(11-28-2021, 09:17 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(11-28-2021, 08:28 AM)MarleyJag Wrote: Playing devil's advocate, you could make the argument that first year coaches coming to a franchise with little talent are rarely successful. I don't think you could have found any coach or FO that could win more than 3 or 4 games with this roster. I don't think that alone is enough to retain Meyer but if you're trying to find a positive, that's the only one I can think of right now.

This coach/FO was given a wealth of draft capital, free agency budget to spend, and the keys to the front office decision making.

"This roster" is squarely on Urban Meyer. He inherited a talent-poor roster. 
He had great opportunity to radically alter it. 

HE FAILED. 

Of course they can't fix everything in one year and some draft picks take development time, but what we are seeing is abject failure.

The argument to that is that you can't know for sure how the first year players will ultimately play out. I agree the arrow is pointing in the wrong direction but first year players struggling on a talent starved roster isn't unusual. A first year QB struggling isn't unusual.

The issues I have are with the selection of ETN, not because he got injured but because it was a pick that demonstrated lack of confidence in/understanding of James Robinson. There was very little attention paid to the offensive line and the TE position in the off season which was also problematic and the attempt to revamp the receiver corps resulted in disaster.

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