High takeaways from Liam Coen’s Jaguars introductory press convention

The Jacksonville Jaguars held their introductory press convention on the Miller Electrical Middle for head coach Liam Coen on Monday. Assembled media gathered for introductions to the previous Buccaneers offensive coordinator as proprietor Shad Khan welcomed the franchise’s eighth full-time head coach to the stage.

Early within the presser, Coen confirmed that he can be calling performs for the offense:

“Sure, I can be calling performs. I can be calling soccer performs.”

Listed below are the highest takeaways from Coen’s opening media availability.

Entrance workplace

Maybe the most important query following the departure of basic supervisor Trent Baalke and the hiring of Coen is what is going to occur subsequent throughout the personnel division and entrance workplace construction. Whereas little readability was supplied on how the construction will work shifting ahead or if there can be any modifications, Khan supplied an replace within the order that issues could progress within the coming weeks – with the workforce first specializing in the employees construct, then the final supervisor search.

“I believe that date is February twenty eighth (to have the GM search accomplished). I imagine that’s NFL mandated. I believe our precedence is clearly to get Liam settled in and have him construct his employees after which begin the search. However we’re hoping to be carried out by that date.”

Moreover, Khan confirmed that the workforce is at the moment in communication with the league, as they appear into the rules round having a brand new place for Corridor of Fame offensive sort out Tony Boselli, throughout the workforce’s entrance workplace.

“Effectively, you recognize, we’re going to have a place and we’re checking with the league what the foundations are, what we’ve to comply with. And, you recognize, after which we’ll take it from there.”

Establishing a tradition

In considered one of his greatest responses of the day, Coen requested aloud a key query in response to an inquiry on constructing out his workforce’s tradition. How will we go from profitable video games to not shedding them?

“This isn’t a 4-win workforce. Sure, that’s the document. However this isn’t a 4-win workforce. Okay? How will we go from profitable video games to not shedding them? I believe that that’s one thing we’ve acquired to handle. And that has acquired to be in our veins, in our DNA, the tradition of profitable. I’ve realized it from the Los Angeles Rams and from a ton of different nice organizations on methods to go win soccer video games. And so I believe that that’s one thing that we’ve to begin as a workforce, as a gaggle, and present how we’re going to go do it. Straight forward.”

As I’ve usually stated, a major measure of an NFL coach is how nicely he does in shut video games. An space that considerably hampered the 2024 Jaguars’ capability to succeed was their 3-10 efficiency in one-score video games, committing premature penalties and turnovers, and simply failing to shut out video games. Coen will look to enhance Jacksonville’s efficiency within the space of situational soccer, whereas concurrently increase the workforce’s identification.

“What’s the tradition that we wish to set up, the course by which we’re going to go, and the way we’re going to get there? That’s at the start. After we begin to set up the usual and the way we wish to do issues, then we’ll get into the basics and strategies by which we wish to take part and play the sport at. You then begin to get into the scheme whereas persevering with to teach and deal with the tradition, the tradition, the requirements. And that’s the place it’s going to all begin, is when these guys get within the constructing. It’ll most likely begin earlier than that, with the employees constructing and attempting to get this factor throughout the constructing itself.”

Of be aware, Coen’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers had been 3-6, together with the playoffs in one-score matchups in 2024, although Coen clearly solely had a hand on the offensive facet of the equation that scored the fourth most factors within the league. With the workforce within the midst of a seek for their defensive coordinator, that rent can be of a lot significance within the coming weeks.

Gamers, not performs

Followers who’ve been ready to listen to Coen communicate on how he would use the offensive expertise on the roster lastly acquired their want, when Liam touched on rookie receiver Brian Thomas Jr, his ideas on the remainder of the offensive roster, and the long run construct.

