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Jacksonville Jaguars' Liam Coen said offensive line 'did not play our best' vs. Seattle
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Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen did not mince words after the 20-12 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 12 at EverBank Stadium when it came to the team's poor performance by the offensive line (allowing seven sacks and the run game getting a season-low 59 yards) and the team's penalties, especially on the offense (seven for 45 yards).
Coen's stance didn't soften on Monday, Oct. 13, during a news conference at the Miller Electric Center.
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He hammered two themes: the offensive line needs to get more physical and the mental errors, such as pre-snap penalties, need to stop .
The Jaguars (4-2) don't have much time to right the ship. Later Monday the team departed for London , where it will play the Los Angeles Rams (4-2) on Sunday, Oct. 19 (9:30 a.m., NFL Network).
Liam Coen on the Jaguars' offense line
"[Seattle] ... we knew that they had a good front for sure, but we definitely did not play our best up front in terms of the level of physicality in the run game, but also, and obviously in pass protection. We were just catching a little bit, not throwing our hands and playing stout in some of our pass protection. We were just giving up a little bit too much ground at times. We did not play well enough up front. It starts there, and we did not meet our standards of operating upfront.
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"We can help them with some chips and stuff like that. But ultimately ... they know that we didn't meet the standard, and we got to get back to playing the game that we know how. Maybe we got to practice a little bit more pads during the week or something, to get these guys feeling hitting blocks better. We've got to get back to playing physical and moving the line of scrimmage, especially in the run game."
Liam Coen on the play of rookie center Jonah Monheim
"I do think Jonah came in and actually played pretty well. We need those other guys to continue to step up around him and play a little bit better."
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen looks on during the second quarter of an NFL football matchup, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Seahawks defeated the Jaguars 20-12. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
Liam Coen on offensive inconsistency
"A lot of our guys right now ... some of the good has been really good, and some of the bad just goes to a really bottom floor in some ways. A part of this thing is trying to not let those dips dip down so low that it's game-changing, right? Like we're all going to make mistakes or have physical errors. Cut down on the mental errors, but the dips can't go so low."
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Liam Coen on QB Trevor Lawrence
"I still have confidence. I thought he did some really good things. Obviously, had a huge touchdown negated by the penalty. He knows he's got to make that play on the third down, and we got to make sure that we're continuing to put him in a position to be successful."
Liam Coen on the defense giving up big plays
"We let the ball get thrown up right over our heads a few times. That's a tough world if you give up two 60-yarders [pass plays]. I will say that Seattle did a great job of calling their shots against the exact coverages that you would want those plays to be drawn up in. We did some really good things, but ultimately, those big plays, man, they're killing us. So we've got to eliminate those plays, whether it's with the play call, whether it's with the execution of the play call, and understanding maybe what's the shot zone ... when are they going to call these shots? And how can we help them from a cover standpoint? But that's our that's the Achilles heel. Over the last two weeks has been a big play."
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Liam Coen on the decision to leave early for London
"We've done it both ways, going out early or staying on this time zone and then leaving as late as kind of possible. It was just something that, when we talked about in the offseason, that this could be a possible opportunity for a new everything to maybe be together for an extended period of time. It just so happens, I told the team, 'what a perfect time for this to come up. We're coming off of a tough loss, and we've got to face a little adversity as a team.' Well, now we're together for an extended period of time in a new setting, in a different place. We did all the pros and cons from a sports science standpoint, we dove into it, and at the end of the day, I thought it was just a great opportunity for our or our team, to be together and to see if we could right before the bye [week] where we're not going to see each other for very long."
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Jaguars Liam Coen addresses offensive line, inconsistency
