High takeaways from Liam Coen’s 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:

“Yes, I will be calling plays. I will be calling football plays.”

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

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Entrance workplace

Maybe the most important query following the departure of normal supervisor Trent Baalke and the hiring of Coen is what’s going to occur subsequent inside 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 adjustments, Khan supplied an replace within the order that issues could progress within the coming weeks – with the staff first specializing in the employees construct, then the final supervisor search.

“I think that date is February 28th (to have the GM search completed). I believe that’s NFL mandated. I think our priority is obviously to get Liam settled in and have him build his staff and then start the search. But we’re hoping to be done by that date.”

Moreover, Khan confirmed that the staff is presently in communication with the league, as they give the impression of being into the rules round having a brand new place for Corridor of Fame offensive deal with Tony Boselli, inside the staff’s entrance workplace.

“Well, you know, we are going to have a position and we’re checking with the league what the rules are, what we have to follow. And, you know, and then we’ll take it from there.”

Establishing a tradition

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

“This isn’t a 4-win team. Yes, that is the record. But this is not a 4-win team. Okay? How do we go from winning games to not losing them? I think that that’s something we’ve got to address. And that has got to be in our veins, in our DNA, the culture of winning. I’ve learned it from the Los Angeles Rams and from a ton of other great organizations on how to go win football games. And so I think that that’s something that we have to start as a team, as a group, and show how we’re going to go do it. Straight ahead.”

As I’ve typically stated, a main 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 build up the staff’s identification.

“What is the culture that we want to establish, the direction in which we’re going to go, and how we’re going to get there? That’s first and foremost. After we start to establish the standard and how we want to do things, then we’ll get into the fundamentals and techniques in which we want to participate and play the game at. Then you start to get into the scheme while continuing to educate and address the culture, the culture, the standards. And that’s where it’s going to all start, is when these guys get in the building. It’ll probably start before that, with the staff building and trying to get this thing within the building itself.”

Of notice, 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 staff within the midst of a seek for their defensive coordinator, that rent can be of a lot significance within the coming weeks.

#Jaguars HC Liam Coen on what he desires the staff’s identification to be:

“I want savages. We want to be savages. That physical mindset. When our opponents turn on the tape, what are they looking at? Are they seeing guys playing through the echo of the whistle?”

— Demetrius Harvey (@Demetrius82) January 27, 2025

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 received 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.

“Then you look at 20 draft picks over the next two years, right? You look at some of the players already currently on the roster that did some great things this year. Well, everybody needs a coach. Everybody needs a player. We need each other. And I am so looking forward to doing this collaboratively with them, with the staff. There’s so many good pieces. You got a rookie wide receiver that you can do a ton with. You got two running backs that you can do so many good things with. And a defense that, man, they can go. We just got to put them in some of the better positions to be successful. And I think we can do that.”

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

All about Trevor

“How do we make Trevor Lawrence and this offense as dynamic and explosive as we can be? We’ve got to build it around him as well, right? We’ve got to make every part of this about improvement. And he will be a part of that process. He’s earned that right. I cannot respect his toughness and mentality and work ethic more than I do already from afar. And this will all be about Trevor right now.”

Coming from an offense in Tampa Bay led by a troublesome Baker Mayfield, to listen to Coen are available 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 means on Monday.

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Constructing out the foundations:

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

“I feel we’d all, you already know, agree that it wants to enhance, proper? I feel that whenever you take a look at in the beginning, the offensive facet of the ball, you already know, you need that unit and that group. It’s the very first thing whenever 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 ensure we instill.

After which on the defensive facet of the ball, I feel everyone knows that we’ve received some gifted dudes there. We’ve received some guys that basically go. How will we proceed to make sure the within? However we received three, we received a number of guys up entrance that may do some good issues. We’ve received 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 received to have the ability to run the soccer and cease the run in the beginning.”

Pending objects:

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

Last step – Duval

Lastly, as a ceremony of passage incoming gamers abd coaches should do the Duuuvaaal chant, in fact. Coen’s preliminary try wanted just some tweaks.

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

For many who missed out, you’ll be able to nonetheless catch the total availability right here:

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