Jaguars - 17, Texans - 37
Q. Trevor, what did you make of what happened today?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: I mean, it's pretty general. I think just, obviously, not happy with the performance. I mean, yeah, it's -- I don't really have anything else. Just bad day. Really bad, execution-wise, all three phases. Just not playing clean, not playing how I know we can play. Until we do that, there's really not much to say. So...
Q. As one of the leaders of the team, do you feel like you can do more to get the team right?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, I think -- I think we can all lead better, I think including myself. Obviously, we're not doing everything the right way or this wouldn't be happen. I think if we were, this wouldn't be happening. You know, I think that we need to have a heightened sense of just attention to detail. Too many bad plays in critical moments, in critical situations. Not getting any momentum.
We're not complimenting each other on either side of the ball, especially today. We're just leaving a lot out there. And it's a pretty bad feeling when you come in that locker room when you leave all that out there and you play like you did today and play like we did offensively last week.
So like I said, there's not much you can say to, you know, ease that over. We got to go out and play together. We got the right guys. I got confidence in that. But, you know, you get tired of hearing and saying that. So we got confidence in our group. We just got to -- we have to execute better. And that's all it is.
Like, we got to make the throws, we got to make a the catches, we got to block, we got to do the simple stuff that we're typically really good at that we're not just doing really good right now. And that's just talking about offensively.
And we're going to get there. I got no doubt about that. I got all the confidence. Obviously, probably a lot of people don't want to hear that. So, obviously, a bad day.
Q. Trevor, you know, one of the few positives was that you didn't get sacked today. But I also noticed that you were also having a lot of three-step -- going back three steps and then throwing. Are you having to compensate in these first few games for what you probably are normally -- you normally drop with a five or seven-step?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: I think every week the game plan is different. Obviously, last week, you know, especially passing situations, passing downs, we didn't do a great job, including myself. And just, you know, just getting the ball out and protecting and all those things. So I think, obviously, that's -- there's more of a sense of that going into this week.
And I thought we had a good plan. Plan doesn't mean anything, though, if you don't execute it. So it doesn't really matter how good your plan was if you don't make the plays. So it doesn't really matter. But I thought we had a good plan. I thought we did some things well. I thought we were in rhythm almost the whole day and then we would just shoot ourselves in the foot, repeatedly. Just couldn't get out of our own way.
But I didn't ever feel like they were doing anything that we weren't prepared for, that, you know, I think we stayed in a rhythm. I don't know if we had any three and outs today. I thought we were moving the ball consistently and we would just make that play that you don't need to make. We did that five or six times. So...
Q. Doug came in here and said you guys can't get out of your own way, everybody. But when it's a team made up of mostly the same guys from last year, why does that happen? Shouldn't you be beyond that even though it's early in the season?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, I mean, you would, obviously -- you never want that to be the case. And I -- like, it doesn't matter -- I mean, I'll say this: It doesn't matter who you play, when you play, where you play. If you don't execute and you do stuff like that, you won't win a game. You won't beat anybody.
And the way we played today, we just can't expect to win playing that way. There just has to be some good, there has to be a sense of urgency. It's just not okay to make the same mistakes that we've been making, to do -- to have the dumb penalties, to have the bad plays, to throw a pick, you know, late in the game like I did that, just to do stuff like that, it's not all right. We have to look in the mirror, take accountability, you know, take that and own it and move on.
And that's the plan and that's what we're going to do. But yeah, I mean, like you said, it's frustrating that this is a team that has played together a lot, has won a lot of big games, has played down the stretch the lasting season. And to not click so far, it's definitely frustrating.
But we have the right guys and there's -- the locker room is tight. We believe in one another. That's not going to change and we're going to get through it, we're going to get over it. And just excited to get out of here and get to London and go win those two games out there. So we got to move on.
Q. Trevor, do you feel like it is the perfect time to do something like that, to have this reset, so to speak, to have two weeks away from home in London? Is that what the team needs right now, in your opinion, in London?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, I think if we use it the right way, it can be good for us. I don't think that we should need that to, you know, get the sense of urgency and to play better and execute. I don't think that we should need that. But if that's what we need, then it's coming at the right time and we're going to take advantage of it. So we'll see. I mean, I think -- I know we're going to respond the right way. But, yeah, hopefully this will be good for us and we'll respond.
Q. Trevor, two part question. No. 1: Have you found yourself having to become more vocal this season compared to the previous two in a leadership role? And then secondly, offensively, coming out of the locker room at half time, you guys seemed to be moving up the field a lot easier. What changed?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: I think definitely, you know, being more vocal. Just I think pressing the issue of just to be who we are. Like, let's want overthink this thing and make it harder than it is. Like, we got really good players who have been really good in their careers, whether it's here or other places, whether it was last year, whatever. We got great players that have proven that they can play well and play well in this league.
For some reason right now, it's just not all clicking. And we got to figure that out. And I think leading and just instilling confidence in those guys. But also, like I said, that sense of urgency, it's not all right. All right, we're getting to the point where it's not okay. Like, I get it. And I'm going to miss some throws and you guys hold me accountable.
