On to ’22: Lawrence “getting there…”

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Trevor Lawrence won’t say he has things mastered. Not completely.

That’s mainly because you never quite master all details, possibilities and subtleties of an NFL offense. But entering his second NFL season, the Jaguars’ starting quarterback likes his knowledge of his new offense. He likes it a lot.

“I think I’m getting there,” Lawrence said Wednesday, 11 days before the Jaguars’ 2022 regular-season opener against the Washington Commanders at FedEx Field in Summerville, Md.

Lawrence, the No. 1 overall selection of the 2021 NFL Draft, is playing in his third offense in three seasons: his collegiate offense at Clemson; last year’s Jaguars scheme under Head Coach Urban Meyer and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell; and this year’s scheme of Head Coach Doug Pederson.

Pederson and offensive coordinator Press Taylor both have praised Lawrence’s work ethic and quick grasp of a new scheme, with Lawrence saying Wednesday: “I feel great with where I’m at.”

I do think I know the offense really well, but there are always little things,” he said. ” You can always get more on the same page with your coaches and know the game plan inside and out. Now, the challenge is every week it changes. You’re playing different defenses, and it’s really about doing that every single week. It’s not just, ‘This is the offense.’ It’s, ‘What’s our plan to attack this defense?’

“It’s knowing all the ins and outs. That’s the fun part and the part you really have to study.”

It’s an area where Lawrence has impressed veteran teammates. Tight end Evan Engram, a six-year veteran, spent his first five NFL seasons with the New York Giants and was a teammate of two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning from 2017-2019.

“When I came in with Eli, he was 10 years plus in,” Engram said. “He had been in Super Bowls and seen everything, but the way Trevor communicates – and the nuances of how he wants things run – that’s one of my favorite things about him.

“He’s going to see a lot…