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Little Nick Castellanos Jersey did he or anyone know it at the time, but had the eventual AFC champions on the ropes in their house on Sept. 30. In front of a "Thursday Night Football" audience, Lawrence and the led the 14-0 at halftime.In a microcosm of both teams' seasons, the Bengals rallied in the second half, while the Jaguars were unable to preserve their lead. The game ended on 35-yard field goal as time expired, a foreshadowing of what was to come during the Bengals' run through the AFC playoffs. For the Jaguars, it was one of several painful lo ses en route to a 3-14 campaign."We had them," Lawrence recalled Wednesday night with CBS Sports NFL analyst Pete Prisco on CBS Sports HQ. "They kicked a last-second field goal to beat us. But just seeing their progre sion, one from last year to this year, but even from this whole season as it's gone on and how much better they've gotten every week. They got hot at the right time. They're playing really good football and it's been fun to watch."It was a challenging rookie season for Lawrence, the No. 1 overall pick in last year's draft. The proverbial bottom fell out on the Jaguars when the team fired coach Urban Meyer after a 2-11 start. Jacksonville has replaced Meyer with Doug Pederson, who four years ago led the to the franchise's first Super Bowl victory. "I really like him," Lawrence said of Pederson, who has previously enjoyed succe sful partnerships with Donovan McNabb, , and . "I'm really excited. I'm really excited for the future. I've spoken with him a couple of times, really just impre sed by who he is. I think, personality-wise, we're going to Blank Jersey gel really well. I think we're pretty similar. Just knowing he played the position. He's an offensive guy. Really did a great job in Philly, especially early on. I was really impre sed by that. We talked ball a little bit; really think we're on the same page."I'm excited to get back to work, learn this new system, start clicking with the guys and get ready for the season." Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By Josh Harrison Jersey pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Lawrence said that being able to consistently play at a high level while executing situational football were the biggest Jackie Robinson Jersey differences between college and the pros. Consistency and playing situational football are two main differences between college and the pros. While he acknowledged that he could have done better at both, Lawrence did manage to have succe s at various points in the season. He helped lead Jacksonville to wins over three teams that finished with winning records. The Jaguars ended the season with a 26-11 win over the that knocked Indianapolis out of playoff contention.Individually, Lawrence finished as the Jaguars' second-leading rusher. He also finished with the 11th most pa sing yards of any rookie in NFL history, just behind and and just ahead of Jim Kelly and . JAC QB #16 Lawrence is hoping to use last year's trials and tribulations as a learning experience for the rest of his career. He is hoping that the 2022 Jaguars can mimic the succe s that and the Bengals have enjoyed this season after Cincinnati won just four games during the 2020 campaign. "It was tough. Definitely something you never expect going into your rookie year," Lawrence said of the 2021 season. "You get drafted and you're going to this new team and you expect everything to be James McCann Jersey great and have a good year and for everything to be smooth. That really wasn't the case for us. Little bit of adversity throughout the season and just learning how to deal with that."For me, just trying to be same guy every day. Try to be consistent, one for myself to keep me in the mental space I need to be in to do my best but also for my teammates. Trying to be that leader and be the same guy every day. I think that's really important. That was something that I learned a lot about this season. ... It's definitely going to help me moving forward and help our team. I'm excited to have a better season next year and use all those things that we learned from to make us better." | ||
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