I'm not going to -- there's going to be plays that I want back. There's three or four today that I want back where I didn't do my job. And I expect the coaches to hold me accountable. And they will. And I'm going to hold the wide-outs, tight-ends, the running backs the whole line accountable, as well, for stuff that, you know, they're not doing the best in their job.
So we all -- no one can get their feelings hurt. And we don't have guys that do, but we all have to have that accountability. And I think that's the biggest thing. And we all have to lead in that way, take accountability for what we're doing.
But, yeah, the second half we got in a rhythm. I thought the tempo was good for us. We had them on their heels, did some good things. Obviously, scored real quick to kind of give us a shot. And then, like I said, just we weren't playing complementary and, you know, I ended having the turnover later, I think maybe the next series, two series later. So just kind of get some momentum and it just kind of dissolved.
Q. Trevor, one of the things that Evan said in the locker room afterwards was somebody asked him a question about, you know, getting solace from what you guys did last year when you guys climbed out of that three-seven hole. And Evan said, We can't hang on last year, we got to do better this year. So I'm sure you agree with that. But, I mean, what is it that you think that you guys really need to do? Is it just a merit of just getting back to work and just grinding it out?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, I mean, I think there's -- like I said, just making the play that's there that we all know we can make and that it's different positions every play that are having these mishappens, and including myself. So it's just making the simple plays, doing your job, only focusing on that. Like, just focus on one play at a time and just execute it.
And don't worry about -- don't worry about the score, don't worry about, you know, winning the game in that moment. Just execute one play at a time and just play the game one play at a time. You can't look ahead in this league. You can't.
So I think to Evan's point, last year is gone. Last year is done. It was a great season, it was a great ending, great run that we went on. But we -- one, we want to accomplish more we feel like there's a lot more for us. And, two, this is a different team, this is a different season. It, obviously, hasn't started the way we wanted.
And I think that's one thing, is we can't expect to -- we can't expect the ball to just bounce our way every game. We can't put ourselves in 17-point holes and expect that we're going to figure it out.
Because it's hard in this league and you're not going to be able to do it every week. And, of course, if we believe it, at half time, you know, we're in there 17-0 and we have no doubt we're going to win this game, we're going to find a way. And we started off good and then ended up, obviously, not playing well. But it's just -- it's not feasible to do that every week.
And we got to -- we can't wait until our backs are against the wall to make a play. We got to do from the first play to the last. And we're not doing that and we're -- we need to have more urgency every play. And treat every play like it's the play that's going to change the game. Because you never know which one it's going to be.
Q. I was actually going to ask you just about that. When you go down 17 points in an NFL game, how difficult an obstacle is that to overcome and how do you reset and forget the score and get in the right direction again?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: I mean, I don't -- obviously, we didn't execute great today. Didn't do necessarily a good job of it. But I -- with -- I mean, with this group, we -- talking about -- I guess pulling some of that confidence from last season, that is one thing we can't lack, we don't lack belief, especially in circumstances like that, when we're down a few scores. We don't like that at all.
So there's not really a huge need for getting everyone to believe. Because we all feel that. We all know that we're never out of a game. But to my point, is -- I mean, you're just not going to be able to -- every week, you're not going to be able to go down 17 points and come back and win. And you can't rely on that.
And I think that we need to have more sense of urgency earlier in games. We got to play better offensively. We got the ball, I think, on the 50 on the first drive and get a first down. And then somehow end up not getting any points and then giving them pretty good field position.
So it's, like, stuff like that you can't happen. That changes the game, that flips the momentum. And we got to start better. But, yeah, I think the belief is there, but it doesn't matter when you're not winning. That's what this business is about, wins and losses. And, obviously, we're on the wrong side of it the last couple weeks.
Q. Trevor, you got to work through a lot of good stuff, bad stuff with Evan and Christian and those guys last year. How do you do that right now with Calvin, with a day like today and some of the stuff from last week, as well?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: What was the beginning of that question, work through what? Sorry.
Q. Work through the good and bad stuff, whether everything was not clicking. Obviously, right now, you have to do that a little bit with Calvin.
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, I mean, it's something that we -- we got to be better together. You know, I got to -- we got to continue to work on that chemistry and -- I mean, Calvin is a great player. He's proven it in this league. He's proven it this season at times, too. And just continuing to trust him.
You know, I got all the faith in the world in him. You know, he goes about his business the right way, he works hard every day. He comes to work with the right mindset. And I got -- we were talking in the locker room. I got all the faith in the world in him. I'm not worried about him not being able to bounce back.
We're going to be just fine and we're going to continue to work that. And I got to be better for him, too. There's certain looks where I got to give him a shot. There's certain plays -- I missed a throw or two to him today. I got to get him going early. It's not just him. It's never just one guy.
But yeah I think -- if you talk to him, too, he expects a lot of himself. He's a guy that really expects a lot of himself. And I know he's doing everything to get back right and I'm excited to see him continue to get better and our chemistry, you know, to keep growing.
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