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Dec 29, 2024; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. (7) greets a young fan after the game against the Tennessee Titans at EverBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Morgan Tencza-Imagn Images

This week, we asked Jacksonville Jaguars fans if they’re surprised by Trevor Lawrence’s recent play.

55% of respondents said yes.

Over the past month, Lawrence ranks first in passing touchdowns (12), yards per attempt (8.9), passer rating (112.0), PFF passing grade (90.1), and big-time throw rate (9.5%) among 34 QBs with 40+ dropbacks in that span.

“It’s been a lot of work to get there,” offensive coordinator Grant Udinski said Wednesday. “Learning the system, trying to master all the different things we do. But you see [how he’s progressed] in his play speed, his play style, how fast he’s able to play, the decision making he’s out there playing with, and really his ability to run the show in terms of managing checks, shifts, motions, formations, a bunch of different looks that defenses are throwing at him. And he knows what to get to, where he’s going with his eyes, what his footwork is, where he’s going with the football.”

Keep it up, 16!

As for the confidence survey, 97% of fans are confident in the direction of the team — a season high, and up from 96% last week.

Top comments from Wednesday’s post:

Springsgal

This game against the Broncos on the road will be a good test for Lawrence. He is a good QB with all the physical tools. But to be considered elite (Top 10), you got to win games like the one this Sunday. Playoff atmosphere. On the road. Crowd Noise. Against a top defense.

I think the Sunday game will come down whether the Jags are successful establishing the run. And not put the entire burden on Lawrence to win the game.

JaxSouthsider

I was a semi-apologist coming into the year. I said he had disappointed, but he wasn’t a major bust and there were a lot of extenuating circumstances.

Half way through this year, I said that, for the first time, I thought it was more likely he wouldn’t start in 2027 than he would (2026 cut was/is infeasible with the cap). Since then, he has looked very good.

So, I’m going to continue to say he’s not good

Gripper

TL has played in 3 different offensive systems in his first 5 years…that’s not a plan for success. And I thought that this year TL would have some issues learning yet another offensive system…which he did. Only, Trevor has seemingly gotten more comfortable as the season has progressed.

I always thought he was good QB…I’m still questioning on how great he could be, but I like how’s he looked lately.

Spider2Y_Bother

I’m not surprised at all. I kind of look at Trevor’s evolution in a few different parts:

1. Urban Meyer phase: dumpster fire

2. Doug Pederson phase: I look at Doug as the guy who did what he was supposed to in terms of “righting the ship” and injecting competency in both giving Trevor some much needed coaching guidance and overall maturity to the HC role.

That said, I think of Doug Peterson in the same way I think of Doug Collins from back in the day in the NBA: Great for getting your franchise back on track, but won’t get you over the hump.

3. Liam Coen phase: Where Doug’s offense became stale, and his approach was “ice cream cures all”, Liam has injected innovation and empowering Trevor which has organically provided an emphasis on holding Trevor accountable.

I think we are seeing Trevor pushing past some of the mental shortfalls and beginning to truly gain trust. Trust in Liam Coen and his coaching, trust in the protection he’s getting from the line, and trust in his receivers.

Personally, I am still very much in the wait and see approach with TL still. I still hold the opinion that he will never be a guy you put in the conversation with the Josh Allen and Joe Burrow’s of the world. That said, if he looks anything close to what he looked like last week against Denver, we could be seeing the beginning of a sustained ascension to the place most expected he would be at all ready.

JAGSFANZ

Cue the music; Elvis Presley and “It’s now or Never”.

We all thought we knew, and then waited patiently and finally, exasperated, we hoped for the moth to become a butterfly. Can this Butterfly live long and prosper? Time will tell. The best is, Coen knows QB’s and Trevor is his latest creation, in addition to his refinement of Baker Mayfield. This gives us hope beyond the days of Trevor or any suitable back up, when necessary

BrevardJag321

At this moment, Trevor looks a good clip better than he did in the second half of the 2022 season. Coen is the best thing to happen to him. And I hope this is a more consistent trend. Obviously, 6 TDs is like a once or twice a career thing. But if he can give half that a game guy and also minimize those weird, antsy throws… that would go a long way. Having the versatile linemen has been a big help too.

Jaguardian

I’m going to break down the enigma named Trevor Lawrence into two parts: the football quarterback, and the family patriarch. It’s my belief that the addition of his daughter to the world has galvanized his willingness to do what is necessary to become successful in his craft. The very thought of his offspring going to school, for example, and getting berating by her peers because of her father’s failures on the field of play has changed his outlook on how important the game is to him. I fully expect to witness further upheaval in the imaginary bar graph that is Trevor’s talent level.

cverbra814

Correlation is not causation, and there is some cognitive bias at play, but I don’t think it is pure coincidence this offense has looked scores more effective since they stopped trotting out a half-baked Hunter at WR and replaced him, out of necessity, with a more polished WR in Washington and eventually Meyers. Maybe a function of the easier schedule post-bye, but it’s definitely something I’ll be keeping my eye on moving into next season, especially if the offense regresses with him getting 15-20 offensive snaps per game.

JaxCommenterGuy

Not really.

It has seemed to me that his decision-making was slow. He would take dumb sacks, his footwork was a step behind which often meant the ball was a beat behind where it needed to be, and so on. He just constantly seemed to be ‘catching up’ to the play.

Seems like Coen and his offense allow him to process faster, and allow his physical tools to shine. Maybe it’s the use of motion which makes it easier to read the defense, or makes the decision-tree faster…whatever. I remember old-heads like Peyton Manning didn’t like using motion, because he would prefer to keep the defense in place and know where he would expect them to be…and Coen seems to be of very different mindset.

Maybe Pederson was/is awful, and Lawrence would shine in a number of situations, or maybe Coen and Lawrence are just a better fit. Either way, I’m excited to see what happens as they continue to grow together.

It would be wild to think that we could have a Jags team that doesn’t need to overhaul the offensive scheme and players every year. What could this team look like with only minor investment and getting to focus more on defense?

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