What Liam Coen wants Trevor Lawrence to accomplish during Jaguars OTAs

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OTAs are underway for the Jacksonville Jaguars. So over these next few weeks, what is the most important thing for quarterback Trevor Lawrence to accomplish?

In short, if you ask head coach Liam Coen, it's continuing to build that chemistry with all of his wide receivers, but especially Brian Thomas Jr.

"I think it's the chemistry between he and BT, first and foremost," Coen said. "Working on that chemistry. It was nice to see a great start to that today live and in person. I think those two have worked at it this spring thus far throughout Phase I, Phase II, and then showed up in a nice way today."

After recording nearly 1,300 yards in 2024 as a rookie, Thomas Jr. totaled only 707 yards this past season. This included dealing with dropped passes and catching just 49% of the passes thrown his way.

Thomas Jr. returning to form would do wonders for the Jaguars' offense. Besides the added production he would bring and the big play potential, his presence can garner the attention of opposing defenders, helping to create opportunities for other Jaguars' pass-catchers.

Coen added that he wants to see Lawrence continue to push the ball downfield more, which will also help further cultivate his connection with Thomas Jr. and open up more opportunities for the talented wideout.

That said, while building upon the connection with Thomas Jr. will be important for Lawrence, Coen wants to see him continue to do that with Parker Washington and Jakobi Meyers as well.

"Just getting to that page where he, BT, Parker, Jakobi, specifically, they all really know what each other are doing and what on each concept, the spacing and areas of what those guys can do at a high level. What are some of the weaknesses to be able to throw to each player a little bit differently. Not every guy is going to run the route teh exact same way, and mastering that. Like mastering how each guy runs a route and being able to adjust to some of those things I think is criticial for us moving forward."

Led by Lawrence, the Jaguars had one of the top offenses in football during the second half of the 2025 season, averaging nearly 33 points per game down the stretch. With the run game stalled, much of that production came through the air.

Rather than implementing a new offensive scheme, as the Jaguars did last offseason, Lawrence and his wideouts can now build upon the foundation that was established last season.

"It's more refining the finer things of what he can do at a high level," Coen said of Lawrence. "What are the areas that we put on the shelf to improve upon? We we're attacking those now."

This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars' Coen wants Trevor Lawrence to continue building chemistry with WRs

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