Liam Coen - Offensive Coordinator, jaguars Event: Press Conference | Date: 2026-09-16 | Full transcript (primary source).
Liam Coen, Offensive Coordinator for the Jaguars, addressed the media during a press conference on September 16, 2026, ahead of their upcoming game against the Denver Broncos. The session focused on the team's preparation and strategies as they prepare to face a well-coached opponent known for its talent and competitive spirit.
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Coen: Denver doesn't necessarily play up to their standard. What's the challenge for you guys trying to scout them? Yeah, I mean, I think we know how they're going to respond. I mean, there's no question that they're a well-coached, talented team that we have, obviously, a lot of film on from last year. And then, obviously, playing them later on helps with some of that. Definitely different ways of how they used Waddle throughout the game. And know they'll want to continue to get him involved early on. And so much of this week is truly about us. It is. I mean, we have to be aware of their good players and their good schemes and their good coaching. But also, going into this atmosphere, the communication, both verbally and visually, guys being on the screws, like I told them this morning, that we have to know this plan so well that you know what the guy next to you is going to be able to do without having to say it to him or speak or talk about it. That's how well we have to be connected this week. That's how intentional we have to be in our work and our preparation. So yeah, I'm fully anticipating a really good game from these guys.
Coen: I suppose it's about you guys at the same time when you did watch Jeeps and the Run. Yeah. How much of that was a byproduct of the Jeeps were obviously very committed to the Run. So it has to be their own limitations, which is the idea of that actually being in this match. Yeah, I thought Walker ran. I mean, he ran out of his mind. He kind of carried on what he was doing towards the end of last year throughout. I thought they played hard up front. Kansas City played really hard up front, but he was forcing a ton of missed tackles. I mean, he's so physical and quick, and you can't really count. You know what I mean? Like, you can count on, obviously, the scheme, and you're trying to set things up, and you can always take things from that game. But everybody's different. Our players are different, and so you've got to set it up fully expecting and anticipating them to play their best as well. I mean, that's what we're anticipating, and knowing that we didn't run it great against them last year. And so those are some things we're obviously having to look at. OK, well, how did Kansas City set things up? Yes, does that match things that we do? If not, OK, can we go back and look at last year and try to find anything that could help us in this game? Formationally, personnel, motions, different scheme, whatever it might be, they definitely ran it well. But I think what they threw for 170 yards or something like that throughout the game. So obviously, we're looking for balance. And Trevor and the receivers and the skill players to step up for us this week as well.
Coen: You mentioned going back to last year, and those other season stuffs changed. But is it helpful that you played them so late in last season? Yeah, it helps. I mean, I think it helps our players know the atmosphere, know what they're going into. The schemes are probably going to be very similar for us as well, like our schemes and what we do. I'm sure they're looking at that game just as much as we are. For me, it's more of, OK, we have the experience of going there and going through that trip and knowing what that's like and the altitude and the atmosphere and then having to go and play a quality opponent.
Coen: Why is Trevor so good throwing the ball down the field when he's moving left? To his left, I really don't know. I mean, seriously, it is pretty impressive, some of those throws from last year that we're all kind of going to his left as well. I know I referenced that, I think, in one of the press conferences that we had earlier in training camp before the season. And I think he just can deliver more torque. When he's going to his left, it's actually, I think one of his most natural throwing motions is when he is going to his left because he truly gets more rotation on it. And it just comes out of his hand. I mean, it can travel. It can keep traveling while going to his left, which is typically challenging for a lot of quarterbacks to do. Not that that play was, but oftentimes when quarterbacks are going out to their left and they're throwing the ball like in the middle, you're kind of like in those, oh, no, no, no, no moments. And then it's, oh, great, that wasn't one of them. But that can happen when throwing across your body at times for some quarterbacks. And I think it's just kind of the way he throws, the way he's built, the way he kind of gets more torque behind it when he's going to his left. And he's confident doing it. That's something that I think he naturally has the ability to escape either way, but it's nice to know he can go to his non-dominant hand and have success.
