It’s early, and there is still a lot to be learned and implemented when it comes to Liam Coen’s system, but Trevor Lawrence really likes the new Jacksonville Jaguars’ offense.
Among the aspects of it that stand out to Lawrence the most is that it gives him the answers before the ball is snapped.
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“I really like it,” Lawrence said after Monday’s practice. “It has a lot of answers. It’s great. It puts a lot on the players, you have to know your stuff, but it gives you all the answers.”
As Lawrence mentioned, the playbook can be expansive, which puts a lot on the players, but it puts them in a position to be successful right off the bat as well.
Within the Sean McVay coaching tree, where Coen comes from, there is a phrase that we hear known as the “illusion of complexity.” In short, the concepts–once learned–are relatively “simple” from an offensive perspective, but visually, it can put a lot on the plate of opposing defenses.
This is accomplished by running a variety of plays from just a few personnel packages, which can make it difficult for a defense to get a beat on what’s coming just based on who is on the field or where players are lined up.
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Another element is the like-plays, or play concepts that build off of each other throughout the course of a game. In theory, there can be two plays that look quite similar initially, but actually end up playing out very differently.
Pre-snap movement, overall versatility among the skill position players, and Lawrence having the autonomy at the line of scrimmage all help accomplish that illusion of complexity.
“You don’t feel like you’re stuck in a play that’s not set up for success,” Lawrence added. “We change the presentation a lot. We make a lot of things look the same. Without going into too much detail, there’s a lot of things I like about it.”
As Coen described after Monday’s first OTA practice, the Jaguars are still in the learning phase of the new offensive system, and with that, the team looked “young,” but that is to be expected.
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Right now, beyond just learning the playbook and what all those answers are, getting the on-field reps and installing the system is front of mind, so when the play is called and the ball is snapped, everyone is out there reacting and playing fast.
“We’re working toward playing in September, obviously,” Coen said. “So at this point it is strictly how much can we actually learn from every day. We’re not evaluating maybe some of the things that you would normally evaluate in a game or in a season.”
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Trevor Lawrence really likes Jaguars’ new offense under Liam Coen