Previewing the Jags QB room before training camp

With training camp two weeks away for the Jacksonville Jaguars, it’s time to start previewing every position on the roster. Of course, the place to start that process is the quarterback position because it’s the position that is the most important on the field.

Last season, the Jags were able to select Trevor Lawrence with the No. 1 overall pick, giving the fanbase the type of elite prospect they’ve long needed to revitalize the franchise. Unfortunately, they didn’t pair him with the right coach out of the gate and ended up having to make a coaching change in December.

This time around, it appears they have a much better fit for the team in terms of the coaching change that was made as it should especially help Lawrence and the quarterbacks room as a whole. Here is a preview of the position as the Jags will enter camp with Lawrence and three other quarterbacks:

Trevor Lawrence

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) jokes with fellow quarterbacks as he participates in an offseason training activity Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville. There won’t be a player on this roster who people will be watching more than 2021 No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence, as many are on the former Clemson stars bandwagon. A big reason for that is because it seems he now has the right pieces around him after the team moved on from Urban Meyer and replaced him with Doug Pederson.

Pederson is a former NFL quarterback himself, who played in the league for 10 seasons. He also has 12 years of NFL coaching experience. Seven of those seasons were as an assistant, and the other five were as a head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, who he won Super Bowl LII with.

Those accolades make him more qualified to coach Lawrence, who is coming off a rough rookie campaign that Meyer didn’t help him much in. Lawrence completed 59.6% (159-of-602) of his passes for 3,641 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 17 picks. That’s a stat line he’d like to forget, but there were some bright moments to come from it, like Week 17’s surprise victory over Indianapolis.

Those are the moments that Pederson and his staff will look to build on as they help Lawrence take another step. After seeing the work he did with former first-round pick Carson Wentz in Philly, and the work he did with other veterans like Michael Vick, it appears positive things may be on the horizon for Lawrence in Year 2.

C.J….