Trevor Lawrence looks ordinary with Jaguars spiraling toward quarterback change
Remember the “Tank for Trevor’’ days?How’s that looking at the moment?Trevor Lawrence, the prized and coveted No.1-overall pick in the 2021 draft, was deemed a generational talent with teams jockeying for position to select him.
Yet, he has been rather ordinary in his three-plus seasons in the league.The Jaguars are 0-3 as they enter Sunday’s game at Houston.They are positively reeling after Monday night’s 47-10 loss to the Bills, and Lawrence has been less than ordinary.Through three games, Lawrence has completed 52.8 percent of his passes for 560 yards with two touchdowns, one interception and a 75.1 rating.Lawrence’s completion percentage ranks 31st in the league — just behind Bryce Young, whom the Panthers benched, and just ahead of Anthony Richardson of the Colts.Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has endured an intense wrath of criticism from media and frustrated Giants fans for a couple of years now, yet he has played no worse than Lawrence has in his career.Can you imagine the scorn to which Lawrence would be subject if he played in the New York market instead of small-market Jacksonville?Consider Lawrence’s career statistics to date: a 20-33 won-loss record, 64.2 percent completion rate, 60 touchdowns, 40 interceptions and an 84.5 quarterback rating.Now look at Jones’ career numbers: a 23-39-1 record, 64.2 percent completion percentage, 66 TDs, 43 INTs and an 84.9 rating.Yet if you asked the average NFL fans on the street which quarterback they would prefer, they undoubtedly would choose Lawrence — likely based on where he was chosen in the draft.Giants fans have been outraged over the contract the team gave to Jones, which averages $40 million per year (which they can extricate themselves from after this season).
Imagine the consternation amongst the Jaguars supporters at the moment over the five-year, $275 million contract extension they gave Lawrence in June, with $200 million guaranteed and an average of $55 million per year.The Jag...