Charlie Strong was the first hire Urban Meyer made as the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Strong on the Jacksonville Jaguars staff is the Assistant Head Coach and inside linebackers coach.

Both have discussed before that this is their third stop together as coaches, from Notre Dame under Lou Holtz, to also Strong being Meyer’s first hire at Florida. Strong discussed the transition on a recent episode of Another Dooley Noted Podcast with Pat Dooley.

Strong, 60, was on Meyer’s Florida staff for five seasons as co-defensive coordinator (2005-07) and sole defensive coordinator (2008-09) before he left to take the Louisville head coaching job ahead of the 2010 season.

“When you think about the differences between just the college athletes and the professional athletes, it’s all about can you create value for them,” Strong said. “The thing about a professional athlete, he just wants to extend his career because it’s a living for them and if you can help them extend their career, they’re more than willing to listen, Pat. We’ve had no resistance from any of the players, and it’s really been exciting just to see how much they’ve come to work each and every day and how much they’re buying into what we’re trying to get them to do.”

Strong commented about coaching against former Gators in the NFL, even though he’s on defense.

“It’s going to be strange going up against those guys and seeing them,” he said. “They’re going to be on defense, so I’m going to be able to watch them when they’re out there playing.”

Strong is on a staff of an organization that last year won one game, and he discussed what an improvement would be like for the Jaguars, even if it’s two wins.

“Coming in as a completely new staff and then coming in with Urban, I just think that the players are really buying in and trying to do everything you ask them to do,” he said. “When you have a plan in place, which he does have a plan in place, then the players are more willing to listen. And then these guys are professionals, so they understand that our success is going to be how we go play is going to be more for them. And so they’re going to try to do everything you ask them to do. Like I said, it’s all about creating value. How do I create value for myself?”