Trevor Lawrence enters Jaguars training camp with calmness to game

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence launched a pass downfield toward wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr.

The third-year pass catcher accelerated beyond the defense and reeled in the ball, making a splash on the opening day of organized team activities in May. It was a scene that played out several times this offseason as the Jaguars conducted their summer workouts.

The connection between Lawrence and Thomas was something emphasized by all parties this offseason with the pair making good strides toward unlocking the main missing aspect of their offense from last season.

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Lawrence logged his best season to date during his first year in Liam Coen’s system. He

finished as a finalist for the Most Valuable Player award and saw career-best numbers in total touchdowns (38), throwing for 29 and rushing for eight. Yet, the team still lost in the opening round of the playoffs.

Now, Lawrence is trying to improve on those efforts and color in the spots he missed last season.

“That’s the great part about getting into Year 2, because you’re still working on some foundational things he implemented the year before, but now you can kind of take it to the next level,” quarterbacks coach Spencer Whipple said of Lawrence. “Which he has.”

Trevor Lawrence used the offseason to build on initial foundation from last season

Lawrence was focused on growth this offseason. Not that he wasn’t focused on growth any other offseason, but this year he was able to operate with more comfortability than in years past.

This is the first offseason in years where Lawrence didn’t have to overcome an external factor that might’ve hampered his play. Last year he was tasked with learning a new system while recovering from season-ending shoulder surgery.

The previous year saw him have to learn new pass catchers in Thomas and Gabe Davis as Press Taylor and Doug Pederson tried to rebuild Jacksonville’s offense. The previous season saw the addition of Calvin Ridley as the Jaguars attempted to build on the success from Pederson’s first season.

The year before that was Lawrence learning new pass catchers and a new system. And the season before that was Urban Meyer. Needless to say, Lawrence was able to be more comfortable this offseason than some of the previous ones.

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“It's just a lot calmer. A lot more confident in my progressions and what I know about the system and stepping out so when I get on the grass it's a lot less thinking,” Lawrence said. “The biggest thing is I can react, play faster, can work on some different things of my game because the focus isn't as much on what to do and what's the play call and what are all the adjustments.”

Lawrence is also entering the first offseason where all of the starting receivers from the last game in the previous season are back for the start of the next season. Jakobi Meyers, Parker Washington and Thomas will be his main pass catchers.

They are the same receivers he threw to as the offense hit its groove. The familiarity with those players meant it was less work to get on the same page, which showed itself in how crisp Lawrence looked this summer.

In other offseasons, the receivers and quarterbacks would use the go off to the side to attempt to get their timing down.

They’d use entire periods of practice to throw a route, attempting to get in sync. Then they’d talk after each throw, going over the details and nuances. Not this year.

The conversations were shorter. The routes were executed and the players moved on to the next thing they wanted to work on.

“The way he throws the ball, he could tell you exactly what we’re thinking, and we could tell him exactly what he's thinking,” Meyers said of Lawrence. “The communication, the help, the leadership, he's been doing a good job this year.”

Lawrence’s advancement is something even Coen noticed. He admitted he didn’t know exactly how many interceptions Lawrence threw during the offseason, but he would guess it was less than five.

It was an earnest observation, especially with the knowledge that Lawrence often tests himself with throws during practice. Lawrence has said he’ll throw certain passes on the fields of the Miller Electric Center he might not throw during a game.

It’s a way to gauge what he can achieve against certain defensive looks and a method to build chemistry with his receivers.

“I thought he did a really nice job taking care of the football, running the whole operation, managing the protections and some of the concepts on the field,” Coen said. “I’m pleased with Trevor’s spring. Absolutely.”

Trevor Lawrence isn’t concerned with the accolades, he wants to improve the Jaguars overall

Coming off the year that Lawrence had, it’d be easy for him to take shots at some of his critics. He was the top overall selection of the 2021 NFL Draft and has high standards placed on his shoulders. To this point, he hadn’t consistently lived up to those expectations.

Several sports talk programmers already wrote him off, perceiving him as an underperformer and confirming their thinking alongside several outside observers. None of the talk matters to Lawrence, though.

He’s focused on his growth, and the growth of the Jaguars. He wants to help the team build on the AFC South championship and second postseason appearance in his career. His eyes are faced forward at the windshield of opportunity. He’s blocked out the rearview mirror of past success.

“You look at how much better we were Weeks 8 or 9 through 18, I mean, we were way better,” Lawrence said. “We’ve got a whole half of the season we can really add that on to what we already did. But it's a new season, so that's not going to win us any games this year.”

Lawrence is entering his sixth season in the NFL. He’s not one of the young players with potential or upside anymore. This is the stage of his career where he solidifies who he’ll be.

He works that way, carries himself that way, and it’s noticeable to those around him.

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“He’s played a lot of football. The ability to take the system, apply everything, and then go out and play it at a high level so quickly,” Whipple said. “We ask a lot of those guys in terms of operation. Identifying defenses, getting ourselves in the right play is a huge part of the whole process. Then you go ahead and use your talents and skills.”

Those skills were on full display during camp as he made just about every throw needed. But the important part of the offseason has been Lawrence’s command of the offense.

The coaches don’t typically scheme against each other during the offseason, so it’s truly a roulette of options for what coverage or pass rushes the offense will see. Lawrence was tasked with setting protections and making sure they could audible into different plays.

He passed with flying colors, connecting with pass catchers on several explosive plays and ensuring they got positive yardage more times than not. It’s all part of the dedication to be better, not just for Lawrence, but for the offense overall.

“It's really being intentional every day, because the trap is to go through the motions just because you know the offense,” Lawrence said. “I think our focus as a whole unit has been really good on the details and really mastering all the little things because now when we hear the play call, we hear it, we know it, we know what to do.”

Will Lawrence end up as an MVP candidate again this season? It’s doubtful that he cares. If the team sees success, he’ll be satisfied.

If we judge the early indications from offseason workouts, Lawrence is ready to pick up where he left off last season. And that’ll bode well for the Jaguars and his success.

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