I know I didn't require print wanted to get you out of
training camp, bring you up to the owner so we, you know, and
show you around your. Yeah, they get pampered.
It's so interesting because the last time, I feel like
I interviewed you after a win was just the national championship.
When you were a freshman and you sit here before me, and I'm
like, everything has changed,
like, how do you feel like you've grown over the last year?
Yeah, I feel like I've grown a lot. I feel like I've had to
grow up fast, which is You know, kind of been the story of
the last, you know, five six years for me, so
used to that
but I just feel like having that experience from last year
I've matured a lot
found different ways to lead. Obviously had to lead and some
adversity, not really used to that, you know, from my past.
And
so learned a lot, you know, got a lot closer with my teammates.
You learn a lot about one another and just been put in so
many different situations. I feel like I've grown up a lot
sometimes. I feel like I'm 22 like I am
and sometimes I feel older and just
You know, everyday learning more and more.
Okay, you mentioned the adversity that you're not used to
the reference is the fact that in high school and through
college. I mean, how many games did you lose?
Three or four somewhere? They don't know what I did think.
I did the math. You lost four
but in the first three, four weeks of the season of your
rookie year, you lost just as many games as you had lost in
three seasons at Clemson. So you mentioned adversity, what's
it like to manage something like that? When you're
literally not used to? It haven't been through.
It since you were 15.
Yeah, I think just obviously the NFL's a different game,
you're not gonna, you're not gonna
go undefeated, I don't know if there's been an undefeated
season and our many years. So, even if you're a great team,
you're going to face some challenges. It's a long season.
It's really about who's playing the best at the at the end of
the season. When you
know, you got to earn your right to be in the playoffs and then
whoever is playing their best ball and january-february. That's
that's winds up, winning it but for us just
obviously had a lot of struggles last year and
being the quarterback. A young guy still your kind of looked
at as the leader of the team and no matter if you're
a rookie or your tenure, bet, whatever you are, you gotta
assume that role and you got to do the best you can and
just trying to keep everybody together. I really think we had
a good locker room. Obviously there are locker rooms changed
a lot. We still have a lot of the main pieces that were here
last year, but I thought we really were bought in and stuck
together, the whole year. Obviously,
the wind total doesn't really show that, but
those guys helped me a lot. Made it a lot easier on me
and I feel like the
Real estate is high as it could based on the circumstances.
You know, we sit back and watch you post game. Press
conference. As you step up, I mean, you still have a smile,
you're still energetic. We're still seeing about practicing
on the field and trying to get guys involved in the game. But
what is the low like help us understand what it felt like.
Was there a moment or a play or a game where
you were just like this is tough
because it's not easy.
Yeah. There's a,
there's a couple points, you know? It's a long. Like I said,
it's a long season in general. And then, when you're not
having much success, when you lose, you lose the first five,
then you Go to London and get our first win last-second.
Field goal it's awesome. You know celebrating plane ride
back. We have a bye week,
feel like we're turning the corner.
Then go to Seattle,
lay an egg play. Terrible offensive ly
couldn't get anything going. They,
they really just had their way with us. Not a great game and
then come back, I believe and you beat Buffalo, 926, one of
the best offenses in the league. Hold them to six
points.
We win the game.
So it's just up and down and then from there just really
couldn't find our groove struggled offensively.
That was I guess a struggle just week in and week out
trying to find answers and
having to look so many different places and feeling
like you couldn't find any answers. But I really think
obviously going through that and learning and going through
that with some of the guys that are still here. Especially
receivers guys up front and having that experience. And now
seeing where we're at a year later,
I feel like gives us a lot of perspective like
we know how good we can be for one and how
far we've came from last year and just having that to draw
from be like Remember man, remember a year ago where we
were on the practice field and halfway through the season?
Like
struggling to figure it out and how far we've come since then.
So it's cool to look back on. Yeah, I was always a loser in
college. So I was living that adversity. Those are
where the answers. Yeah. I got used to it early. You got to it
later in life. That's okay.
I heard you say something an oppressor where you said, you
want to prove that you are the player that one, you believe
you are, but that this organization also believes that
you are, I just want to dig into that a little bit more.
