Gene Frenette: Jaguars can't use WR Christian Kirk's absence as excuse for losing to Browns

CLEVELAND – Leave it to Trevor Lawrence, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 24-year-old quarterback with the maturity of someone ten years older, to put a lid on any attrition explanations for why it lost a second consecutive game to a backup quarterback. While it’s obvious the Jaguars’ offense doesn’t have the same rhythm with Christian Kirk on injured reserve, Lawrence put up a stop sign the moment that convenient alibi for Sunday’s 31-27 loss to the Cleveland Browns became a conversation starter. “There’s no excuses. Nobody cares,” said Lawrence. “That’s the thing...