(08-05-2023, 02:50 PM)SuperJville Wrote: In 3 playoff games (I’m counting TN) he had one excellent half of football.

One abysmal (historically bad)

Mediocre otherwise

That’s how he played when it mattered most.

That was his first up to bat. In a new system with a new coach and a wide cast of new players all within one year. We went from Dumpster Meyer to Doug Pederson. His ceiling is higher than most QB's we've seen in Jacksonville in years. He's nowhere near to being a finished product. Just not sure what you're looking for though. 

A lot of premier QB's start off somewhat like this. Had we hired Doug Pederson right off the bat? We're probably seeing a more polished Lawrence in those three games you're referring to where he was ho-hum. Also, it's still a team effort. I felt he played relatively well in Kansas City and it was honestly the players around him that let HIM down. 

Kirk dropping a bomb early. Agnew fumbling inside the redzone. Defense giving up a [BLEEP] scoring drive to Chad Henne. Come on now. For a guy making his play-off debut in the NFL. You know you have to admit that [BLEEP] was pretty fun to see against the Chargers. How many QB's can you think of that has put themselves in a hole like that and dug themselves out like that? Not many. 

What about the other games that got us to that point? The road win in tennessee? The comeback against Dallas? Baltimore? You realize, that, if Griffin doesn't get caught with his pants down against Ryan on the road in INDY that we didn't even need that last win on the year against the tacks for the divisional win? 

He's shown something the elite QB's always show. Poise under pressure. That's rare to find in any QB. He does make throws not many can make and it's obvious he's fixing to ascend into the big three conversation at his position. It's inevitable. Just enjoy it.

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