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Liam Coen details a few ways Jaguars' offense can improve in 2026
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One area that we know the Jacksonville Jaguars are looking to improve upon offensively is in the run game. It's an area of improvement that Liam Coen has mentioned a few times this offseason.
Despite the overall success that the Jaguars ' offense had during the second half of last season, the run game was quite inconsistent. Overall on the year, the Jaguars ranked 27th in yards per rush. From Week 10 on, there were five games where Etienne failed to rush for over 60 yards.
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A strong run game that can keep the offense in manageable down and distance situations, paired with Trevor Lawrence 's high level of play, is what can take this unit to another level.
But even with the Jaguars averaging nearly 33 points per game over their final eight games, there are other areas in addition to the run game where the team can be better.
"I think explosives versus negatives," Coen said on Monday. "Like, how many negative plays do you have per game versus explosives per game? That's something we're always looking at. It's hard to execute 10, 11, 12 play drives without something bad happening or a negative play occurring and what a negative play actually does to a drive."
The Jaguars' offense ranked seventh last season in yards per pass attempt, highlighting their ability to create big plays. However, limited gains in the run game and penalties contributed to the negative plays that Coen referenced overcoming.
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Another area that Coen mentioned was the Jaguars' play on third downs -- both offensively and defensively. Jacksonville's offense was middle of the pack on third downs in 2025, ranking 15th, while the defense ranked 21st .
"Then also improvement in situational football," Coen continued, "specifically third down on offense and defense and also in the red zone on both offense and defense in terms of scoring touchdowns versus not allowing your opponent to score touchdowns."
As a collective team this offseason, Coen will stress the importance of attacking Year 2 with a sense of urgency, so that what we saw from the Jaguars in 2025 becomes the norm and not the outlier. Accomplishing that will start with improving in the areas that Coen mentioned.
"So you look at, hey, how can we be more explosive, limit some of those negative plays, whether it be by penalty, sack, negative yard rush, and then get better in third down and red zone are definitely some areas we're looking to improve upon," Coen added. "A lot of really good things in your first year."
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: How can Jaguars offense take next step in 2026? Liam Coen weighs in
