One year into the job, Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen thinks that the sky is the limit for quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
“Going into the process, from watching tape, I was like, ‘Alright, this dude is tough. I do think he’s tough.’ He takes shots, gets up, doesn’t say a word, has played hurt, has missed time. [He previously had] 4 new methods, a number of completely different head coach conditions, OCs [offensive coordinators], no matter it’s. You go all through the season, he would not miss a single observe, would not miss a single throw in observe, performed the entire season. Clearly, an MVP finalist, Comeback Participant of the Yr finalist, did some nice issues. There’s a lot room to proceed to enhance,” Coen mentioned about Lawrence in an interview on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Monday.
“And I believe that is what we’re enthusiastic about attacking.”
Final season, Lawrence totaled 4,007 passing yards, a career-high 29 passing touchdowns — which was fifth within the NFL — 12 interceptions and a 91.0 passer score, whereas finishing 60.9% of his passes. He additionally rushed for 359 yards and 9 touchdowns, which had been every profession highs. Furthermore, Lawrence ranked fourth amongst quarterbacks with 29 “big-time throws,” according to Pro Football Focus.
After proudly owning a mere 79.4 passer score and finishing simply 59.8% of his passes by Jacksonville’s first 11 video games, Lawrence completed the common season in model, totaling 1,600 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, one interception and a 113.2 passer score throughout the following six contests, whereas finishing 63.0% of his passes.
In all, Jacksonville’s offense was sixth within the NFL in factors (27.9 per recreation), eleventh in whole yards (337.4 per recreation), twelfth in passing yards (222.3 per recreation) and twentieth in dashing yards (115.1 per recreation) in its first season with Coen as head coach. Lawrence and the Jaguars gained the AFC South at 13-4, making the playoffs for the primary time since 2022, earlier than shedding at dwelling to the Buffalo Bills within the AFC divisional spherical.
“Whenever you begin with A) humility and B) toughness, mentally and bodily, I believe you are able to do quite a bit with a quarterback,” Coen mentioned. “We spent loads of time in San Francisco on the Super Bowl going by that week, and I received to see a distinct aspect of him, hang around with him in a distinct lens, and I am actually enthusiastic about working with Trevor once more this yr.”
Coen is the fourth head coach that Lawrence, a 2022 Professional Bowler who was the No. 1 decide within the 2021 NFL Draft, has had in his five-year NFL profession (City Meyer, Darrell Bevell, Doug Pederson and Coen).
