TAMPA, Fla. – Senior writer John Oehser examines Jaguars Head Coach Doug Pederson’s post-game press conference following the Jaguars’ 30-12 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 2023 Week 16 game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Sunday
- Wait and see. Topic No. 1 in Pederson’s post-game press conference not unexpectedly was the health of quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who cleared concussion protocol Saturday and started a 49th consecutive game to start his career Sunday. Lawrence, who completed 17 of 29 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions Sunday, left early in the fourth quarter with a right shoulder injury sustained late in the third quarter on the Jaguars’ first scoring drive. Pederson said Lawrence will be further evaluated Sunday or Monday. “At the time, it was severe enough he couldn’t continue,” Pederson said. “That’s all I know.” Pederson said after the game he never considered not starting Lawrence Sunday once he cleared protocol. He also said he didn’t consider removing Lawrence from the game before his shoulder injury.
- Frustrating day. To see and hear Pederson following Sunday’s loss was to see and hear a frustrated head coach – and with reason. The Jaguars now have lost four consecutive games after an 8-3 start – and while they remain in first place in the AFC South, the momentum of winning seven of eight games early in the season is long since gone. When the Jaguars trailed 30-0 late in the third quarter Sunday, they had been outscored 53-7 in the last three seven quarters. While Lawrence did not practice Wednesday or Thursday because of the concussion protocol, Pederson said of Sunday’s loss: “You can’t pin this all on the quarterback. Everybody else practiced. As a team, it wasn’t good enough. The sense of urgency wasn’t there. We didn’t execute very well on offense. The turnovers keep piling up, the run game – all that kind of stuff just affects the whole process. It’s not one guy. It’s the…
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