Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II had a busy day Wednesday, making various rounds with multiple media personalities who are attending the Super Bowl in Miami. One stop included speaking with the Pro Football Talk duo of Mike Florio and Chris Simms.
With the Jags once again opening up the competition for a starter at quarterback this spring, the soon-to-be second year player was asked about his mindset heading into 2020. As expected, it appears he’s mentally ready for the task and will be doing his best to overtake the veteran and once again be the Jags’ No. 1 signal-caller.
“I got two and a half months right now to work my tail off to be as ready as I can be for my team,” Minshew said. “We’ll show back up and I’m gonna try to prove I’m the best guy for my team and that I can help us win games. Anything beyond that is beyond my control.”
Over the course of the next two months Minshew stated he’ll be preparing for the NFL season by training in Naples, Fla. with Ken Mastrole, who trained him for the NFL Combine last season. Afterward, he’ll be tasked with learning a new offense as Jay Gruden was named the team’s new offensive coordinator this month.
While Foles has way more experience than Minshew, many fans are actually hoping he’ll win the job and the possibility of it happening isn’t that unrealistic. He had arguably the best rookie season of any quarterback from the 2019 NFL Draft class going 285-of-470 (60.6%) for 3,271 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and six picks. He was also able to register a .500 record as a starter (6-6) after replacing Foles during the first half of the season, then replacing Week 14 and beyond.