Apart from an early miscue, Trevor Lawrence‘s second preseason sport ought to give Jacksonville Jaguars followers purpose for optimism.
On his first drive in a highway sport towards the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Lawrence slipped and fumbled the ball throughout a handoff to third-year operating again Tank Bigsby. New Orleans rookie defensive lineman Vernon Broughton recovered the ball on the Saints’ 12-yard line.
Lawrence rebounded after the turnover. On the following drive, he fired a strike to third-year extensive receiver Parker Washington for a seven-yard landing, giving Jacksonville a 7-0 lead. The rating capped off an eight-play, 55-yard drive for the Jaguars.
Lawrence completed 8-of-10 passing for 76 yards and one TD on two drives. He additionally posted an above-average 131.7 passer score within the 17-17 tie.
By means of his first two preseason video games, Lawrence has accomplished 14-of-17 passes for 119 yards and one TD. Preseason stats ought to be taken with a grain of salt, however it seems the 25-year-old QB could possibly be bettering below new Jaguars head coach Liam Coen.
“I believe we’re beginning to get on the identical web page so far as [how] I am considering, how he is considering in sure ideas and taking part in quicker,” Lawrence mentioned Thursday, via Juston Lewis of the Jacksonville Florida Occasions-Union. “That’s going to be one thing that simply continues to develop as we play extra collectively. … However it’s been superior having him as our coach.”
The synergy between Lawrence and Coen could possibly be serving to the QB play with extra confidence. The 33rd Team’s Steve Palazzolo famous Lawrence has been “taking part in quicker and attending to his second/third reads extra effectively” in the course of the preseason.
Lawrence nonetheless should keep away from turnovers, which have prevented the 2021 No. 1 general choose from reaching his potential. In his first 4 seasons with the Jaguars, he had 52 turnovers (46 interceptions, six misplaced fumbles).
The fumble towards the Saints, nonetheless, should not overshadow his progress. Most of his tape this preseason in all probability appears to be like strong.
