Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence Keeping Focus in Emotional Rematch

Trevor Lawrence will be ready for Azeez Al-Shaair

Last year, Trevor Lawrence had the worst season of his NFL career while dealing with injuries. He ultimately only played nine full games. He sprained his shoulder in Week 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles in a tight 28-23 loss. That ailment cost him two games.

He was able to return in Week 12 against the Houston Texans, only to take a dirty hit on a slide from linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair. That ended up concussing the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback and knocking him out for the remainder of the season.

Ultimately, it may have proven to be a good thing, as it allowed Lawrence to get surgery to repair his shoulder and led to the team replacing Doug Pederson and his staff with Liam Coen and Company. T-Law now has the opportunity to seek revenge for Al-Shaair's late hit in Week 3's rematch. Obviously, Coen and the team don't want him lowering his shoulder to try to pay it back in blood, but the coach does have an idea of how he wants his quarterback to respond:

"The way that he can show that he's continuing to respond is in his preparation, in the way that he's surgical with his footwork, with his reads, playing the position at a high level and continuing to get better week in and week out, mastering their defensive scheme, knowing what's going to happen, using the formations and motions to be able to undress the defense, being and playing the quarterback position at a high level and being a surgeon is how he can, if he feels that way. He hasn't brought it up or anything like that. So, I just think continuing to focus on him, on us, on our guys, on our execution, that's how you ultimately respond to anything."