Rams 37, Jaguars 7
Q. After a game like this where it seemed like nothing seemed to work --
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, there's not much to say. After a similar message like San Francisco a couple weeks ago, we've got a lot more than that, and just didn't play well. Kind of saying the same thing, but we've got a lot more to offer than that, and we've got to do better. We've got to figure it out.
Obviously if we knew the answer we'd be doing it, but got to keep plugging away, go back to work this week. Got to get better, because that was -- especially offensively. I thought the defense did a good job early and then we had a good drive, moved the ball down I think it was 14 plays, 12 plays, something like that, but then after that just couldn't get anything going. We've got to play better. We've got to move the ball, got to make plays, and trying to figure that out.
Q. Could you talk a little bit about it looked like you were going to do a zone read keeper on the play that you tried to pull the ball out of Carlos's belly, just a classic play where the ball just slipped out?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, yeah, exactly right. Trying to pull it, get on the edge there. I thought there was a good look out there, had blockers. Just trying to make a play there on 3rd down.
Felt good about the decision, but just got to secure the ball. Kind of got caught on Carlos's hips. I've just got to make sure if I'm pulling I've got to get it all the way out of there before I start running, so just got to be cleaner there.
Q. How much of those plays come down to chemistry with the team?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: I mean, that's something that we've done. You've seen this year we've done it hundreds of times. It just happens every now and then. It's on me as a quarterback. At the end of the day I've got to make sure if I'm giving it, it's clear, if I'm pulling it, it's clear, and maybe I was a little late. I'll have to watch it. I don't know if I was late pulling it or not. That's on me.
It's not a chemistry thing, that's just one of those plays that happen, along with some other ones today.
Q. Obviously you want to grow as an offense, as a young player. Are you finding it hard to see some of your growth through this stretch? It's six weeks of really not a lot of productivity offensively.
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, I mean, you've got to -- like I said, we've got to get more going. I mean, there's not one thing you can point out and say, this is what we need to do better or we'd already have it fixed by now. We've got to really take a look at this along with the other games and we've got to figure something out because we've got to play better than that. We're not going to win any games if we can't move ball better than that.
It's on all of us; it's on players, it's on coaches, it's on everybody. We've got to be better. We've got to look at it and watch the tape and keep going.
We've got five more games left. Can't stop here. Just try to find a way to get better and get ready for Tennessee next week.
Q. Is there something you're pulling out that maybe everybody else doesn't see, something that you feel like you're still making some progress, command of the offense, things that you can pull away each week?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, I mean, I think obviously I think I've done a better job taking care of the ball. That's one thing. But I don't really want to talk about the things that are positive right now. We've just got to play better. Even if there's a couple things that we're doing well, we've got to do a lot more things well to win games.
Q. Was this could you say one of the more difficult days you've experienced in your football life?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, I mean, that was a really good team. We didn't play well. We didn't help ourselves out, but at the end of the day you do have to look at that team, and that's a good team you're playing against.
The way we came out at the beginning of the game, it was 10-7 felt good. Even going into halftime I think it was 16-7, felt good about where we were at, and then second half we just were very unproductive, stagnant, didn't move the ball, and then just didn't play complementary. Yeah, it was a tough day. Obviously when you get beat 37-7 it's not a good day. I want to move past this one and go get the next one.
Q. After you tackled Jalen on the fumble, it looked like he kind of slammed your head into the turf. What happened there?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: I don't know. I heard about it, but in the moment I didn't realize that happened. It's football. Things happen fast. I don't really know. We'll look at it and see.
Q. Those last few minutes of the first half coming out of the gates, you guys (indiscernible) several times now over the last 10, 12 weeks. Can you guys do something to emphasize that time frame of the game a little bit more? It was 10-7 or 13-7 at the time and you had the ball, like four minutes to go and had good field position, I think?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, you're right, 13-7, good field position. I think that was when we had the mesh issue and that made it 4th and 6 or 7, had to punt and give the ball back, they kicked a field goal. Yeah, you're right. That is something maybe we need to emphasize more. I think we do, but it's really important when you win the toss and defer, the end of the second and the beginning of the third are super important, those quarters right there. If you can get the ball back and get a field goal or get a touchdown and then you can double dip, get some more points when you open up the second half. That would be huge, and that was what we were trying to do there. We were on a good drive there. I think we were on the 50 when the mesh issue happened.
