In the 2022 season, the Jacksonville Jaguars surprised the fans quite a few times.
Well, they won the AFC South Title and won a wild-card game.
The Jacksonville Jaguars concluded the NFL Season 2022 with a 9-8 record, and one of the reasons for the Jaguars’ upward trajectory has been the quarterback, Trevor Lawrence.
Jaguars HC Doug Pederson compares Trevor Lawrence to past great QBs: "He's one of those guys"https://t.co/FmE1ca6OI7 pic.twitter.com/i9YmZ0SUyI
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Pederson shared his thoughts on Monday regarding Lawrence and said, “The biggest thing that I’ve seen with Trevor, now going on two years, from where we had him a year ago in the offseason to today, just his confidence is incredible,”
“It’s off the charts. He’s put the past behind him, he’s focused on the future, and really embraced this opportunity with this football team. The confidence level with him is extremely high, as it should be.
He also said, “It’s fun to be around guys like that and young quarterbacks like that, again, as we’ve said, he’s a sponge,”
“He wants to learn. He wants to get better. Obviously, he’s not where he wants to be or where we want him to be because we can always get better and improve. I think his overall leadership ability has really been the bright spot for him heading into training camp this year.”
The quarterback finished the 2022 season with eight interceptions, 4,133 passing yards, and 25 touchdowns. He made improvements from his score of first season which was 17 interceptions, 3,641 passing yards, and 12 touchdowns.
The Jaguars have signed Calvin Ridley, and the veteran’s presence is seeming to be an added bonus to Lawrence and the team.
Regarding Lawrence’s abilities, Pederson said, “Great quarterbacks that I’ve either played with or we’ve watched in the NFL have all had that ability to make others better and really rise and bring the talent around him up. He’s one of those guys,”
“He’s not demanding or pounding his fists on the table, nothing like that. Just conversations you see with guys and how he’s willing to learn, he doesn’t have all the answers, but at the same time, they’re working through things”
“That’s the leadership part that I’m encouraged with and the dialogue that he has. It just keeps getting stronger each week.”
