3 NFL quarterbacks that must be benched after Week 11

Trevor Lawrence has hit a developmental wall with the Jacksonville Jaguars

It is undeniable at this point. Trevor Lawrence has hit the rookie wall as the Jacksonville Jaguars starting quarterback. After falling to 2-8 on the season following their blowout home loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Lawrence is not playing with the confidence he once did while at Clemson. Jacksonville may be devoid of talent, but his lack of dynamism resulted in a brutal 30-10 defeat.

While he did not turn the football over, Lawrence threw for only 158 yards on the afternoon. Though his numbers were not considerably worse than his counterpart Jimmy Garoppolo’s, Jacksonville had no running game. Garoppolo had no issues handing the ball off to his many tailbacks to grind out an impressive road victory. Lawrence went conservative and got burnt.

Ultimately, this is as much on the coaching staff as it is on Lawrence. The Jaguars were pitiful a year ago and took him No. 1 overall for a reason. Can he still be the franchise’s savior? Totally, but he may not be the type of player who can carry a moribund franchise on his own. The last thing he needs is to develop bad habits playing in a losing situation in the infancy of his professional career.

Lawrence will probably pop in year two, but he has played with a certain level of timidness of late.