Coen: Now, it's not like something, hey, I can't take any credit for this or have any real drill work. Obviously, we have a pocket movement drill where it's either, hey, you're going to escape out straight, right, left, back to your side, and you're trying to set up different throws for them so they get the reps at it. But that's him being him.
Coen: What kind of challenges do you have with the power stretch when sometimes they only have one true lineup? Yeah, it's obviously, we know last year they led the NFL in sacks. And Bonito, the get-off, especially when they're at home and the guys can kind of tee off a little bit more, anticipating some of the silent cadences and counts. I think Allen is one of the more underrated players in the National Football League, especially in his rush. I think the Coy Robinson kid that I really liked out of Alabama actually last year is continuing to come on for him. Ellis has done some good things. And Vance Joseph does a really nice job of putting those guys in positions to be successful. Singleton's a good blitzer from the second level. Funga's a good blitzer from the third level. So it's not just the guys up front. They definitely mix it up. Vance does a nice job of making things look the same and creating a lot of problems for you pre-snap from a communication standpoint. He's got the backers mugged up in there a lot. And so it's a guessing game. Are they coming? Are they dropping? What are some of the ways that you can try to undress it? But it's challenging when they're well coached and it's well schemed up.
Coen: This begins arguably the most daunting stretch of football in NFL history. 28 of the next 33 regular student games on the road are away from home anyway. You got ahead of this messaging anywhere at any time. How important was that for the players to get ahead of that and maybe prepare them months in advance? Yeah, I think just being honest, like, hey, guys, if you're a part of this organization right now, this is the reality. This is our truth. This is our reality. And nobody in this league and in this fan base, nobody's going to care at the end of the day. Nobody. It's not going to be an allowed excuse or an allowed reason because the results are what they are at the end of the season, like, your record's your record. And nobody's going to look at it and say, well, oh, well, they had to go play a lot of games away from home. I mean, it is what it is. And so for us to get ahead of it, I did think was important to just be honest, to bring it up in front of everybody. So, hey, look, you didn't not know this, or we didn't not address this and at least know that, hey, guys, this is something we have to be intentional about. I thought we traveled well last year in terms of, as a group, being connected. I liked it. I thought our guys handled it really well and took pride in it. And so I can kind of lean into that in ways from the leadership group, the captains, and the guys that obviously have been here kind of knowing what's ahead of us. And just get ahead of it. I think it's better to be honest and upfront.
Coen: Can it be a bonding and beneficial thing? That's right. That's kind of what I think. It's like when you go on the road, especially the West Coast trips that we did have last year, I mean, those are longer trips, right? You're together a little bit longer. There are opportunities to rest specifically on the flights, and you can get a little bit more rest and less distractions. As much as I want to go see my family on a Saturday after we have our work done here, it is good for us. It's good for us to be connected. It's good for us to be around each other and to keep learning and growing together.
Coen: How does Sir Dan challenge you from offensive standpoint? Extremely rangy, really good recognition of splits, of concept ID. They do a nice job of moving them around when they need to and when they want to, and they feel like the matchups are things that they want to take advantage of, but also mixing up the coverages away from him as well. So they'll play a lot of different combination coverages which can make it challenging as well. I think he's tackled at a high level throughout the course of his career, and he's long. Anytime you have a long rangy dude, that's always a little bit challenging in general. If he gets hands on, he's smooth, competitive at the catch point. I think he's definitely one of the best corners in the NFL.
Coen: You said the offseason were your expectations were for Trayvon. I know one game, but from a training game to what we saw some day, was he kind of starting to hit that shirt? I think so. I thought he wreaked some havoc, especially early on in the game. I think those guys all were doing a nice job rushing and affecting the quarterback at times. Yeah, he can be a savage when he really wants to be. When he's going and he's staying low and coming off the rock and not hesitating or kind of waiting for the set and just going and causing havoc. He can be that way. I was pleased to see that show up in week one especially. To see some of the coverage in the front match each other. We obviously have a huge challenge this week because I think Denver's got one of the better offensive lines in the NFL as well.
