Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer is having arguably the worst season any NFL coach has had in recent memory. Not only is his team 2-11 on the year, but all of his off-the-field issues are making it hard for the Jaguars front office to keep him after this season.

We all know about Meyer’s drunken night when he was caught on video groping a young blonde. Most coaches would have trouble surviving that scandal, but he has seen his #1 overall pick quarterback play like he doesn’t belong in the league, he is having shouting matches with his veteran wide receivers and was caught telling all of his assistant coaches that they were losers.

What can Urban Meyer do to survive the season and coach the Jaguars going forward?

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The Jacksonville Jaguars are one of two winless teams left in the NFL (the Detroit Lions is the other). Expectations weren’t very high going into the season, but it’s been worse as rookie QB Trevor Lawrence and new head coach Urban Meyer have struggled.

The possibility of the Jaguars going 0-17 started when they lost to the Houston Texans in Week 1. You could easily say that the Texans are the worst team in the league, but you can’t really rank them there if they hold a win over the Jaguars.

The Jaguars have a lot off issues, but they start at the top. The front office spent $90 million on free agents this offseason, but that money was not wisely spent. They need more depth and didn’t need to spend big money for CB Shaquill Griffin or WR Marvin Jones. They jumped to sign those guys a little too early. Griffin is great, but a guy at the talent-level of Jones could have been had for half the price later in free agency. The reason I don’t think Griffin is worth the price is because that’s a move made by a contending team. They needed to spread the money around for depth at multiple positions.

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