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Jacksonville Jaguars set to hire offensive guru as head coach for Trevor Lawrence
It is being reported that the Jacksonville Jaguars are hiring Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Liam Coen as head coach and he must get the best out of Trevor Lawrence.
It feels like Jacksonville Jaguars’ quarterback Trevor Lawrence is at a crossroads in his NFL career. The former Clemson football star is set to enter his fifth NFL season this fall and thanks to a contract extension, he’s set to make $37,000,000 of guaranteed money this upcoming season making him one of the highest-paid players in the history of the sport.
What’s more, Lawrence will have a new head coach guiding him this season. It is being reported that the Jaguars have settled on Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen as their next head coach and his top task will be getting Lawrence to play at a Pro Bowl level.
Though no official word has come from the Jaguars, multiple sources, including Jenna Laine of ESPN are reporting that Coen is set to take over in Jacksonville. This brings to a close one of the more peculiar coaching searches in NFL history.
For weeks, Coen was widely considered the frontrunner for the Jaguars’ job. He even interviewed with the organization and then-general manager Trent Baalke.
On Wednesday, though, it was reported that Coen removed himself from consideration for the job. This was a blow to the Jaguars as he was reportedly their top choice.
At the time, many speculated that Coen’s decision was in direct correlation to his lack of interest in working for Baalke, who was widely considered one of the more inept general managers in the league.
However, on Thursday, the Jaguars announced that they had parted ways with Baalke. Then, on Friday, reports began to surface that Coen and the organization had come to an agreement to make him the head coach despite the fact that there is currently no general manager in place to oversee the Jaguars’ football operations.
Regardless of how Coen got the job, though, one thing is clear, this is a move that has been made with Lawrence in mind. That’s because Coen has a reputation for being able to turn around the careers of high-profile quarterbacks.
In his lone season in Tampa, he worked wonders with the former No. 1 overall pick. QB Baker Mayfield, who had his best season in the NFL in 2024. Tampa was 4th in the NFL in scoring at 29.5 points per game in the regular season.
Though Mayfield was solid last season, throwing for 4,044 yards and 28 TDs with 10 picks, he was fantastic under Coen’s guidance. This season, he threw for 4,500 yards and 41 touchdowns while seeing his completion percentage rise from 64.3 in 2023 to 71.1 in 2024. Though he did throw 16 picks this year, he was still one of the best quarterbacks in the NFC and much of that was due to Coen’s system.
