The 2025 season started off looking promising for the Jacksonville Jaguars, but over the last two weeks, it has seemingly imploded. The Jaguars lost to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 6, which didn't cause too much panic yet, but after their humiliating Week 7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, fans are understandably concerned.
There has been a lot of criticism leveled at quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who was expected to massively improve under head coach Liam Coen. While he has begun to improve, it's been a slow season for him, and analysts have even begun openly questioning whether or not he can continue to be seen as the future of the franchise.
However, it's not entirely fair to put all of the blame on Lawrence alone. While it is true that Coen helped Baker Mayfield see massive improvement in Tampa Bay, Mayfield also wasn't battling the numerous issues Lawrence is.
The numbers show Trevor Lawrence isn’t the Jaguars’ biggest problem
As statistics trickle out through the season, it's clear that Lawrence is a quarterback surrounded by a less-than-mediocre supporting cast. The Jaguars have the most penalties in the league right now, many of which have been committed by the offensive line.
And the offensive line has absolutely crumbled around Lawrence. Against the Rams, the offensive line allowed Lawrence to get sacked a whopping seven times, on top of 34 pressures... for the second week in a row. That's right: Lawrence got sacked seven times, two weeks in a row. That's clearly a huge problem; how is any quarterback supposed to perform well without any protection?
Then there's the drop rate, something that has become more and more of a problem each week. As with penalties, the Jaguars are the worst in the league.
Most incompletions due to dropped passes or WR error:@FantasyPtsData
— Scott Barrett (@ScottBarrettDFB) October 20, 2025
1. Trevor Lawrence (39)
2. Joe Flacco (25)
3. Justin Herbert (22)
37% of Trevor Lawrence's incompletions have been due to dropped passes or WR error
Brian Thomas Jr. has been the most concerning in regard to dropped balls, but he's not the only one. And that leads to a question of coaching; if players like Thomas, Parker Washington, and Dyami Brown are struggling, why is Coen not turning more to the one player who is thriving in spite of back-to-back losses?
Ultimately, Lawrence is far from the only issue. He is surrounded by problems that would keep Tom Brady from being successful, because no matter how good the quarterback is, no one can do well when the offensive line is failing every other play and receivers can't manage to actually catch the ball.