Offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen started for Little at left tackle last week, which marked the fifth position where he has started on the line this season. He has started at right tackle, left and right guard and “extra” tackle in the Jaguars’ heavy personnel package.
Coen said Wednesday Van Lanen may have played well enough to earn a starting position.
“He played enough really good football for us,” Coen said. “We’ve got a great situation right now where you’ve got depth at multiple positions of people that have had to play for us a lot. This shows up in multiple positions all throughout the team.
“The message in the locker room is, ‘Hey guys, there’s a lot of guys that are coming back right now, and for us to continue to go where we want to go, we’ve got to use that as an edge,’ and that depth and experience that we’ve gotten has to be collective and having a team first mindset about everything we do.” …