Atypical for a young quarterback — especially a sixth-round quarterback —, Jaguars rookie Gardner Minshew II was forced into the starting lineup for Jacksonville much earlier than anticipated. Learning on the bench over the last few weeks, Minshew has been able to better focus on his craft, and because of proactive coaching, was able to stay ready whenever his name was called upon.
Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone operated his practice schedule in a unique way over the last few weeks. Typically, a backup quarterback rarely takes any repetitions besides the scout team. In an effort to not stunt Minshew’s development, Marrone decided add an extra period of seven on seven work to keep his young quarterback prepared which he feels allowed the team to see improvement out of the rookie.