Hays Carlyon’s Jaguars Blog

By Hays Carlyon The Jaguars have never been this compelling. Ever. The franchise has gone from an outfit devoid of star power for much of its existence to now being the most fascinating team in the NFL. Urban Meyer is here: A three-time national championship winning coach making his NFL debut. Trevor Lawrence is here: The national champion quarterback considered the best pro prospect in nearly a decade. And now, […]

By Hays Carlyon   The first year of Jaguars coach Urban Meyer and franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence got a boost on Wednesday. The Jaguars received a favorable schedule. The NFL announced the schedule and there were more positives than negatives for the Jaguars, as Meyer and Lawrence try to turn around a 1-15 team. I see a schedule that can lead to a 9-8 season. An eight-win improvement would be […]

By Hays Carlyon   Trevor and Travis. TNT. A new era of explosive Jaguars offense was launched Thursday night when first-year coach Urban Meyer selected two Clemson phenoms in the first round of the NFL Draft: generational quarterback Trevor Lawrence at No. 1 and dynamo running back Travis Etienne at No. 25. Meyer’s mission was simple: take a dismal offense woeful at creating big plays last season and immediately interject […]

By Hays Carlyon   Finally, the NFL Draft is here. The Jaguars have 10 selections and we’re going to predict all of them. First-year Jaguars coach Urban Meyer will guide a draft that should positively change the franchise’s fortunes for the next 20 years. I’ve projected no trades and done my best to select players that I believe will be available at the selection. Here we go.   FIRST ROUND […]

By Hays Carlyon First-year Jaguars coach Urban Meyer has been spectacularly open in his press conferences this offseason. He might have been his most candid on Wednesday during the team’s pre-draft meeting with reporters. Meyer, who won three national championships in college, spoke about the traditional conflict every NFL decision maker must wrestle with when it comes to drafting: need vs. value. Meyer will be leading his first war room […]

By Hays Carlyon The Jaguars added a dozen new players last week as first-year coach Urban Meyer radically changes a roster that produced a dismal 1-15 season last year. The productive week – highlighted by the signings of cornerback Shaquill Griffin and receiver Marvin Jones – has started to bring the 53-man roster into shape. Meyer still has 10 picks in the draft. The Jaguars traded a seventh-round selection to […]

By Hays Carlyon Stability is something that has rarely been enjoyed for the Jaguars. The offensive line now has it. The Jaguars placed the franchise tag on left tackle Cam Robinson on Tuesday, while coach Urban Meyer also praised left guard Andrew Norwell. There had been reports Norwell could be traded or released. The Jaguars appear set to bring back their starting offensive line and position coach. That should make […]

By Hays Carlyon I believe in Cam Robinson. The Jaguars should as well. The window to place the franchise or transition tag on upcoming free agents begins Tuesday. Robinson is clearly the most difficult free-agent decision first-year coach Urban Meyer faces as he begins to relaunch the franchise. I would not tag Robinson, either with the franchise (average of top five salaries at the position) or transition (average of top […]

By Hays Carlyon A picture tells a thousand words. If there was any shred of doubt about the Jaguars plans with the top pick in the draft, Urban Meyer’s actions put them to rest at quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s pro day on Friday at Clemson. Meyer was as close to Lawrence during his workout as any NFL head coach I’ve ever seen at a pro day. He could’ve snapped him the […]