What is it that you want to?
And or proved in year two?
Yeah, I mean I just
I know the type of player I am and that I can be on this
level. And obviously, I don't think I've every week in and
week out last year. Proved that. So got a little bit of
a chip on my shoulder just trying to
play to my ability every week. And then,
you know, this organization, this fan base,
everybody here in Jacksonville, I think is invested a lot in
this team and in myself and really just taking that
responsibility. And, you know, we have a lot. We have a lot to
prove this team.
We got a lot of new guys. Is that we brought in to come help
us to win. We got a lot of guys that were already here that are
going to help us and just
really using all that fuel. And
let's let's do it. Let's turn this thing around and let's be
the team that we know we can be, okay. I want to play a game
with you.
I'm gonna give you a record and some stats. You tell me which
quarterbacks rookie season. This was three and thirteen,
through Twenty Eight interceptions, which led
the league That season,
Peyton, Peyton Manning, of course, you know,
I've heard those numbers.
Lot for one and then
me and paint of talked about it last year, a little bit
was able to
just kind of be a voice that I could, you know person I could
lean on that was in my shoes at one point and helped me a lot
and you know, he gave me some perspective on that whole year
and
so I don't know exactly. That was
you got a lot of new toys to play with. Let's say that. So
there's new faces and old faces but it seems as though on
offense, you know, you're being surrounded with some great new
weapons, you get Travis ET and back your buddy, your guy.
What does it been like?
To be out on the field and in training camp and seeing some
of the new faces that you have on offense. It's been great.
Obviously, you know, have some rapport with the guys that were
here. But even the new guys, I think, when they came in
the spring, it's been really seamless how they've gelled
with the group.
A lot of unselfish guys think that's what you need. If you
have a great team, got to have guys that are willing to do
whatever it takes to win, and I think we have
across the board guys like that. And then
it's interesting. You look at
our roster. It's guys from all these different places that
might not have been the number one, receiver. Number two,
receiver, whatever it was but played well and now
have a chance, we brought them in
one pay him. Well, all these things and give them
opportunity to come out and show what they can do. And
I think everyone's done a great job of stepping up and making
plays, and I just I feel like I have a lot of confidence in
those guys. And when I,
when I'm in the pocket, I'm going through my progressions,
there's no hesitation, I can let it rip and just trust them.
And I think it's been cool to see all these guys come in from
different places and step up and really everybody come
together and
trying to build something great.
I heard a lot about this Bahamas trip.
Hmm. Yeah. NG you guys had how did the trip all come together?
Yeah it was just last year I was able to take a few guys in
about a Clemson as a rookie kind of last minute, just
grabbed a few the receivers to come to Clemson had a couple of
days. So I wanted to do something like that
but with a bigger group, have a lot of the skill guys out.
Think we had pretty much everyone except for the rookies
and some of the running back. So wanted to get everybody
together for three days. Obviously to train, you know,
all the guys have been
doing this. Nothing for the offseason. This was a week and
a half of Work Camp, so get everybody together
train in the mornings but then, just be able to hang out. Have
some fun, we were in the Bahamas, you know, at the beach
the pools and just relax and kind of fellowship and bond
a little bit,
you don't get much time to do that. Obviously Camp, your
get some time but you're working most of the time. So
really just get a ride together. I thought it was
great for us all to bond. I feel like we're all a little
bit closer and it makes a difference when you're out
there in Camp, but then when the season comes
being able to talk to that guy because you know them, you
don't just It's not just your teammate. You know, this is
a guy you got a relationship with and I think that makes a big
difference. You guys like playing board games or you
golfing? Like what was the fun part of it? Well, we're
friends. So
yeah, we hit the pool. We had a little pool Cabana,
we go out to eat. Obviously that's we had 14 15 of it. So
that's that's that's just fun getting together. Doing that.
There was a casino definitely were there there a little bit.
Try think what else we did the gulf we did, we did golf.
That's right. I forgot about that. Okay. Who was ever nice
girl.
I'm gonna catch some Flack, I do. I think, honestly, I think
Christians the best golfer right now. CJ's, a good player.
It's definitely not me.
We did a little scramble so it was fun.
