The Jacksonville Jaguars are 6-2 after defeating the Baltimore Ravens 33-10 in one of the least competitive primetime games we’ve seen in some time. They now lead the division, with their closest competitor, the Houston Texans, sitting at just 2-5. Given how good they’ve been over the past year and a half, it’s hard to recall how miserable the franchise has been.

The man Jaguars fans can thank for the turnaround is head coach Liam Coen. In 2017, the Jaguars fell just short of making the Super Bowl after losing to the New England Patriots. After that, they began a string of losing seasons, broken only by a couple of 9-8 years under Doug Pederson. Pederson’s tenure ended with a 4-13 record in 2024. So Jacksonville turned to Coen, coming off his first year as offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Before that, he spent time with the Los Angeles Rams and several college programs.

What really made Coen appealing was his ability to get high-level play out of quarterbacks.…