April 2, 2026, 11:48 a.m. ET

Liam Coen’s offseason message to the rest of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ coaching staff and the players once they return will be simple but important — there must be a sense of urgency.

“You feel a sense of urgency,” Coen said the NFL league meetings, via Jaguars.com. “That has been the challenge to our coaching staff, to our department staffs. When the players get in here, the message will be, ‘How do we get better, how do we improve with less time together – less time together as a staff, less time together once the players get in here?'”

So how does Coen and the rest of the organization accomplish that? It begins with clear communication and maximizing the time together that they have.

“We need to be as intentional as ever with the way that we attack each day,” Coen said. “We need to be clear and concise with the players when they come back in about what that looks like and how it’s going to get done. We have no time to waste.”

There is no question that the 2025 reason was a resounding success for the Jaguars. In Year 1 under Coen and James Gladstone, the Jaguars went from four wins in 2024 to 13 wins this past year and were winners of the AFC South.

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However, as impressive as the first season was under Coen, oftentimes it is in Year 2 of new regimes that we see teams make the biggest jumps.

Compared to this time last year, the Jaguars are light-years ahead of where they were. Rather than spending the offseason implementing two new schemes, Jacksonville can dive deeper into those systems and build upon what’s been established.

Instead of Gladstone and the personnel department learning this roster on the fly, that groundwork has been laid, and the Jaguars can continue to follow the path that has already been set.

That said, every year in the NFL is brand new and unlike the one before it. Maintaining a high level of urgency will play an important role in ensuring that the 2025 season is a sign of what’s to come rather than being a blip on the radar.