Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew has yet to see any playing time since getting cleared from a thumb injury. The former starter has grown frustrated over this development. In fact, he admitted that he went as far as begging his coaches to let him play against the Cleveland Browns.

Via Michael DiRocco of ESPN:

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“It's so frustrating,” Minshew said. “I pretty much went and begged before the Cleveland game to be able to play. It sucks, you know, There's no way around it.

It's difficult to blame Minshew for taking desperate tactics. It's hard enough that he doesn't have his starting job for the time being. But it's certainly tougher not to see the field at all. Jaguars rookie Jake Luton saw three starts in Minshew's absence, while Mike Glennon has started their past two contests and will continue to do so.

Nonetheless, Minshew will do what's best for the Jaguars:

“I want to be out there. I want to be helping our team, but if helping our team is me being the best No. 2 I can be then that's what I've got to do right now.”

Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone admitted that Minshew hasn't looked particularly good in practice, and that is the main reason why he hasn't fielded the Washington State standout back in the lineup. Marrone added that Glennon has been doing better with his throws in practice. Until the coach sees improvement from Minshew, it seems like there will be no changes for the Jaguars at quarterback in the near future.