Trevor Lawrence continues to fall short of expectations so far in his second season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, with the former prodigy’s performances too erratic. While head coach Doug Pederson continues to believe in his quarterback, more successful times still seem far away for the Jaguars.

Jacksonville/Munich – Trevor Lawrence’s last Instagram post was dated September 27.

“Happy Monday,” the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback wrote to a series of snaps from the 38-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Lawrence was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after the game for his strong performance.

Since then, however, there has been radio silence on Instagram, with the 23-year-old giving no updates to his nearly 950,000 followers. This is probably also due to the fact that the Jags have lost all of their following three games.

After a good start to the season, Jacksonville now stands at a record of 2-4, with another sobering season looming for the Florida franchise. It would not be right to blame Trevor Lawrence alone for this. After all, the defence has also weakened significantly recently.

Nevertheless, the focus is naturally on “T-Law”. In the 2021 draft, it was a no-brainer for the Jaguars to select Lawrence first. As a saviour around whom a new team was to be built to launch a new era. After all, Lawrence was considered the biggest quarterback prospect in recent years, the most talented playmaker since at least Andrew Luck.

Trevor Lawrence continues to fall short of expectations in his second season

However, that promise has not been fulfilled so far. Even in his second season, under the second head coach, Lawrence remains below expectations. With 1,397 passing yards, he ranks 15th among all NFL quarterbacks, the touchdown-interception ratio of 9:4 is also very average.

“He’s going to get better. I’m not worried about that at all,” said head coach Doug Pederson after the bitter 6-13 loss to the Houston Texans in Week 5. “We believe in him and have a lot of confidence in him. He can definitely get the job done. He’s already shown that this season. We just have to keep at it and keep working. “

Historic bust for Lawrence at Colts

Against the Texans, Lawrence failed to score a single touchdown, throwing two interceptions. The quarterback rating was 31.7, he only got 53.2 percent of all balls to the man. Last weekend against the Indianapolis Colts, the quarterback showed improvement in all areas and led the Jaguars impressively down the field several times. But this time it was the defence that could not hold on to a narrow lead. The game was lost with 27:34. The next disappointment.

In fact, the loss was historic for Lawrence. In the 103-year history of the NFL, he was the first quarterback to lose a game with more than 20 pass attempts, a completion percentage of more than 90 percent, more than three touchdowns and no turnovers. When it doesn’t go, it doesn’t go.

Today, TrevorLawrence became the first quarterback in NFL history to lose a football game with:

20+ passing attempts
90.0%+ completion-percentage
3+ total touchdowns
0 turnovers

103 years of football, this is the first and only time it’s ever happened.Jaguars DUUVAL pic.twitter.com/ND87rMIiD2

– Ryan Michael (@theryanmichael) October 16, 2022

“I haven’t lost any of my confidence,” Lawrence said recently. “At the end of the day, we have to bring the games home. We will learn from it. But it hurts.”

And that’s what hurts the Jags’ fans and officials, too. Expectations for Lawrence were huge, but even in his second season his performances have been erratic. The former prodigy causes too many turnovers, the chemistry between him and his wide receivers often seems off. At times he lacks precision, or looseness on improvised plays.

Lawrence was expected to have a breakout season under new coach Doug Pederson, but the hopeful continues to look like a talented apprentice trying to find his way at his new job.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will have to continue to be patient

“We have a lot of room to improve,” the signal caller said. “We’ve played some good football this season, but we’ve also played some bad football. That just means we have to get better. That’s what matters, whether we win or lose.”

The quarterback who will make the Jaguars an instant Super Bowl contender is not Trevor Lawrence. That’s a foregone conclusion by now. The good news is that he’s only 23 years old and still has everything it takes to make for better times in Jacksonville.

The bad news is that it seems more uncertain than ever whether the former high school and college standout will one day be able to call on his skills consistently in the NFL.