AustinTrammell

Aug 27

Outside of one ill-advised throw in the red-zone, I thought Wednesday was a strong day for Trevor Lawrence.

The Jaguars' franchise quarterback had his moments during Tuesday's practice, but he was also partly impacted by the moving pieces the Jaguars had at wide receiver around him. On Wednesday, though, the waters were calmed and Lawrence looked effective no matter which combination of receivers was on the field with him. Lawrence threw an interception in the red-zone after scrambling on an extended play during 7-on-7, lofting a pass toward Bhayshul Tuten that was underthrown and intercepted by Buccaneers linebacker Josiah Trotter. Outside of that mistake, though, Lawrence was sharp. He ended the red-zone period 6-of-8 passing for a touchdown and an interception, with the touchdown coming on a terrific throw to Parker Washington in the corner of the end-zone against tight coverage from Jacob Parrish. When the Jaguars went against the Buccaneers in another 7-on-7 period that was more about moving the ball down the field, Lawrence was again sharp. going 7-of-9 with completions to seven different targets: Brenton Strange, CJ Williams, Trebor Pena, Tim Jones, Tanner Koziol, Austin Trammell, and then finally, a deep shot touchdown to Josh Cameron. The only players Lawrence threw to today who will start are Strange and Washington, yet he still thrived.

Aug 27

We expected Travis Hunter to stick at cornerback for the duration of Tuesday's practice, and that is exactly what happened. Hunter has spent most of the last 10 days or so at cornerback, taking few reps with the offense at wide receiver after splitting his time between the two spots during the first few legs of training camp. Even with injuries to Brian Thomas Jr., Jakobi Meyers, and Parker Washington at different times, the Jaguars have kept Hunter at cornerback in practice. I do not think this is a reflection of what Hunter's role on offense will be. And in the event the Jaguars sustain wide receiver injuries during the season, I do think Hunter would see an increased role on offense instead of the Jaguars turning to Josh Cameron, CJ Williams, and Austin Trammell instead. But what this is a reflection of is the fact that the Jaguars are making it crystal clear that Hunter is CB1. They believe his reps are better served on defense after a limited scope there as a rookie, and that is where he will major when it comes to Week 1.