After a transformative season, Lawrence and Coen detail their blossoming partnership, igniting a dramatic Jaguars resurgence and record-breaking offensive prowess.
It has only been one year, but the relationship between coach Liam Coen and quarterback Trevor Lawrence has flourished.
And the early results for the Jacksonville Jaguars speak for themselves.
The Jaguars went from a 4-13 record in 2024 and, initially, a top-five draft pick that turned into two-way star Travis Hunter at No. 2 via trade to a 13-4 record and an AFC South title in 2025. The future looks bright down in Duval.
The two recently sat down with NFL Network draft analyst and former Jaguars player Bucky Brooks to reflect on the 2025 season and share some insight into their developing relationship.
Describing the two's first meeting, during the team's interview with Coen, Coen told Brooks how he could sense Lawrence's eagerness to improve.
"You could just see, like, he just wanted to get better," Coen said before quoting what remembered Lawrence saying at the time: "'I just want to improve, Coach, and I want something that can help me get to that point.'"
Lawrence advanced that sentiment, saying, "He was reaching out and, like, building the relationship early on, which meant a lot to me. It wasn't just 'I'm going to come in and change everything and we'll figure it out.' He really took me aside, and we built our relationship."
That dynamic helped Lawrence turn in one of the best seasons of his career in 2025. He played in all 17 games after missing seven games to injury in 2024 and nearly doubled his passing yards, totaling 4,007 (up from 2,045). He set career highs with 29 passing touchdowns and nine rushing scores. His 38 total TDs set a new franchise record, breaking the old record of 37, set by Blake Bortles in 2015.
The two also talked about the viral moment in Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals, when Coen was yelling something to Lawrence and the quarterback seemed to wave him off and ignore him. Coen said the two already had had a few of those moments by that point and it wasn't anything new to them.
"I just want to push you to be the best version of yourself," Coen told Lawrence during the interview. "And that's on every single throw, a five-yard throw and a 20-yard comeback, and continuously try to push that envelope.
"When you've got a guy who starts with humility in terms of how he operates, he's not going to back down to hard coaching."
Lawrence enjoyed having more freedom to let the ball rip. He recalled the Jags' Week 12 road game against the Arizona Cardinals and how he finally understood he didn't need to be perfect, and not to worry about mistakes. That was the game in which Lawrence threw three interceptions. But he also threw three touchdowns passes and the Jaguars won in overtime, 27-24, to move to 7-4 on the season, a win that was part of Jacksonville's stretch of eight straight wins before their playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Coen also made sure to credit the Jaguars fans, saying teams aren't just playing the players on the field anymore. Coen noted the Kansas City Chiefs having their highest number of penalties in the teams' Monday night in Week 6 in Jacksonville and the Bills having multiple false starts in the playoff game.
The first season for Coen and Lawrence together was an emotional one, but it has laid the foundation for what could be another strong run together in 2026 and beyond.
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