“We have to do a better job…”

JACKSONVILLE – His answer was as obvious as the question.

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Thursday is expected to play in the rain and the cold, so his last game in similar conditions was understandably a topic when he spoke to the media Tuesday. Lessons learned? What will he do differently?

“Take care of the ball a little better,” he said with a slight smile.

Lawrence spoke as the Jaguars (6-8) prepared to play the New York Jets (7-7) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Thursday at 8:15 p.m. The forecast calls for steady rain with temperatures in the 40s.

“We’re aware of it,” Jaguars offensive coordinator Press Taylor said. “We understand that. We understand we kind of had our own self-inflicted issues in Philly in terms of our ball security. That’s something we’ve been aware of, and we try to emphasize that every single week going in. That’s certainly something we’re aware of.

“We understand we have to do a better job than we did when we saw that three months ago.”

Added Taylor, “At least both teams are playing in it. That’s the biggest thing.”

Lawrence in Week 4 fumbled four times – losing all four – and threw a red-zone interception in a 29-21 road loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in a game played in steady rain and temperatures in the 50s.

“All the experience you have and stuff you can pull from is good,” said Lawrence, who has completed 330 of 500 passes for 3,520 yards and 24 touchdowns with seven interceptions this season. “It’s not cold here, but it has rained here in two or three of our home games, so I have experience with that – those 20-minute showers during a lot of games you get.

“We know what that’s like, just having to adjust on the fly. It hasn’t really affected our plan much or the way we call plays or execute. It has been good.”

Lawrence said he and his teammates likely will do wet-condition drills this week, adding that there’s a limit to how much a player can prepare for such conditions.

“As far as my preparation, you kind of…