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It looks like Travis Hunter isn’t the all-changing player the Jacksonville Jaguars thought they drafted. But the Jaguars are having a good season as they head to Week 7. And here are the Jaguars’ bold predictions for the NFL London game versus the Rams.
Jacksonville built a 4-1 record before crashing with a poor home loss to the Seahawks. Now, the Jaguars hop the pond to take on the Los Angeles Rams, a team that is coming off a win but has a couple of tough losses on its ledger.
If the Jaguars are going to earn this win, they need a big game from Trevor Lawrence. And he leads off the bold predictions.
It’s not going to take a mammoth performance for Lawrence to reach this prediction. His season high is 271 yards, coming in Week 2 against the Bengals.
Lawrence has been up and down in terms of completion percentage, but has been better in recent weeks with 67.7, 72.0, and 64.3 numbers over the last three weeks.
The Rams enter the game expressing respect for Lawrence, according to Sports Illustrated.
“He is a number one pick for a reason,” linebacker Jared Verse said. “He can move well with his feet. (And) he can get the first down. He’s not easy to bring down. I think he can relate to a [Bills Quarterback] Josh Allen on that point. He’s not one of those QBs where you just thud him up and he’s going to fall to the ground. You have to actually hit him. You have to actually pull him to the ground. Also, his legs and his arm are something that you definitely have to be very keen on.”
But for Lawrence to have a big yardage game, he needs a teammate to finally step up with a big performance.
Yes, it’s hand in hand. And Hunter hasn’t had a big game this season. Here are his yardage totals: 33, 22, 21, 42, 64, and 15. To translate those totals, it’s yuck, yuck, yuck, yuck, meh, and double yuck.
That needs to change this week. The duo is trying, according to The Athletic.
“Man, he’s been fun to be around,” Lawrence said. “Unique personality and just the energy he brings to the team. As far as his mindset, his attitude, I think he doesn’t need much help. I think he goes about things the right way. He wants to get better. He wants to learn.
“But as far as just the football side of it … we have to be on the same page. There’s a lot of conversations that go into each week, every game plan, trying to get dialed in, so that we are just on the same page and have that chemistry. Because that’s so important for a quarterback and wide receiver.
“So it’s coming along every week. He’s...
