Tim Tebow makes transition for Jaguars; Trevor Lawrence makes rookie mistakes – Jacksonville Jaguars Blog

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow appeared like a … tight finish.

Trevor Lawrence appeared like a … rookie quarterback.

And that just about sums up the Jacksonville Jaguars’ organized workforce exercise on Thursday, which was the primary open to the media. Tebow’s transition from quarterback appears to be going easily, which sadly was not the best way issues went for Lawrence at instances throughout the two-hour exercise on the apply fields adjoining to TIAA Financial institution Area.

Tebow bought additional teaching after a number of reps throughout blocking drills and at instances appeared a little bit hesitant or a half-step behind in others. However he caught each go thrown his means, together with two that went for touchdowns: one from Lawrence and one other from Gardner Minshew.

“[He’s] one in 90 attempting to make the workforce,” coach City Meyer mentioned of Tebow, who’s little greater than every week into his profession as a decent finish. “He has improved. It’s all new for him.”

One good factor for the Jaguars is Tebow hasn’t been a distraction, which appeared to be one of many criticisms levied on the workforce and Meyer after Jacksonville signed the previous Heisman Trophy winner.

“Clearly, all people is aware of the kind of employee that he’s and it’s no completely different,” mentioned large receiver Marvin Jones Jr., who was the workforce’s oldest participant (31) till the 33-year-old Tebow signed Could 20. “He got here in right here and match proper in, simply working and studying and stuff like that. Within the again, when he’s not in, he’s trying on the performs and working additional and doing what he must do to get this new place going.

“So it’s been good to have him right here, most undoubtedly.”

Meyer mentioned Lawrence was correct in Wednesday’s exercise however had a little bit of a troublesome time throughout pink zone work on Thursday. Lawrence overthrew 4 passes and had two others damaged up, however Meyer mentioned it’s regular for a rookie quarterback to battle within the compressed space when going through an NFL protection.

And Lawrence wasn’t alone, both.

“The sphere modifications, particularly in opposition to NFL expertise all around the discipline, and protection had the higher hand at this time,” Meyer mentioned. “It wasn’t simply him. So, it’s simply [a] new space of the sphere, which is why you spend a lot time down there training. It’s a very completely different recreation. [He was] very correct yesterday. At the moment all of us struggled, not simply him, offensively.”

Meyer additionally mentioned Lawrence is on a pitch rely as he continues to recuperate from offseason surgical procedure on his left (non-throwing) shoulder. Lawrence was restricted to 30 to 40 throws and never allowed to take snaps beneath middle or hand the ball off at rookie minicamp, however he did handoffs on Thursday. The teaching workers is carefully monitoring the variety of throws he makes and can reduce him off in the event that they really feel it’s an excessive amount of. With three different quarterbacks current, it’s a lot simpler to maintain that quantity manageable.

One of many gamers impacted by Lawrence’s limitations throughout rookie minicamp was working again Travis Etienne. The Jaguars gave him most of his reps at receiver then — the Jaguars need to use him in a Percy Harvin/slash position — however he was again at working again on Thursday.