A week ago, Jaguars passing game coordinator Brian Schottenheimer pushed back against the idea the Jaguars had already named a starting quarterback.
“He’s not ready yet, but he doesn’t have to be ready yet,” Meyer told Salmon when asked if Lawrence was ready to start in Week 1 against the Houston Texans.
Lawrence, who the Jaguars selected with the team’s first-ever No.
Meyer has gone on to point out several times throughout this offseason that the Jaguars began to teach Lawrence their offense and terminology before the draft even took place.
“One thing that we worked on — when we made a decision that Trevor was going to be our No.
Ultimately Meyer will be the one making the decision when to name Lawrence the starting quarterback, both to the media and to the team.
“But you know, we’re not in a position where we’re saying 1, 2, 3, 4.
Lawrence was 34-2 as a starter at Clemson, having only lost in the College Football Playoffs .
While the Jaguars have been purposefully coy about Lawrence’s status as the top quarterback on the depth chart, they have not been afraid to sing his praises throughout the offseason.
“He’s learning and he’s learning quickly.