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Jacksonville Jaguars may be on summer break, but coach Liam Coen still hard at work
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The Jacksonville Jaguars have officially completed their offseason program and dismissed for the summer.
The team will reconvene on July 19 for rookies and July 22 for veterans for the start of training camp and the preseason before beginning the marathon of the regular season.
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Jaguars head coach Liam Coen wrapped up his first offseason as head man, conducting 15 total practices and working his way through multiple phases of the offseason. Coen has handled the offseason with comfort of a veteran coach and self-evaluated himself and the team ahead of training camp.
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"No surprises. It was very much what you would expect just from learning, growing," he said on the last day of minicamp. "I have seen some improvement, for sure, out of a number of players."
The team rebuilt the roster, bringing in 15 professional free agent additions and drafting nine rookies to reconstruct Jacksonville's squad. Not to mention new schemes on offense and defense for each player, returning or new, to learn.
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Still, the team had good participation throughout camp and finished in a good place .
"The highs and lows you ride a little bit as a head coach in terms of offense doing well, defense, special teams, all that," Coen said. "But in terms of the connection with the guys and getting to know them a little bit more on a personal level, and ultimately to gain trust. ... We have to build a relationship and a foundation in order for those guys to trust us."
The work doesn't stop for Jaguars HC Liam Coen and his coaching staff
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen answers questions during a press conference after the Jacksonville Jaguars’ third mandatory minicamp Thursday June 12, 2025 at the Miller Electric Center in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]
Coen revealed on "The Pat McAfee Show " that he plans to go out of the country on a golfing trip with his dad. But once he comes back, it'll be back to the grind for him and his staff.
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"Continuing to trim the install and adjust our installs and say, 'Okay, what do we really want to focus on in install one through three? What do we want the next three installs to be?'" Coen said when asked what's next for him.
He explained that they look at installs in threes because that's typically the way they'll approach practice. He also said the team would go back over installs from the offseason, but they'd move much quicker since the players should have a base understanding of the system.
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) passes as Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen watches during the Jacksonville Jaguars’ mandatory minicamp Tuesday June 10, 2025 at the Miller Electric Center in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]
The other thing he and the staff will focus on will be getting the seasonal preparations ready. Whether that's the video staff, analytics team or personnel department, Coen and company will want a smooth operation in their first season in Jacksonville.
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He said several of those conversations have already taken place, but they'll tighten up in preparation for training camp.
The Jaguars will return to the Miller Electric Center in late July for the start of training camp.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Jaguars' Liam Coen: Why offseason program was a success
