Originally Posted by The Franchise:
Jaguars hired strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle.
Doyle is best known as an Iowa strength and conditioning coach who allegedly used racist language and whose workouts put more than a dozen Iowa players in the hospital during his two decades at the university. Doyle received a $1.11 million contract buyout in June 2020 after racial bias accusations surfaced, and will now join a coaching staff in a league where nearly seven in ten players are black. Last June, former Iowa defensive back Diauntae Morrow tweeted, "Doyle made a comment about sending back to the GHETTO." Former Hawkeyes linebacker Terrance Pryor alleged Doyle told him, "Maybe you should take up rowing or something, you know? Oh wait, Black people don't like boats in water, do they?" ESPN's Adam Schefter said Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer "vetted his hire, and he is confident there will be no issues with Doyle." Meyer's backing of a coach with a well-documented racist history could make the Jaguars a less desirable landing spot for free agents this offseason.
Doyle was an equal opportunity asshole to every player of every color, he would find that dig to motivate through whatever way worked. This drill sergeant mentality, while effective, isn't prudent in this day and age. He made a lot of people a lot of money by his incredible program that worked, but he should have softened the edges, but to call him racist was silly.
Originally Posted by MahomesMagic:
Urban Meyer is going to flop.
It’s hard to see how a coaching staff full of college coaches of varying degrees of success, who are short on NFL experienced, are going to make things worse.
He has put together a staff that would crush at Ohio State because of its recruiting prowess. That’s not worth a shit in the NFL.
This is pretty much the only way the Jags leadership could have fucked up their situation.
Originally Posted by :
"Chris Doyle came to us this evening to submit his resignation and we have accepted," the statement read. "Chris did not want to be a distraction to what we are building in Jacksonville. We are responsible for all aspects of our program and, in retrospect, should have given greater consideration to how his appointment may have affected all involved. We wish him the best as he moves forward in his career."
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
It’s hard to see how a coaching staff full of college coaches of varying degrees of success, who are short on NFL experienced, are going to make things worse.
He has put together a staff that would crush at Ohio State because of its recruiting prowess. That’s not worth a shit in the NFL.
This is pretty much the only way the Jags leadership could have ****ed up their situation.
I think the hire will bust for a lot of reasons. But not sure what you mean by this. There are only like 2 coaches on the staff from college. Their coordinators are very experienced nfl assistants.
