"He is not a good player": Eagles icon points finger at $275,000,000 Trevor Lawrence after Jaguars fire Doug Pederson

Former Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy delivered a scathing assessment of Trevor Lawrence's role in Doug Pederson's firing from the Jacksonville Jaguars. His comments highlight the growing scrutiny surrounding the quarterback's performance.

McCoy, a six-time Pro Bowler and two-time Super Bowl champion, brings credibility to the conversation as someone who played under Andy Reid's coaching tree. Pederson, who won a Super Bowl with the Eagles, was fired by Jacksonville on Monday after a disappointing 4-13 season.

Speaking on Monday's "The Facility Show," McCoy addressed the NFL's tendency to protect high-draft quarterbacks at the expense of proven coaches. He used Pederson's situation in Jacksonville as a prime example.

"You bring him in there," McCoy said. "He helps Trevor Lawrence out. But how much can you help a guy that's not that good? Right. And then you pay these quarterbacks. You have all this money. And now when they don't do well, because he is not a good player. And now you got to blame somebody."

Trevor Lawrence, who signed a five-year, $275 million contract ahead of the season, had a disappointing season. Since Week 12 of 2023, his completion percentage dropped to 61.3%, with 20 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. His off-target percentage jumped to 19.7%, according to ESPN Research.

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LeSean McCoy expanded his criticism to include the league's broader approach to quarterback development. He pointed to Doug Pederson's track record, including winning a Super Bowl with backup Nick Foles rather than Carson Wentz.

"He's a winning coach," McCoy said. "He comes from Andy Reed tree. So you know what that's about, right? If you look at his whole path, now he's actually one of the coordinators that coach for the chiefs that actually called plays. Yeah. Okay.

"He does that well. Then he goes, then he goes to Philadelphia. Yeah. What's he do there? He was the championship. He don't win it with Carson Wentz. He was with Nick Foles."

The Jaguars went 22-29 under Pederson's three-year tenure. The team's regression became evident in 2024, starting 0-4 and suffering embarrassing losses to teams like the Bears, Raiders and Lions. This also included a franchise-worst 46-point defeat.

Despite these struggles, Jacksonville retains faith in Trevor Lawrence. The organization faces a critical decision in selecting its sixth head coach since 2011. The team's next leader must maximize Lawrence's potential while addressing a defense that ranked last in passing yards (257.4 per game) and turnovers (nine) in 2024.