Jaguars' Jakobi Meyers has quickly crushed the Trevor Lawrence drop narrative

The Jacksonville Jaguars are on top of the AFC South, yet they still aren't being taken seriously enough as a playoff-worthy team. One of the main criticisms has been directed towards quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who admittedly hasn't had his best season.

Yet how much of that really falls on Lawrence himself? Yes, there have undoubtedly been mistakes made by the Jaguars QB, but he's also had to grapple with an embarrassingly bad offensive line and a receiver corps that drops more than it catches.

Enter Jakobi Meyers. The Jaguars made the bombshell trade last month, sending a pair of draft picks to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for the star receiver. And to say that it has paid off is an understatement; Lawrence and Meyers not only have established good chemistry, but Meyers has elevated the entire wide receiver room.

Jaguars WR Jakobi Meyers is silencing doubts about Trevor Lawrence, one catch at a time

Meyers already had one of the lowest drop rates in the league, and it was a much-needed change. Before Meyers, the Jaguars had the highest number of incompletions due to drops or wide receiver error in the league. Ouch.

So, yes, while Lawrence hasn't been at his best this season, he hasn't been at his worst, either. Many of his issues haven't been within his control, and with Meyers' addition to the Jacksonville team, Lawrence is getting better and better.

This pairing is coming at the perfect time, as the Jaguars prepare to take on the Indianapolis Colts. The divisional battle will be extremely important for both teams, as they are tied with an 8-4 record; whoever wins will clinch their position at the top of the AFC South and stave off the Houston Texans, who are creeping closely behind.

Lawrence and Meyers have an opportunity to show the league just how good they are together. Meyers has consistently led the team in receptions since coming to Jacksonville, and it's no surprise to see that the offense is doing so much better with him.

Meyers is also cementing, once and for all, the notion that Trevor Lawrence really never was the problem. Between Meyers and the rise of Parker Washington, the Jaguars have been able to find a rhythm on offense that they didn't have earlier in the season. And that rhythm is good enough that other teams — like the Colts — have good reason to be worried.