Is Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence in a hunch or is that this who he actually is?

Trevor Lawrence’s skid from the tip of the 2023 season has continued into the primary three weeks of 2024. His most up-to-date efficiency, nevertheless, was one in every of his worst but throughout this stretch of poor play.

The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback accomplished simply 21 of 38 passes for 178 yards, a landing and an interception with a 65.5 passer ranking in their 47-10 loss to the Buffalo Payments on Monday. The blowout defeat not solely pushed Lawrence’s present shedding streak to eight video games, however it additionally marked the second time in his profession that he is had an eight-game shedding streak.

Sitting at 0-3, Jaguars coach Doug Pederson mentioned that every thing is below analysis, together with who’ll begin at quarterback.

“There must be adjustments, whether or not it is play design, personnel, every thing,” Pederson instructed reporters Monday. “All the pieces’s on the desk, let’s name it, and people are all issues that I’ve to take a look at. We now have to take a look at [it] as a workers and make the changes.”

Whereas Lawrence’s job is likely to be in query, there’s a expensive consequence if the Jaguars choose to bench the previous No. 1 decide. Lawrence acquired a five-year, $275 million extension within the offseason, making him one of many highest-paid gamers in league historical past. The choice got here with threat. Lawrence handled a number of accidents in 2023 and quarterbacked the Jaguars to 5 straight losses because the starter to shut the season. Jacksonville went from an 8-3 begin to a 9-8 end and missed the postseason.

Nonetheless, the Jaguars opted to offer Lawrence an extension after he confirmed promise earlier than his accidents. They made the postseason in 2022 after ending the 12 months on a five-game successful streak and superior to the divisional spherical.�

Former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel believes that the Jaguars hitching their wagon to Lawrence after a comparatively temporary pattern measurement of excellent play is likely to be the crux of the issue.

“I am it from the attitude that he was 8-3 final 12 months and the narrative round him bought him paid $55 million [per year],” Daniel mentioned on “The Facility.” “It is a larger difficulty for me. It is a quarterback downside within the NFL. A staff sees a man that may do it generally in his profession [and says], ‘We’re throwing a bunch of cash at him as a result of there is no one else higher than him proper now in faculty or within the NFL.'”

Daniel pointed to Lawrence’s turnovers as the explanation why he is “not good” proper now. Following Monday’s sport, Lawrence has turned the ball over 61 occasions in his profession, which is probably the most dedicated by any participant since he entered the league. Of these 61 turnovers, 21 of them had been misplaced fumbles as he is fumbled the ball 34 occasions.�

Lawrence has dedicated 61 turnovers since he entered the NFL, probably the most by any participant in that span. (Picture by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Photos)

Daniel mentioned the fumbles are “the largest difficulty” he has with Lawrence, believing it is likely to be an indication of how the Jaguars quarterback is carrying himself in the mean time. �

“Once you actually break down the movie, one, he is not taking part in with confidence as a result of he is turning the ball over at a charge we’ve not actually seen within the NFL during the last 4 seasons,” Daniel mentioned. “That is the difficulty. You look into the play, they’re in good positions. He is gotten worse as time’s progressed. He is on his second eight-game shedding streak of his profession.”

James Jones considered Lawrence in a little bit of an analogous mild, however he appeared much less forgiving and thinks that is who the quarterback is at this level.�

“He ain’t good,” Jones mentioned on “The Facility.” “I watched this dude final evening miss high-school throws. Dudes is operating throughout the center of the sector and he is throwing it method over their head. We have to cease with the reasons. We give too many of those quarterbacks excuses as a result of they’ve proven us a five-game stretch the place [we say], ‘Oh, he can play.’ No!�

“If we actually have a look at Trevor Lawrence during the last couple of years, Trevor Lawrence is a median quarterback on this league — at finest.”

In some equity to Lawrence, he had a robust 20-game stretch from Week 9 of the 2022 season via Week 12 of the 2023 season. He threw for five,019 yards, 27 touchdowns and 9 interceptions with a 15-5 report over that span. However outdoors of that span, Lawrence has gone 5-28 with 33 landing passes, 31 interceptions and 12 fumbles misplaced over 33 begins.�

Based mostly on these below-average numbers for a great portion of Lawrence’s profession, Emmanuel Acho mentioned that he is performed “horrible” when you think about that Lawrence was considered as a generational prospect forward of the 2021 NFL Draft. He additionally in contrast Lawrence to the quarterback he misplaced to on Monday.�

“A Rolls [Royce] in Josh Allen pulled up,” Acho mentioned on “The Facility.” “When that Rolls Royce pulled up in Josh Allen subsequent to that Chrysler 300 in Trevor Lawrence, it is actual simple to determine which one was a Chrysler and which one was the Rolls as a result of folks tried to inform the world that Trevor Lawrence was a Rolls Royce. The issue is, he ain’t bought the Rolls Royce rims, tires, wheel, inside or worth. Everybody confuses a Chrysler with a Rolls till Josh Allen pulls up.”

Is Trevor Lawrence heading towards the bust label after Jaguars’ 0-3 begin?

Is Trevor Lawrence heading toward the bust label after Jaguars' 0-3 start?

Allen’s profession is likely to be the one which some envisioned for Lawrence when he entered the NFL. The Payments quarterback has led his staff to a division title in every of the final 4 seasons, incomes a pair of Professional Bowl nods and second-team All-Professional honors. He is additionally emerged as an early front-runner for MVP this season, scoring 9 complete touchdowns in his first three video games.

As Allen has flourished after shedding his two high receivers from the previous couple of years (Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis), Lawrence has thrown for simply 560 yards, two touchdowns and an interception up to now after the Jaguars revamped their extensive receiver room. Daniel insisted that the difficulty with Lawrence is not the expertise round him and argued that the staff should not hearth Pederson, both.�

“I can not sit right here and rightfully let you know as an analyst, ‘It is as a result of he does not have the gamers,'” Daniel mentioned. “They’ve Travis Etienne, Brian Thomas Jr., Gabe Davis and Evan Engram, who’s damage so it hurts slightly bit. He is not taking part in with confidence.�

“I do not know what the deal is with him, however he is not taking part in effectively proper now.”

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