and we played first coast they had a huge WR named Amp Hill that flamed out at LSU. They were not fun to play against.
     
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  42. Boo MFer!

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    Lol ok.
     
  43. TTgator91

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    Amp, Craig Davis Early Doucet, Dwayne Bowe and a blast from the past..Xavier Carter from Palm Bay, RFN high school
     
  44. afb

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    Prayers for the FSU/Jax Venn diagram folks
     
  45. Bert Handsome

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    Four years lines up nicely with Kelly's retirement timing
     
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  46. Duval

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    Fred Taylor is my favorite player ever. College don’t mean shit to my nfl fandom.
     
  47. afb

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    for a player perspective, I agree

    but Meyer & Strong?

    idk man
     
  48. afb

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    actually I take part of that back, I like charlie a lot

    I guess I just hate urban regardless
     
  49. kennypowers

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    I couldn’t imagine someone sticking with this pathetic franchise through the last decade and then saying urban meyer and charlie strong are the final straw because of their collegiate coaching pasts.
     
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  50. Jack Parkman

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    wasnt aware there was a dislike for strong from Noles