If not for an inexplicable late rally two years back, the Jets — and not the Jaguars — could have had Trevor Lawrence at No. 1. Talk about a gift that keeps on giving to Jacksonville, Gene Frenette writes.
If it wasn’t evident by Lawrence’s play the past six weeks how that two-year-old Rams’ victory could dramatically alter the course of both franchises, the reality hit the Jets with a resounding thud in front of a prime time national television audience and 70,043 disapproving spectators.
As for Zach Wilson, the Jets’ No. 2 pick from the 2021 draft after Lawrence, he’s trending dangerously toward bust territory. On a night where the wind-chill factor was 38 degrees, the contrast in quarterback play was a heartwarming reminder to the Jaguars how lucky they feel to have Lawrence continuing to live up to all his pre-draft hype.
“It just kind of shows what we’re capable of doing offensively,” Pederson said of the 96-yard TD drive. “I think it just gives the guys confidence throughout the game that you can build off of.” For the Jaguars, it’s been a complete reversal from the team that endured an 0-5 October and is now overflowing with confidence from every corner of the locker room.
His play-calling, which features tons of pre-snap motion and keeps opponents guessing a lot more, seemed to befuddle the Jets’ No. 3-ranked defense and made it more tentative.
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