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These quotes should (and I believe would normally) scare the hell out of any GM who was considering drafting a player no.1 overall. Especially if the player you’re looking at is a quarterback. The last thing that a team wants to hear from a player (or their camp) is that they could walk away from the sport at any time or that they aren’t committed to winning. And who would know Trevor Lawrence better than a former coach and his father? Even if they didn’t mean to, his dad and former coach essentially threw him under the bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m not saying Trevor Lawrence isn’t committed to football because Sports Illustrated quoted him saying he’s “passionate.” But his quote, combined with that of his coach and father, should make the Jaguars think twice about drafting him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trevor Lawrence’s Quote<\/h2>\n\n\n\nI, for one, appreciate the openness of Trevor Lawrence. Too often, our athletes give us copy-and-paste answers and quotes that come across as disingenuous. But the fact that Trevor Lawrence openly stated he doesn’t consistently think about how he can be a better player is a bright red flag. In sports, stagnating as a player is what cuts your career short. And in a sport like the NFL, teams study your strengths and weaknesses and put together a game plan to nullify and beat you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Players like Tom Brady<\/a>, Russell Wilson<\/a>, Peyton Manning<\/a>, and Drew Brees<\/a> are famous for their preparation and drive to get better. During the summer, Patrick Mahomes<\/a> said that he didn’t learn how to read defenses until mid-way through the 2019 season. Can you imagine if Mahomes decided to never learn NFL defenses because he didn’t think he needed to get better? Granted, he won the MVP in 2018 before he even comprehended NFL defenses, but that didn’t stop him from refining his craft. When teams started playing more zone schemes, which caused Mahomes problems, he practiced, got better at handling them, and is the best quarterback in the league<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTo sum it up, if you don’t continue to evolve as a player, the league will make you pay. RGIII<\/a> was a dynamic player\u2026 until he wasn’t. Russell Wilson went from game-manager to one of the best in the business. Lamar Jackson<\/a>, as dynamic as he is as an athlete, constantly works on his throwing because he knows he has to. Maybe Trevor Lawrence didn’t mean how it sounded, but how it DOES sound should scare the Jaguars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Other Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\nDuring the draft process, teams not only interview the player but people close to the player. It’s like when a typical job asks you for references. Can you imagine if one of your references told the company you’re applying to that you aren’t committed to doing the best job you can? Or that you could leave the business at any time and be fine with it? What’s the likelihood that you get the job?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m beating a dead horse at this point, but it needs to be said. To be a great quarterback, you have to dedicate your life to the business. Tom Brady consistently took pay cuts to put a Super Bowl-caliber team around him. Russell Wilson spends a million dollars a year on his body. Drew Brees would stay at the Saints facility hours after practice, doing mental reps, as noted by his former teammate Emmanuel Sanders<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n