(01-07-2022, 05:34 PM)OzJohnnie Wrote:

(01-07-2022, 07:09 AM)OzJohnnie Wrote: Written last September.  It could have been written last week.

Note to NFL teams: Stay away from Trevor Lawrence | Bust chance increases to 90 percent

Quote:The more I watch of Lawrence, the more this stuff is becoming clear to me. I have never bought into him to begin with, which helps me see through the false narratives and excuses so many like to wrap him in. Yes, he has the big arm – – I get that – – but he also is unreliable from the neck up and he has consistently shown it during his time in Jacksonville, and I have been evaluating and documenting it every step of the way.

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At times Lawrence holds the ball too long and at times he tries to will his throws to happen, and he relies too heavily on that strength, which gets him into trouble and it will continue to.

It does not matter that Lawrence looks great part of the time or not. The hesitancy to pull the trigger and the overconfidence in his arm naturally comes out at all the wrong times. It is who Trevor Lawrence is. It is not a rookie thing.

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On the first pick Sunday, Lawrence perfectly illustrates another reason he will continue to struggle. Once again he held the ball a little too long as he was sliding left. Denver’s defensive back stepped right in front of the pass and made the interception. This is exactly the difference between college and the NFL. In college he was able to get away with this when he did not have to rely on timing routes, but no way will this work in the NFL.

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Not to mention, Lawrence continues to lack the necessary touch on passes at times throughout the game, and he puts too much heat on short passes his receivers drop. This is yet another problem he has had since day one in Jacksonville.

When you combine his glaring deficiencies with the lack of talent around him, Lawrence being a bust in Jacksonville is a sure-fire bet you can bet your house on. It will be years before the Jaguars will be able to build a talented roster.

-- Daniel Kelly is a former NFL scout with the New York Jets. He was hired on the regime which featured Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Scott Pioli, Mike Tannenbaum, and Dick Haley.

Sounds like a young Brett Favre. He's an overconfident gunslinger. I can live with that and die by that. I honestly don't give a [BLEEP] about the turnovers. Provided they don't cost the team too many football games. I think if they can surround this kid with viable options at the receiver and tight end positions that he'll ultimately have a pretty solid career. Again, I would be content as a fan if this team was at least flirting with .500 - above .500 every year for the next decade plus with the idea of at least threatening a play-off run as a 4th seed - 7th seed. Fine by me. 

Favre managed at least one Superbowl win. I'll [BLEEP] take it if it means he shows some consistency. Flash of brilliance in moments here and there. Flash of "Oh c'mon! What the [BLEEP] man!?!?" moments here and there. As long as he's consistently doing enough to give this team a chance to win and compete in the play-off's. 

I already said this a few times. Not going to shy away from it. I think, at the most? He's Matt Ryan statistically. At the least? He's Alex Smith. 

Meaning, he'll be a solid QB when the pieces are around him (Julio Jones, Tony Gonzalez type talent) offensively or he's going to struggle systematically due to incompetence at the ownership and executive level in the front office. Which he'll in turn probably end up being a late bloomer and having high success elsewhere after this team is finished ruining him. I.e Alex Smith (tail end with the 49ERS and days with the Chiefs and Reid towards the end).

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