after his retirement as a player, meyer was hired to coach calgary's defensive backfield. in 1982, he joined the toronto argonauts as defensive backfield and special teams coach. he was promoted to defensive coordinator and, in 1992, he replaced adam rita as head coach of the argonauts. he had a 3-4 record over the team's final seven games and missed the playoffs. he was fired after a 1-9 start in 1993 and replaced by bob o'billovich.