JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser wraps the week around the Jaguars with a look at QB Trevor Lawrence, Head Coach Liam Coen and LB Foyesade Oluokun discussing the opening of the 2025 offseason program …

1. No fear. While this week was about players reporting and establishing culture, the April 24-26 NFL Draft also was a major topic Wednesday – and Coen left little doubt about its importance in the short- and long-term. Coen, hired as head coach in January after spending last season as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offensive coordinator, said the pre-draft process has been "starting anew for me in a lot of ways" in terms of "looking at the whole entirety – how they fit into the puzzle, the vision, what we're trying to establish, and how those players end up fitting into those situations." Added Coen, "It's just a different perspective. It's great to listen to the collaboration between personnel and coaching when it comes to some of these meetings. I've been doing a little bit more listening than talking." The Jaguars enter the 2025 NFL Draft with 10 selections, including No. 5 overall. "We're going to lean on some of those guys to play early on," Coen said. "Ultimately, we can't be afraid of that. We can't be afraid of that moment and to play some young players. Having long sustained success, that's important to us. But at the moment, we're looking at winning right now."
2. Ch-ch-changes. While both Oluokun and Lawrence expressed disappointment that organizational change was necessary this offseason, both said they embraced a new regime that features Coen, General Manager James Gladstone, Executive Vice President of Football Operations Tony Boselli and a largely new coaching staff featuring new offensive coordinator Grant Udinski and new defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile. "That's a challenge every time you step into a new system or new coordinators, new coaches," Oluokun said. "We didn't win last year, so whatever changes that are coming are accepted because we didn't play up to the standard that we needed. We needed maybe a new way to attack the season, a new way to attack the offseason. Everybody's very accepting of everything new that's in store for us, if that equates to more wins. I'm taking every challenge on, ready to go, attacking everything, but I'm definitely very excited to accept new coaching and new understandings of defense." Said Lawrence, "I like where we're at. Everyone is in alignment, and it's the same message and it's very clear of what's being preached and what the culture is going to be about for our team and the messaging is crystal clear, and I think that's obviously important." Added Lawrence, "Guys are really excited. I'm really excited. I'm just excited to learn this system and to dive in and put as much work in as I can to have a great year. I have a lot of confidence in the group that we have here."
3. Run to win. Lawrence on Wednesday expressed confidence in Coen’s offense, a confidence that extended beyond the passing offense to the running offense. The Buccaneers in Coen's lone season as coordinator ranked fourth in the NFL at 149.2 yards per game after ranking last at 88.7 yards per game in 2024. The Jaguars focused on this area in unrestricted free agency by signing offensive linemen such as guard Patrick Mekari and center Robert Hainsey. "It's not only just trying to run the ball, 'It's what's the plan?''' Lawrence said. "Everyone tries to run the ball. If you know football at all, you know that's important, but just from the little that we've gotten into, the plan to run the ball well, effectively, efficiently, the way we can adapt throughout games throughout the season, figuring out what we're good at naturally, what we're going to be better at certain things than we are at others, how you determine what the defense is going to do, how you see what they're doing to get yourself in the best play – there's just so much stuff that I'm excited to learn and get into that is kind of new for me." Lawrence added, "It's going to be more work for all the guys to learn the system because it's a tough system to learn, but it's going to help us play faster, it's going to help us be in the right play more than we're not. It's going to set us up for success, but you've got to put the time in and study."
4. Staying in-house. The Jaguars have opted against bringing draft prospects to Jacksonville for what many in the league call "Top 30" visits, with Coen addressing the approach Wednesday. The NFL allows teams to bring 30 prospects per offseason to their facility for in-person visits in the last month leading to the draft. "It's more so just, 'Hey, we're trying to keep everything that we're doing in-house, and trusting that we'll do some things possibly virtually and that with guys that we need to have another touchpoint with,''' Coen said. "Ultimately, it's not something that we're going to be interested in doing at the moment."