Trevor Lawrence is determined to finally become the franchise quarterback the Jacksonville Jaguars envisioned when they drafted him. To do so, he’ll need to fine-tune certain aspects of his game in order to rise among the league’s elite. Heading into the upcoming NFL season, the former Clemson star is ready to give it his all in pursuit of a deep postseason run.
As early offseason workouts begin to take shape ahead of the more intense phase of team preparations, Trevor Lawrence made sure to be present and fully engaged. One of the main critiques surrounding his game has been his footwork — something the quarterback himself acknowledged to the media, stating that it will be a primary focus of his training moving forward.
“I’ve known about my footwork over the years of playing that I felt like have been a little bit of a weakness, so there’s some things that we’ve talked about of just, what are those things?” Lawrence asked during the press conference, “What are we identifying as things to work on?”
“…the system is built around timing and tying your feet to your progression, and playing on-time and so it allows you to get backside, it allows you to get to checkdowns or whatever it may be, and you can feel comfortable playing on-time, and more than any system I’ve ever learned, it’s structured and based on that, and it’s so everything’s tied exactly to, alright this route is on this timing, so then your next progression is off of this footwork, off this timing, so it all ties in perfect,” Lawrence started explaining.
Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Jacksonville Jaguars reacts after the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on September 12, 2021 in Houston, Texas.
Coen’s take on Lawrence’s footwork
Liam Coen arrived in Jacksonville with the goal of redeeming the Jaguars’ underwhelming campaign last season. He knows that Trevor Lawrence is the team’s unquestioned leader, but he still believes there’s one key aspect the quarterback needs to refine — his footwork.
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“It’s not really a change — just tweaking,” Coen said. “He’s extremely talented and he’s made some unbelievable plays in critical moments and led some huge comebacks. He’s played hurt, he’s done so many good things. Now it’s just about, OK, how do we fine-tune it and just tighten it up a little bit to get him in a place where he’s comfortable to cut the ball loose on time and in rhythm regardless of the circumstances? And that’s really what it comes down to. Being able to give him some balance around him so that he can feel like, man, not every play is on me. Not every play I’ve got to — every throw I have to make is going to have to be life or death. We’ve got to create some balance for him so that he can just go play quieted, free of failure and just go let it rip.”
The excitement of working with Liam Coen
The new season brings a renewed sense of hope for the Jacksonville Jaguars, especially following the hiring of Liam Coen as the new head coach after Doug Pederson’s departure. Among those most excited about the arrival of the former Buccaneers offensive coordinator is none other than quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
“Obviously it’s early, but as far as just what the main, I guess, priorities are going to be for us and how they see the game, and our offense, what we want to build it around, like all those things I’m in alignment with, I think just the few things we’ve talked about as far as synching the feet to the progressions, into all these things, is really important as a quarterback, I think I’m going to be able to play even faster and get through progressions and feel confident, and trust that,” Lawrence said.
It will be a matter of seeing how the chemistry between Lawrence and Coen begins to develop, as the Jaguars look to unlock their full potential and make a serious push for the AFC South title in the upcoming NFL season.
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