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When airports, streets or buildings are named to honor an individual it’s typically thanks to a long record of accomplishment. Perhaps the Jacksonville Jaguars were trying to manifest greatness by temporarily rebranding their stadium around Trevor Lawerence over the weekend, but it was a move destined to be ridiculed. There were few smiles at TrEverBank Stadium on Sunday (not the Jags’ first weird attempt at a rebrand of Lawrence) as a sloppy Jacksonville fell to the Cleveland Browns 18-13. They are now are in trouble at 0-2.
“We suck right now,” Lawrence said (correctly) during his postgame press conference, referencing his offense. “I’ve got to play better. I’m the leader of the offense. It’s on me. The wideouts have to play better. The line has to play better. The running backs have to play better. The coaching has to be better.”
Lawrence is right to toss blame around but it really does start with the coaching. Head coach Doug Pederson and offensive coordinator Press Taylor called such a bland playbook that Lawrence finished the first half with 16 passing yards. Credit to the Browns’ stifling defense but 16 passing yards in a half for a team helmed by Lawrence with his array of weapons shouldn’t be humanly possible.
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The mistakes flowed from start to finish. It took eons for Pederson and Press to get plays into Lawrence. And twice Pederson, who should be far more organized as a veteran coach, had to burn a timeout to avoid the delay of game flag. Jacksonville also lost 10 seconds when they were flagged for an illegal shift with 48 seconds remaining from their own 33. That left them with a first and 15 from their own 39.
Not that Lawrence has been great this season. In the first two weeks of the new campaign, Lawrence has had way too many misfires for someone once labeled a “generational talent.” The No 1 overall pick in the 2021 draft had his…
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Author : The Guardian
Publish date : 2024-09-16 07:15:18
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