Urban Meyer
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]