The Jacksonville Jaguars’ welcomed gamers again to the Miller Electrical Middle on Tuesday, April eighth, because the inaugural offseason program kicked off beneath the management trio of head coach Liam Coen, basic supervisor James Gladstone, and govt vp of soccer operations Tony Boselli. This week kicks off section certainly one of their offseason program – two weeks of conferences, power and conditioning, and rehabilitation. Coach Coen first took to the rostrum, adopted by quarterback Trevor Lawrence and linebacker Foye Oluokun.
Full Media Availability:
The youth motion is right here
Coen and this new management employees have been unflinching of their pursuit of constructing by means of the draft. Coen right this moment leaned into that core philosophy when requested how he prioritizes the now versus the potential future for a draft prospect.
“So, in the end, we have now 10 picks. We’ll lean on a few of these guys to play early on. Finally, we won’t be afraid of that. We had three of them in Tampa final yr play and have quite a lot of success for us. We will not be afraid of that second and to play some younger gamers. So, the aim is to get higher, faster. With having a imaginative and prescient, so having lengthy sustained success, that is essential to us. However in the meanwhile, we’re taking a look at successful proper now.”
With the crew beforehand shifting on from tight finish Evan Engram (30), cornerback Ronald Darby (31), and Mitch Morse retiring (32) it could appear that the youth motion in Duval has arrived. Defensive finish Armstead and security Eric Murray are the one presently projected starters over the age of 30.
Establishing the road of scrimmage
Listening to Coen, Gladstone, and Boselli this low season, it could be laborious to overlook the constant language surrounding a give attention to establishing the run recreation. Coen once more touched on the crew’s offensive line investments, whereas additionally preserving the give attention to the way it helps Lawrence.
“I do imagine we have introduced in some gamers to return assist compete in that room. Couple, clearly with Hainsey [OL Robert Hainsey], understanding the system and Mekari [OL Patrick Mekari] enjoying quite a lot of soccer and guys coming in, it is solely going to assist, proper? Assist add competitiveness to the room and likewise just a few accountability to understanding the system that’ll assist all people in that room. So, it is cool. Each of our facilities truly know a model of the system in numerous methods, however it’s solely going to assist usher in these guys in.”
Most significantly, having stated steadiness within the offense then permits Lawrence to play the sport with out the built-in stressor of believing that he has to win the sport on each single throw, which Coen additionally commented on.
“And that is actually what it comes all the way down to. With the ability to give him some steadiness round him in order that he can really feel like, man, not each play is on me. Not each play I’ve received to, each throw I’ve to make goes to should be life or dying. We have to create some steadiness for him in order that he can simply go play quieted, freed from failure and simply go let it rip.”
No resolution on fifth-year possibility for Devin Lloyd
Linebacker Devon Lloyd is getting into the ultimate season of his rookie contract after being drafted within the first spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft. Coen indicated that the crew had no plans, in the meanwhile, to choose up the choice for linebacker Devin Lloyd.
“No plans proper now when it comes to we’re having these conversations, getting used to the participant, proper? We’ve simply received to get used to him somewhat bit and get to know him somewhat bit. We’re enthusiastic about him, a man that we see we are able to do some issues with. Like, we do really feel enthusiastic about a few of his versatility and expertise, so a few of these conversations will probably be open and sincere, and communicated.”
The deadline for the crew to train his fifth-year possibility is Thursday, Could 1st.
Devin Lloyd was an absolute BEAST final season
88.0 PFF Go Rush Grade
81 Solo deal with’s
10 Whole Pressures
25 assists
2 Sacks pic.twitter.com/8rdjdswKlb— SleeperJaguars (@SleeperJaguars) March 24, 2025
Constructing one thing new
Whereas it could be simple to imagine that this offense will probably be a mashup of the Los Angeles Rams, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (or, defensively, the Inexperienced Bay Packers and the 2023 Miami Dolphins), Coen suggested warning in making that assumption. No matter is inbuilt Jacksonville could be their very own.
“You’re all the time pulling, proper? All people’s pulling from totally different locations to in the end make it ours. We’ve received to observe these tapes of the place all of us got here from, and OK, effective, what’s the ‘25 Jags although? Like, how does this match us? We could not have that reply proper now, that’s the sort of cool half is we’re going to throw as a lot at these guys mentally on this offseason, as a lot as we are able to deal with and possibly extra, rather more truly, as a result of it’s not a ‘bodily’ time of the yr.
It’s a time of the yr, we are able to stress them mentally, in the end throw as a lot at them as we are able to from Minnesota, from Tampa, from L.A., from Inexperienced Bay, no matter it’s, and see what we are able to deal with. We’re not going to know who we’re actually going to be for some time, however it’s extra so testing to see how a lot they’ll deal with, and if possibly a few of these ideas, schemes, fundamentals match our gamers. That’s an important query as a result of that’s one thing that we’re continually working by means of proper now as a employees.”
What are your ideas on the Jaguars choosing up the fifth-year possibility for defensive finish Travon Walker, but nonetheless being undecided on Devin Lloyd’s (so far)? Tell us within the feedback!