Urban Meyer Archives

What’s Next For the NFL Head Coaches Who Were Let Go?

February 13, 2022 6 min read

What’s Next For the NFL Head Coaches Who Were Let Go?

With all nine NFL Head Coach openings filled, The 33rd Team steps back to profile the coaches who were let go at the end of this season from a bird’s eye view. We take a look at each of their previous stops, check in on what happened with their most recent situation, and look forward […]

Mike TannenbaumFormer NFL Executive, Founder of The 33rd Team

December 22, 2021 3 min read

The Jaguars Head Coach Opening Is A Historically Great Opportunity

With Urban Meyer being let go in Jacksonville and Shad Khan back in the market for a new Head Coach, the intrigue for the position should be at an all-time high. Let’s walk through this situation that the incoming Jaguars Head Coach will inherit and discuss why this is a historically great landing spot for […]

The 33rd Team

December 22, 2021 < 1 min read

Former Jets HC Rex Ryan on Why Urban Meyer Failed and Stories From Days at the NYJ

Former Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan discusses his time at the New York Jets with GM Mike Tannenbaum as well as how he would address the Jaguars locker room and why he feels Urban Meyer failed.

Paul Domowitch

November 30, 2021 6 min read

Domo’s Week 12 NFL Power Rankings: Turmoil in the NFC West

After calling it a career after 45 years of sports writing — including 36 Super Bowls covered — former Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Paul Domowitch is bringing his weekly power rankings to the 33rd Team. Here he gives us the skinny on the good news and bad news that each NFL team is dealing with. 1) Cardinals (9-2) Previous: 1 Last week: […]

Joe BannerFormer NFL Executive, Founder of The 33rd Team

October 11, 2021 4 min read

Banner Headlines: What We Learned in Week 5

Some thoughts after Week 5 of the NFL season… Recapping the Urban Meyer Situation When your lead principle for yourself is your ability to lead and build a culture and then you, yourself, become the headline in a totally inexplicable way, it completely sabotages your core message. For me, that is what I think Meyer is really […]

Brian Friedland

September 15, 2021 2 min read

Surprising Bengals Top Week 1 Discipline Index

The first Discipline Index of the 2021 NFL season is here, and the top 10 for the opening week is as follows: As a reminder, the 33rd Team’s Discipline Index combines the number of penalties, penalty yardage and turnovers on a per-game basis in order to show which teams are able to play the most […]

The 33rd Team

September 1, 2021 2 min read

Most Important Storylines Heading Into the 2021 NFL Season: AFC

What are the biggest storylines for each team heading into the start of the 2021 NFL season? The 33rd Team staff got together and came up with two key issues to look at for all 32 teams. Nobody can predict what will happen as the season unfolds, but here’s what you should be looking at. […]

The 33rd Team

January 11, 20211 min min read

NFL Success Hasn’t Come Easy for College Football Coaches

With the reports this week that Urban Meyer has met with the Jacksonville Jaguars about their vacant head coaching position, it’s worth examining the recent history of college head coaches making the leap to the NFL. Spoiler alert: It’s not a rosy picture. Meyer’s credentials speak for themselves. He’s won national championships at Ohio State […]