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After three seasons, the partnership between Doug Pederson and quarterback Trevor Lawrence has ended.
The Jaguars fired Pederson on Monday after the club finished 4-13 in 2024. After starting the 2023 season 8-3, Jacksonville went 5-18 over the remainder of Pederson’s tenure, leading to his firing.
“I think it’s hard to look at where we are now at the end of this season and take it as it is,” Lawrence told reporters at his press conference on Thursday. “It’s been a tough year, tough in every way, man, injuries haven’t been conducive to winning games. That’s tough on the team, so I think as a player you look at it and understand that’s part of the job. But you’re also disappointed and you feel some responsibility because as a player You have an impact on the game.
“It’s on us as well, so I think you see it and it’s unfortunate, I think that’s the best way to put it, just because you feel like you wish you could do more, you wish you could win more games. … I think it’s a strange feeling, but you understand that Part of the job and you just have to keep getting better and for whatever reason this year we didn’t do that.
Lawrence noted that although he would like to see a young, attack-minded coach, he knows there is more to it than that.
“I think as far as a leader is concerned, you want the right guy who’s going to be the right leader and the right voice for your team and set that culture and be a strong team, mentally and physically, that can take the ups and downs. I think that’s been something we’ve done in both years,” Lawrence said this season. The last one or two years, but for whatever reason, this year, we haven’t been able to do it. Sometimes it’s hard to pinpoint why you can’t.
“But I think from a leader’s perspective, whether it’s an offensive coach or a defensive coach, just the guy that’s going to instill that culture, that toughness in our team, that confidence that it doesn’t matter who we play, ‘When we play, you just figure the ball out and we’ll be able to beat Anyone – and on a strong team that other teams don’t want to play against.”
While Lawrence isn’t expected to dictate who Jacksonville’s next coach will be, he has indicated he would like a seat at the table — and feels like he has one.
“My job is to prepare myself to play well and win games and be on the field, so I never want to cross any boundaries and try to do more than my job if it’s not wanted or required,” Lawrence said. . “I, of course, have opinions. I’ve been here four years, and I’ve had two coaches, and I’ve seen good, bad, and everything in between, so I have an opinion, and I think Mr. (Shad) Khan and (GM) Trent (Balk) really value my opinion.” , honestly.
“So, of course, we’ll have conversations and we’ve had conversations, but obviously I don’t make the decision. I’m the quarterback here. I’m not the owner, I’m not the general manager; I’m the quarterback. I know what my role is, but I also think my opinion is important and I think they value it.” I don’t know if this answers your question, but that’s how I feel about it.
