JACKSONVILLE – This task will require patience – with a dash of poise.

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars' offense must show both Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, a team with a well-respected defense in both personnel and approach.

"This scheme has always been really good and tough to play against," Lawrence said Wednesday as the Jaguars (2-1) prepared to play the 49ers (3-0) at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday .

One reason the 49ers are perennially good defensively: Players such as Fred Warner, a four-time Associated Press All-Pro selection widely considered one of the NFL's best middle linebackers.

Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen , who coached against Warner and the 49ers as an assistant with the Los Angeles Rams in 2018-2020 and in 2022, cited Warner

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