Even though he wears a brace on his left arm, Trevor Lawrence was able to point the finger at the culprits for the disappointment of the Jacksonville Jaguars this season. And he admits that he is one of them.
The Jaguars’ star quarterback spoke with members of the media for the first time Thursday since going under the knife to repair a shoulder injury after just returning to the game. following a violent blow to the head which resulted in a concussion. The meeting came three days after team owner Shad Khan fired head coach Doug Pederson and threw his support behind general manager Trent Baalke.
Lawrence agreed that Khan was on target after saying the Jaguars’ (4-13) offense was too predictable, and he made no secret that the Florida club needs to be tougher and change its culture after hiring the next head coach.
“A culture change is needed here,” Lawrence noted. It seems like everything has changed over the past year, about a year and a half, for some reason that escapes me. We need to find our bearings. And I believe that’s what we, as leaders of this team, must do.
“We have to take some of the blame, too. Just because we fired Coach Pederson doesn’t mean it’s all his fault. We are also responsible for the current situation. We need to regain our dynamism… We need to change the trajectory of this team ourselves, to be quite frank. »
-The Jaguars have requested permission to speak with 10 potential candidates, and that list includes five active NFL coordinators and three former head coaches. The Jaguars released a list of eight candidates Tuesday, but have since added the names of Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores and Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.
Joe Brady (Buffalo Bills), Liam Coen (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Aaron Glenn (Detroit Lions), Patrick Graham (Las Vegas Raiders), Ben Johnson (Lions), Todd Monken (Baltimore Ravens), Kellen Moore (Philadelphia Eagles) and Robert Saleh (Green Bay Packers) are also on this list.
“It seems like we’re doing everything we can to meet the right people and key candidates that are still available,” Lawrence said. I don’t know any of them, honestly. So… I don’t really have a preference. »
