If it was up to Press Taylor, quarterback Trevor Lawrence would find a different way to get into the end zone. But as long as the 6’6 quarterback keeps scoring touchdowns and not fumbling on his leaping stretches across the goal line, the Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator can live with the play that is quickly becoming a Lawrence trademark.
“I like when he scores, otherwise I really don’t like it,” Taylor said with a smile Thursday. “We’ve talked about it a lot, we’ve showed Baltimore last year had the one and then … it was the playoff game, you see a lot of bad things happen. He knows that, we’ve talked about it a million times, I don’t necessarily love it, but I love scoring touchdowns.
“I’ve seen so many bad examples of that. Now, it’s worked and it’s great, but it’s terrifying.”
Lawrence, 24, is a perfect four-for-four on the play in his career, including two 1-yard rushing touchdowns in the last three weeks. His most recent came against the Cincinnati Bengals, although it also showed exactly why the play makes Taylor so nervous. While the ball was knocked out of Lawrence’s hand, officials determined he crossed the goal line first.
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Lawrence isn’t exactly freelancing on the call. Taylor said that the play call is a quarterback sneak and it’s up to the third-year quarterback to figure out the clearest path to the end zone.
“If he has determined going over the top is the best course of action for him, as long as he scores and he knows that, we’ve clearly stated that we are hesitant about the over the top,” Taylor said. “But I think he’s four-for-four. It’s hard to argue with results.”
