Jaguars head coach Liam Coen discusses why his offense has been hot of late.
The Jacksonville Jaguars dropped 48 points on the New York Jets on Sunday, with multiple players having career days.
Head coach Liam Coen talked Monday about his team’s recent success offensively.
“I've always fed personally off of players and their momentum. We talk about momentum a lot actually, in terms of handling, riding and trying not to get too high, too low but you can't help but feel when guys have confidence and when you feel like what you're going to call is going to go,” Coen said. “It's definitely a feeling you get and you feed off each other. And so, there were a lot of times yesterday that you were calling a play and very much so expected it to work, and that's a good feeling for all of us to have.
“And so, that's a cool part is when you're feeding off each other and those guys did execute some stuff and we protected very well in the pass game,” Coen said. “And so that in itself is a nice feeling for all of us that you know you can keep calling it because they're not getting home as much, and we're doing a great job. So that allows those routes to continue to develop and get a little bit more open and the quarterback to continue to have the trust to let it rip.”
One of the things Coen believes helps with the team’s success is the chemistry between the quarterback and the wide receivers.
“Yeah, I think cohesiveness, chemistry with the quarterback, being able to get a lot of reps of it. Probably more reps throughout the season of being able to push the ball down the field than even through training camp in a lot of ways,” Coen said. “And so a little bit more time on task and guys having some confidence to go out and execute those plays.
“It’s been a huge addition to be able to continue to push the ball down the field and attack every blade of grass,” Coen said. “When the defense feels that, it typically will help a lot of other things within the offense.”
They will need all the help they can get on offense with the Denver Broncos coming up next. The Broncos have one of the toughest defenses in the league.
“That's a good football team. I've been following them and had a lot of crossover tape with those guys, have watched them execute at a high level from afar and defensively, do a really nice job,” Coen said. “We know this is darn good opponent. Going on the road, I think Mile High is a really cool place to play and compete at. You think about football, you think about going and playing a game like this. So, this is going to be a really good challenge for us.
“Their quarterback can run, he can throw it down the field and their defense has played at a really high level, and it's a good solid special teams unit as well,” Coen said. “I've always had a lot of respect for [Broncos Head Coach] Sean Payton.”
With a win against the Broncos on Sunday, the Jaguars could find themselves in second place overall in the AFC.