Coen: Do you anticipate Travis's role kind of increasing as he works his way back from this injury? Yeah, I think so. Obviously, you want to continue to do what we think is going to give us the best chance at winning throughout the course of the week. If that's Travis getting more touches, then absolutely will.
Coen: Just on BJ Green's injury, what can you tell us about that? Yeah, he'll be out for a little bit here. And we announced correct that we're putting him on IR. So unfortunate for BJ, he did it on the first play of the game and really played another like 15 snaps with an injury. And so it kind of tells you about the guy, the type of dude that he is. He did not want to come out. Really hurt him for him because of how well he performed throughout training camp, how much work he put into this off-season, how much he really wanted to help this team this year, and he'll get his opportunity to do so. Unfortunately, I have to wait a couple weeks here.
Coen: Just building on that quickly. Jack Meiser, that's the active roster in part of that move. And so, could you just describe kind of for him from that injury on the first day of training? Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I think it's, you know, you always want to try to give your guys a little bit of time and especially when they've had the injury bug, like Jalen McLeod, for instance, right, that did not play at all for us last year and really didn't have much time at all. And so then he gets an opportunity in a preseason game and is able to do some good things that we want to continue to work with him. And Jack's similar in terms of obviously, he was able to help us more on special teams last year. He got some quality snaps at linebacker and some games last year as well. But I'm glad to have him up and be able to continue working with Jack.
Coen: Who's assigned to monitor Sean Meiser press conferences this week in case he wants to. No, I think they, you know, I fully into, I talked to Sean at the owners meetings and he, you know, he gave me a little love for it. But he said, we're coming, I'm coming for you this year. You know, I mean, it's great. I mean, it's all in competition and I've learned so much football from Sean Payne. And he's allowed me in his building in New Orleans and got to talk to him a ton. Like when we're at the owners meetings and you just listen, like you just listen to the stories and a lot of it is insightful in ways. You can learn something from every conversation with him because of the experience. And a lot of the ways that I've typically kind of modeled calling plays, a lot of it stemmed from what I learned from him and what I watched from him and how it affects and attacks the defense, not just with scheme, but with personnel change and be able to mix it in. And I've always had a ton of respect. So I can't anticipate much this week.
Coen: Different topic. Why the scoring week one? I don't know. I think Pete Prisco is saying how bad passing stats were. So I think all the coaches were ticked off or, I don't know, I'm kidding. Yeah, I know. I love him. Yeah, right, I know. Yeah, he must be thrilled with me. So no, I don't know. I think early on in an NFL game, like you can see a lot like tackling show up as a potential issue early on in most NFL seasons, especially if you're not playing your starters and in preseason games, they're just not gonna get a ton of tackling. And I think that there was probably a lot more force missed tackles this past week that I saw, at least when you just watch around the league, a lot of catching runs, a lot of guys being able to do stuff with the football after the catch or after the initial five yards or so. And so, not quite sure exactly, I mean, but I do attribute a lot of the points to some of the maybe missed tackles and stuff like that.
Coen: Since he was the next level for Trevor, you look at the last nine games and say he's playing consistently or can you look at what he did on Sunday and how do you look at his consistency? Yeah, I think it was, like we'll know here, in the next couple of weeks specifically, the stretch that we have. And I thought it was a really good start to building off of the things from last year that we really liked in some of the areas in which we wanted to continue to improve and thought he took care of the football as well on Sunday, which was a huge deal for us. And the CM uses legs, as I mentioned, this early on is also very encouraging to see and to let him just go play free and if we can continue to see that, like that's the consistency that we're all looking for.
Coen: Last one, man. What kind of problems can Bo Nicks create? I mean, it's similar in ways to Trev that he's a threat as a passer, as a scrambler, but also as a designed quarterback run. And they've done that over the years, the zone read game, the quarterback draw game, some of that stuff. I think he's really good at extending plays and remaining a passer and allowing, and he had a few of them against us last year, that he extended and really hit some crosses and over routes down the field. And I know they're gonna be extremely intentional about their execution this week, I'm sure, and all that offensively. So fully anticipating him to come out and have a competitive day against us.
Coen: Coach, thank you.
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