Again, that's on me. Can't happen right there. But yeah we need to definitely get better at that because you saw even against Atlanta last week we had an opportunity after the interception and didn't get any points there and then coming out got the ball, I don't think we got any points coming out of halftime, too. That's something we definitely need to get better at.
Q. Is there something you're able to do to deal with all the frustration that you're dealing with here?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Just kind of remember who I am and just be the same person, regardless of highs, lows, whatever it is. Obviously it's been a challenging year, but just got to be the same person every day. That's something I pride myself on, and not get frustrated. We're all in this thing together. You've got a building full of people trying to right the ship, and we're working our tails off to try to turn this thing around.
It hasn't happened as fast as we wanted it to, but you've got to keep working and making progress, and I think this year we've made some progress, but obviously right now we're not playing well, and that's something we've got to just be honest about and move on and start playing better.
Yeah, I mean, but to your point, I think just like I said, get some time to myself to really evaluate and keep reminding myself who I am. Obviously my faith is something that's very important to me. It kind of keeps me steady through all this, and even in college the highs and now the lows and a few highs, whatever it is. That's something that keeps me grounded and I think is important, especially in times like this.
Yeah, I'm always going to be the same person, and we'll get this thing figured out sooner or later.
Q. Your first look at Aaron Donald who might be the best defensive player --
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, great player.
Q. What was that like, you probably never saw a guy play like that. What kind of disruption did he present?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: A lot, run game, pass game, everything. You just see that guy flying around. He's tough to block. Wouldn't want to be an offensive lineman going against that guy. He's tough to block.
I thought early in the game we did a good job with the pass rush and we protected, we were moving the ball well. I think obviously when you start getting down, that pass rush increases because they're not really worried about the run as much, so it makes it hard for the guys up front. That's been the case in a few games this year where we get down and then we have to throw the ball more and we've got to whatever and the pass rush gets on us fast, right. We've got to stay in games. We've got to be more productive early in the game, hold on to the ball, put long drives together like we did at the end of first quarter, beginning of the second, and that helps us out. But yeah, he's a great player and is tough to deal with.
Q. Was there an adjustment you saw in the second half because you guys were down and they were able to unleash the pass rush?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, that's always the case. We've had a few games I remember in Houston, first game of the year, and a couple games down the stretch, Arizona, today, where they know you've got throw the ball because you've got to move the ball. You've got to get chunks, and then they can kind of just pin their ears back, and that's always a challenge.
I think that wasn't necessarily the reason we weren't moving the ball. It was just other things, and like I said, I don't want to speak too soon. I want to watch it and make sure I know what I'm seeing and get with the guys.
But yeah, there's just -- we've got to play better.
Q. The season on a whole, what has this taught you about being patient?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, just you never know how things are going to go, and if they don't go as planned, you can't go off script. You've got to, like I said, keep being the same person, keep going to work, and I have a lot of belief and faith in this organization, myself, this team, the locker room full of guys. I think we've got a great locker room that we're going to get this thing figured out, and you've just got to keep believing that and keep going to work. You can't grow weary. The season gets long especially when you're not playing well down the stretch, and you've just got to keep plugging in, and that's the thing I think I've done a good job of. Obviously it didn't show today, but I think guys have done a good job of that, and you've got to finish, got to finish the season.
Q. You guys put in a lot of work during the week, practicing well, you feel good about your game plan. When you're sitting there the third quarter and you've got 100 something yards, is there a level of disbelief that man --
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, no, there is. Sometimes you're at a loss for words, and a game like that, it's just -- can't get anything going. Especially when we started off -- especially when you start off moving the ball well and then something flips there. It's hard to put your finger on what it is, especially right after the game. We'll have to go watch it, like I said.
Obviously the turnovers hurt us. The first one at the beginning of the game, that hurts us, and then the one later, so that's always -- when you go minus two in the turnover margin it's already hard to win, but then when you're not moving the ball consistently, it's pretty much impossible.
Obviously that, and then yeah, it's frustrating. But we're all in it together, and players got to play better. We've got to look at our game plan. It's just everything. You can't put it on one individual or one group. We've all got to be better.
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