Okay, this point a season ago, what do you feel like you've
Advanced at the most? Like what do you feel like you have
improved on in this? Offseason with the time to yourself when
you did your own training? What was the focus for Trevor?
Lawrence?
I think one thing about my body feels the best, it's felt in
the last couple of years. I think I'm throwing the Better
that I have. And then just the confidence. The thing I'm
really confident taking care of the ball better but with that
also, you know, Taking Chances still being the same player but
not putting the ball In Harm's Way. I think that was one of
the biggest things I wanted to
improve on
and then also just my confidence in my knowledge and
the Playbook. It's like I'm really sharp on that obviously
as a rookie or
have so much different formation coming at you and
you're trying to learn at all and it's tough but I feel
really feel like now, when I step in the Huddle, I know
exactly what everybody's doing. We can communicate We can
change something if we need to and it when the quarterback has
to know all
that and it makes everything
go. So just knowing all that I feel
a lot more confident stepping in the Huddle. And then just
the leadership aspect, all those things. And speaking of
new information, you have a brand new head coach for your
second season.
Where were you when you found out that Doug Peterson has to
be? It was going to be the head coach. And what were your
thoughts immediately afterwards?
Yeah, I was, you know, I was here in Jacksonville and I've
been, you know,
Trent and mr. Connell those guys and you know, kept me
updated right before the news broke. Let me know. This is
kind of where we're heading, all that stuff. So,
I appreciated that and had a little bit of a heads up and
really just excited. Obviously to have someone that's, that's,
you know, coached for a while, as won a Super Bowl as
a player. And a coach, has that experience played quarterback
in the NFL. All those things,
great offensive mind. It just all lined up really made me
excited and then getting a chance to talk to him after he
was hired
really just instilled Confidence and what was to come
his plan
and just the whole staff. I think that's one thing a bunch
of guys and talked about just the confidence to staff has
there's no Panic. You know, when we're installing things
just the confidence they have in us and the confidence in
their plan,
you know, for the offseason and for Camp, the way we've
progressed has really been exactly. Like we talked about,
so
seeing that and just
the whole staff gel together and be on the same page is
really encouraging and I think we got something special here
for sure, the conversations that you've had with Doug
Peterson. What does he require? Wiring of you. What does he
want from you as his quarterback? Yeah I mean
I think just
it's not necessarily
conversations that this is what this is what I want this will
require. It's really just a dialogue and a conversation all
the time with them. And I think that's really cool when you
have a head coach that can sit in your meeting room
and chime in on this read or this thought process or kind of
what we're looking for,
because he's seen every different look, as a player as
a coach, he's the one that's going to be called the plays
and being able to build that relationship.
So on game day, he knows what I'm thinking. I know what he's
thinking cause a play, gives me a couple little. And so I'm
looking for here, you know, whatever that is being able to
build that. Now, I think that's what it's about and being on
the same page. And when you have that, that's obviously
super important.
What's been your advice to Trayvon Walker?
He's a number one. Pick coming to Jacksonville.
There's someone sitting in the room. That's kind of been
through that before.
Yeah, I mean, it's kind of,
really similar to last year, obviously,
the team's a lot different and just, I really do.
I enjoy being around. I'm seeing his work ethic guy that
doesn't doesn't talk much, but he's about as business and
knows how to prepare and practice and all those things,
and it's been cool to see
just his mindset this whole the spring and now into camp, and
really him and Devon had a couple conversations with them and
just tell them, hey, it's a long year, it's not, you don't
get frustrated side about where you're at right now. It's about
how you progress and getting better every day and you're
going to see
a hundred different looks and just learn from them
and you're going to make mistakes and just
trying to talk to those guys and realize I know you want to be
great right now and you will be but just keep building every
day. And I mean those two guys are going to want to help us
a lot, but they're gonna be great players.
Well, you're a great player, it's been a pleasure to cover
you. I'm excited to see your second year. You keep growing
up.
I know I'm trying
to make it facial hair. One day that I know
would be inconvenient for me to have to shave. So I'm okay with
waiting.
Well, good luck. This season, Trevor. Thanks for the time,
I appreciate you.