(10-03-2023, 11:27 AM)JagsFanSince95 Wrote:

(10-02-2023, 09:21 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Is there a countdown clock I don't know about that indicates the moment Lawrence will turn into a pumpkin if you don't deem him elite? LOL
He's not on Mahomes level and he's never going to improvise like that. Not his game.
He needs at least an average NFL line to be as consistent as you are "requiring." Just like 95% of NFL quarterbacks always have. He has rare talents, but improvising and buzzing around like Kyler Murray or Mahomes when protection fails is never going to be a trait for him.  

He's missed some open receivers. And he's 23 years old. You know as well as I do he hits Kirk for that TD yesterday if pressure from the left side doesn't force him to roll away from the play and away from the primary target. 
It's amazing how many plays are being left out there because he doesn't half a second more time. 

The mistakes he's making are minuscule when compared to those made elsewhere in our offense thus far - and compared to the general crapshow that is our OL. 

He's not going to miss open receivers in 17 games. It should eventually level out between the line inching toward better play (hopefully) - the staff continuing to find ways to mitigate the bad line play - and Trevor occasionally transcending the bad protection. 

The only question is whether or not he finishes the year on IR or not. He's being murdered while releasing completions and incompletions the past 3 weeks way too often.

Yes, it's Trevor's rookie contract. That's when the whole team turns into a pumpkin if you end up paying an above average QB top of the market.

LOLwut?

Yes, let's let the best quarterback we've ever had walk in free agency. 

Teams that find any glimmer of hope at QB routinely pay them to explore whether he's good enough to take them to the show over time. 
This is standard practice the league over since every year there are 10-12 teams who would kill for a QB that's "above average." 

The league is littered with overpaid QBs who showed enough flash to get a big deal but weren't great in the end.

Trevor has at least shown some rare talent that could actually turn into something special if managed correctly.

If the wheels don't come off this season - you play the kid and lock him down long as you can without a second thought about it.

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