JACKSONVILLE – Just play.
Trevor Lawrence received a message from the Jaguars’ head coach this week, one about the Jaguars’ quarterback not being cautious and using his talents.
Consider the message received.
“It’s trusting what I see, play fast, cut it loose – that’s the main thing,” Lawrence said.
Lawrence spoke to the media Wednesday as the Jaguars (5-4) prepared to play the Los Angeles Chargers (7-3) at EverBank Stadium Sunday, with Head Coach Liam Coen meeting with the media early and discussing a Tuesday conversation with Lawrence.
“Trevor and I had a good conversation in terms of just, ‘Hey man, cut it loose and let it rip when we do have some of those opportunities,'” Coen said, adding that while reducing turnovers is important, “We can’t be thinking about that or trying to play to not make a mistake at all.”
“The message for Trev in our conversation is to just go cut it loose, let it rip and see what happens,” he said. “You don’t need to be [Michael] Jordan. Point guards, facilitators, distributors … that’s what we need and that’s what we talked about yesterday.”
Lawrence said he and Coen have extensive conversations in many weeks this season, with this week’s focus “cutting it loose and feeling a little more freedom to let some things go and take some shots.”
“That’s the balance of playing quarterback – the balance of aggressiveness, when to take the shot, when to take completions, when to protect the ball,” Lawrence said.
Lawrence through nine games this season has completed 59.5% of his passes for 1998 yards and 10 touchdowns with 7 interceptions, completing 13 of 23 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown with an interception with five sacks in a 36-29 loss to the Houston Texans this past Sunday.