![]() Part of me is a little disappointed that The Urbz was sacked before this game. That is not a sentence I would have EVER thought I would write. Davis Mills rates higher in just about all key passing categories than Lawrence. Jacksonville is giving a class in how not to use and develop a potential once-in-a-decade talent with Trevor Lawrence. Both teams are fighting each other for the not-so-coveted dead last ranking in most offensive/defensive/special teams statistical categories. You have two bad teams, with bad coaching (well, Jacksonville did just prune their bad coach, but still, the interim guy doesn’t inspire much confidence) and questionable front office personnel with questionable personnel decisions. What we have here is perhaps the dumbest match-up that the 2021 NFL season will present to us. This is the type of match-up only Bill O’Brien could be excited about, and that should tell you everything you need to know about this game. This game only exists because it’s on the schedule. Neither team would get a Top 10 ranking in the NCAA. I have nothing deep to say about this game. David Culley still exists, along with Tim Kelly and Lovie Smith. There are three worst franchises in the NFL right now, and this is a battle between two of them. A team you can slap around, try some new stuff on offense and defense against, and have them graciously thank you for that beating afterwards. I guess I should answer my own question - the Texans are the perfect team for the Jaguars this week. What better team to test out that newfound energy and mettle than the hapless, room temperature, butter-soft Houston Texans who constantly get blown out and are last or near last in rushing and passing offense? A team that has a head coach who doesn’t oversee the offense or the defense, not calling plays for either, yet is still a complete trainwreck when it comes to clock and game management. I can see a scenario where the Jags play some inspired football for a couple of weeks after canning Urban Meyer. This game is going to be slightly less dumb without Meyer, but it will still be an all-time dumb game, something we need in a season where the Texans aren’t just bad, but bad and boring. A loss against Jacksonville, with games against Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Tennessee to end the season, almost assures them the chance to pick second overall, and maybe even number one if Dan Campbell manages to squeak another win out in Detroit. Losing on Sunday is the best thing for the Texans too. Kickers won’t get kicked, cracks won’t be massaged, Marvin Jones won’t have to holler, James Robinson will actually play, and so on as the Jaguars look to avenge a Week One loss where they were completely unprepared for a Cover Two defense and defending rubs when playing man coverage. The Jaguars are finally free from Urban Meyer’s reign of terror. The Texans picked up their first win of the season after starting 0-4 and then proceeded to go 3-8 to end the season. Tim Kelly finally called vertical routes to Brandin Cooks, Deshaun Watson had more freedom at the line of scrimmage and was able to audible Darren Fells to an enormous touchdown, and Gardner Minshew II was stuck trying to carry Jacksonville against an emotional Texans team all by himself. We saw it happened last year when the Houston Texans fired Bill O’Brien. Let’s see how the BRB staff predicts Saturday’s soft little pookie bear contest going: Or it may be golf ball sized kidney stone. ![]() But oh, also, the coaches need to coach better. The team just has to execute the game plan better. The game plans and the coaches are great, guys. Yessir, the Texans will be out there looking to reduce penalties and turnovers tomorrow, as that is apparently the reason they are so bad. Sure, there were folks who didn’t think Meyer’s style would translate well to the NFL, but the vast majority didn’t look at the hire and say, “What the absolute ****” as they did with a certain other goofball AFC South franchise. In general, the “football world” is surprised at how horribly this year went for Meyer, who was hired to a lot of fanfare. Does it mean they deserve credit for ejecting quickly from an obviously horrid situation? I think it kind of does. Does it mean they are a good franchise, or a better one than the Texans? No. While the Texans stay the course with many of their bad decisions, the Jaguars dropped one of theirs very quickly, jettisoning head coach Urban Meyer after only 13 games.Ī bold move by the Jaguars for sure. The Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars, both horrendous franchises sitting at 2-11, will have a sopping wet slapfight Sunday in Jacksonville.
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