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It seems like things can potentially go from bad to worse in Jacksonville.

After a loss to the Titans on Sunday afternoon, embattled Jaguars coach Urban Meyer was met with a handshake on the field by Tennessee’s Mike Vrabel. Based on what the cameras caught, however, it appears the first-year Jags coach wasn’t in the mood for pleasantries, with Twitter quickly weighing in on the blink-and-you’ll-miss clasp.

“LOLOL look at the handshake between Mike Vrabel and Urban Meyer,” Ben Stevens of SportsGrid tweeted. “Urban looks absolutely miserable.”

Trevor Sikkema of Pro Football Focus added, “I think we have a tendency to overreact to postgame handshakes but this is … not a good look.”

Meyer, who has recently come under fire amid an NFL.com report detailing discord in Jacksonville, also took to the podium Sunday after the Jaguars dropped to 2-11 on the season. When a reporter commented that Jacksonville’s offensive line isn’t playing up to par based on their bottom line, Meyer replied, “Yeah.”


  Urban Meyer looking dejected after the Jaguars’ loss to the Titans on Dec. 12, 2021. Getty Images Urban Meyer looking dejected after the Jaguars’ loss to the Titans on Dec. 12, 2021. Getty Images

Meyer also issued a fiery response on fixing “what’s wrong,” according to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.

“What’s the answer? Starting leaking some information or nonsense? That’s garbage. … If there is a source, then that source is unemployed. I mean, within seconds,” Meyer said.

Meyer has been accused of challenging his assistant coaches to explain what they’ve won and to defend their resumes, per the NFL.com report. Meyer initially responded to the report early Sunday through Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer.

“He said, ‘Yes, absolutely, I’m hard on my coaches. I get on them,'” Glazer said. “But he still thinks he has the support of ownership.”

Tensions in Jacksonville appear to have been boiling for some time. Last month, CBS Sports reported that Meyer had made “his displeasure with many position coaches known,” with said “diatribes” sometimes taking place in front of players.

With four games left this season, it remains to be seen just how transformative the next few months — or weeks — will be in Jacksonville.

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