Will the Urban Meyer Experiment Work in the NFL?

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🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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It’s rare when a team that’s coming off a 1-15 season is considered intriguing, but here we are with the Jacksonville Jaguars. They retooled their franchise at the hands of legendary college head coach Urban Meyer, and there may or may not be a battle for the starting quarterback spot between number one overall pick Trevor Lawrence and Gardner Minshew (Hint: there’s not.) Then, there’s the Tim Tebow of it all, who signed as a tight end in the offseason, but was cut after the first preseason game. ESPN’s Jeff Darlington brings his view on how the Jags performed last week, and shares what fans should expect from them this season with guest host Emily Kaplan. Then, the U.S. women’s national hockey team reached a one-year deal with USA Hockey, but the fight for equal treatment in women’s sports is still ongoing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And the rookie Trevor Lawrence out of the shotgun to start this thing.
0:04.8	He drops the throw, looking.
0:07.4	He is going to get hit.
0:08.7	He is going to get sacked.
0:09.8	The ball popped out, but Trevor fell on top of it.
0:12.3	But he is sacked back near the eight-yard line of Jacksonville.
0:18.4	That was the very first professional football play for number one overall pick Trevor Lawrence last weekend.
0:24.6	And while Lawrence's preseason debut got markedly better after that, it's a reminder that he begins his career on a Jacksonville Jaguars team with far more questions and answers.
0:34.6	So today, ESPN's Jeff Darlington takes a microscope to one of the NFL's most intriguing teams this season.
0:43.3	Will Trevor Lawrence live up to the hype?
0:45.3	Can Urban Meyer make the jump to the pros?
0:48.3	And what was the deal with that whole Tebow thing?
0:51.3	I'm Emily Kaplan, in for Pablo Torre. It's Wednesday, August 18th. This is ESPN Daily.
1:00.6	Hey, Jeff Darlington. Hi, Emily. Thanks for having me. Oh, it's my pleasure. And I just assume you've
1:06.0	been making calls all day today. It's dealing with the stunning news that Tim Tebow was somehow not able to make
1:12.5	an NFL roster at age 34 at a position he's never played before. Yes, the league is buzzing.
1:17.7	Jeff Darlington covers the NFL for ESPN from his home in Florida and is all over this Tebow
1:24.0	blockbuster news. It is all a matter of what happens now that he's about to hit
1:28.4	waiver wires and where he will end up next. And I am completely kidding. That will not be the case.
1:33.3	All right, Jeff. We'll get into Tebow in a bit. But really, I want to talk to you about his now
1:37.1	former team, the Jacksonville Jaguars. Lots to talk about here. They're coming off a one in 15 season.
1:43.2	They hired legendary college coach Urban Meyer to turn things around. They're coming off a one in 15 season. They hired legendary college coach
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