Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has no shortage of fans, and many believe he is on the cusp of greatness. He came into the NFL with a lot of potential, and so far, he has been a reliable QB. But he has the talent to be something much better, and could one day join the ranks of the NFL elite.
Lawrence has been working hard with Liam Coen, the Jaguars' new head coach, to improve his progressions, arguably his biggest area of concern. Still, the areas Lawrence is lacking in, he makes up for with good football IQ, talent, and leadership.
It's that latter quality that has especially impressed Coen.
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Coen spoke to sports reporter Kay Adams about Lawrence, where she discussed how beloved he is among his teammates. And Coen said the reason for that was simple.
Liam Coen raves about Trevor Lawrence's leadership
"Trevor is his own person. He's very much cerebral in terms of the way he communicates with everybody, right?" Coen began. "He doesn't change his stripes just based on who he's interacting with. And because he is just innately such a good guy and a good person, he has the ability to pull people aside in his own way, and just be honest with them. And that kind of hits home, I think, for a lot of players, where maybe he's not rah-rah jumping up and down and getting guys maybe fired up. He can pull them aside and just maybe have a quick conversation that hits home. And he has a great way, and he's led in terms of the operation, the cans, the alignment, the assignment, the motions. So that right there is him leading without saying a word, just by going and doing his job at a high level."
Adams pointed out that Lawrence has been working particularly hard with rookie Travis Hunter, who plans to play both sides of the ball as a wide receiver and a cornerback. And Lawrence has made it clear that he's excited for the opportunity to work with Hunter, and the two have been seen doing extra practices together after the rest of the team has finished. But it's not altogether surprising, considering - according to Coen - how much work he has put into making sure he has a good bond with his teammates.
"They actually went to the Bahamas this summer. Trevor took really all of our skill players to the Bahamas, he paid for it all," he said. "He took care of it where they went for, I think, a long weekend and worked out every day, got some throwing sessions in, and then also hung out as guys, just got away a little bit, got together. I thought that was a great moment for him, to be able to go do that with those guys and get to know them, right? Because he's had a little bit more consistency at these skill positions with Christian Kirk and Evan Ingram being here for a while. He's got to get to know these guys on a personal level to serve before he can go lead them. And I think he's done a nice job of that."
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