“You then take a look at 20 draft picks over the following two years, proper? You take a look at among the gamers already at the moment on the roster that did some nice issues this yr. Effectively, everyone wants a coach. Everyone wants a participant. We’d like one another. And I’m so wanting ahead to doing this collaboratively with them, with the employees. There’s so many good items. You bought a rookie huge receiver that you are able to do a ton with. You bought two working backs that you are able to do so many good issues with. And a protection that, man, they’ll go. We simply acquired to place them in among the higher positions to achieve success. And I believe we will try this.”

In what would appear to be a reasonably stark distinction in communication, versus the prior offensive teaching employees, Coen stated all the precise issues in acknowledging there are instruments to work with inside this roster. It stays to be seen if Coen will be capable of get the most effective out of this group, however the pleasure projected was palpable. Fantasy soccer homeowners, rejoice. Explosiveness and player-specific sport plans could also be on the horizon.

All about Trevor

“How will we make Trevor Lawrence and this offense as dynamic and explosive as we will be? We’ve acquired to construct it round him as nicely, proper? We’ve acquired to make each a part of this about enchancment. And he can be part of that course of. He’s earned that proper. I can’t respect his toughness and mentality and work ethic greater than I do already from afar. And this can all be about Trevor proper now.”

Coming from an offense in Tampa Bay led by a troublesome Baker Mayfield, to listen to Coen are available in and instantly commend Lawrence on his toughness speaks volumes. Extra importantly, to listen to him communicate on the offensive construct outdoors of Lawrence deserving consideration (which a lot of the tape-watching group has been yelling for years) additionally speaks volumes. If the incoming head coach is trying to construct up that relationship with the veteran quarterback, talking in stark distinction to the prior employees, as he did on this opening presser would appear to go a great distance in constructing that bond. Coen seemingly nailed this in each manner on Monday.

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Constructing out the foundations:

Taking on a workforce that’s trying to rebound from a 4-13 season, however completely not devoid of expertise, Coen could have roughly 35 million {dollars} in cap house and the No. 5 choose within the upcoming NFL Draft to assist him solidify the defensive and offensive traces. He had this to say when requested about his evaluation of each fronts:

“I believe we’d all, you recognize, agree that it wants to enhance, proper? I believe that while you take a look at at the start, the offensive facet of the ball, you recognize, you need that unit and that group. It’s the very first thing while you break the huddle that the protection sees. I would like that to imply one thing. We would like that to imply one thing, and it’ll. And that’s a mentality, that’s personnel, that’s scheme, that’s approach, that’s fundamentals, that’s angle. That’s one thing that we want to verify we instill.

After which on the defensive facet of the ball, I believe everyone knows that we’ve acquired some proficient dudes there. We’ve acquired some guys that basically go. How will we proceed to make sure the within? However we acquired three, we acquired a number of guys up entrance that may do some good issues. We’ve acquired to place them ready to achieve success. That’s our job. The blokes are there. We will proceed so as to add in that room, proper? Add a number of completely different positions as nicely. However that’s the place it begins, as you talked about. To go in playoff video games and to go do it, you’ve acquired to have the ability to run the soccer and cease the run at the start.”

Pending gadgets:

A couple of gadgets weren’t touched on inside Monday’s presser, which is able to undoubtedly be on the minds of many within the fanbase. Whereas the workforce has reportedly interviewed Vikings defensive go sport coordinator and defensive again coach Daronte Jones for his or her open defensive coordinator function, no official signings have been introduced by the workforce. Moreover, Coen and Shad weren’t requested about the report that the workforce can be retaining particular groups coordinator Well being Farwell throughout the media availability. Nonetheless, after the presser this report was confirmed by the Florida Occasions Union that Farwell would stay in Jacksonville on a multi-year extension.

Closing step – Duval

Lastly, as a ceremony of passage incoming gamers abd coaches should do the Duuuvaaal chant, after all. Coen’s preliminary try wanted only a few tweaks.

After some teaching up, (I assume) Coach Coen acquired it proper the second time round, nonetheless!

For individuals who missed out, you may nonetheless catch the total availability right here:

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