JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer expected some jitters from his young team, even a few mistakes. After all, Meyer and the Jacksonville Jaguars were on the road with a rookie quarterback to start the franchise’s latest rebuild.
What Meyer got was closer to a meltdown.
The Jaguars looked downright unprepared in their season opener, a 37-21 loss at Houston that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score might indicate.
Six dropped passes. Ten penalties. Countless defensive lapses. Several burned timeouts.
“We’ve all got our (butt) kicked before,” Meyer said, insisting his team will play better next Sunday against Denver, which beat the Giants.