Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence scored the game-winning TD in Week 5 in the most bizarre way possible. “It’s a goofy finish,” Jaguars’ head coach Liam Coen said of Lawrence’s TD, as he appreciated the player’s determination, while there are also miscues. However, former quarterback Kurt Warner felt that these inconsistencies could prove costly for the Jaguars.

During his appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, Warner praised the QB for his amazing plays that show what an elite player he can be. However, he pointed out Lawrence’s several questionable decisions that he has made during the games. He admitted that these mistakes don’t always cost the team, but they are noticeable and can be risky in critical moments.

“He gets tackled, you know, right where he’s at,” Warner explained. “Okay, so now the clock’s going. So then the next play, he rolls to his left hand side, there’s nothing there. Just throw the ball away and stop the clock. And he tries to run again, and he loses three yards on the play, and you’re just kind of shaking your head like ‘Oh my gosh, what are we doing in this two-minute drill, like we got to save time.’”

Warner also mentioned the game-winning moment from the game against the Kansas City Chiefs, which garnered both positive and negative comments. Lawrence stumbled twice before running for a 1-yard touchdown with just 23 seconds remaining on the clock.

And Warner is right. It was a close call. After he fell on the ground, Lawrence described his only emotion at the moment as “panic.” Fortunately, he was able to overcome the emotions and quickly make the decision.

There have been several moments when the Jaguars QB’s mistakes helped the Chiefs take the lead. One is when Lawrence’s fumble in the goal line helped the Chiefs take an early 14-0 lead. And just like he said, Lawrence made up for the mistakes, too.

He went 18-of-25 passing for 221 yards, throwing one touchdown and one interception. His best play came on the game-winning drive, when he fired a 33-yard strike to wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. on third down.

“What a crazy, crazy finish,” Lawrence said after celebrating the win as well as his 26th birthday with his teammates in the locker room. While there are obvious issues that the QB is working on, Lawrence has had some of his unique approaches to the game.

And it’s the same thing that Warner argued about earlier in the show.

Trevor Lawrence made a controversial comment

He questioned why Lawrence ran at times when he should have thrown the ball. Turns out that is what he did the most in the game. He ran 10 times. And he had a good reason for that.

“I think headfirst, honestly, is safer based on my past experience,”  Lawrence said. He has had the experience. Last season, Lawrence had to miss the final five games because a Houston Texans defender, Azeez Al-Shaair, hit him in the face with his arm while Lawrence was sliding to the ground.

The hit was illegal, and the player was ejected. The incident also led to fights breaking out between both teams on the sidelines.

He feels it is wise to avoid such situations. “Just seeing around the league, guys get hit like that a lot trying to slide and protect themselves and end up making it worse,” Lawrence said. “I think also you can get a few more yards (by diving).”

The Jaguars quarterback has slid feet-first only once this season, and that was late in Week 4 against the San Francisco 49ers to stay in bounds. Head coach Liam Coen, who also noticed the odd habit, wants Lawrence to do everything that he can to protect himself.

“I said, ‘Shoot, I just want to see you protect yourself,'” Coen said. “Whatever that is for you, I can’t truly tell you what that looks like because I haven’t been in your shoes at this level.”

But he admitted that sliding can sometimes be a smart tactic because it annoys opposing defenses. But he understands the fear of the injury. And staying healthy is the priority for the players and the team.