The familiarity trend extended deep into free agency. The Jaguars signed center Robert Hainsey from the Buccaneers and he is expected to start next season. Tight ends Hunter Long and Johnny Mundt signed from the Rams and Vikings, respectively. Backup quarterback Nick Mullens spent the past three seasons as the backup quarterback with the Vikings.
Backup center Luke Fortner played for Coen at the University of Kentucky in 2021.
"Now you have two O-linemen that have been in your system, some version of it with Luke Fortner and now Hainsey," Coen said. "That'll help spread out to a lot of our players. They'll be able to understand system a little bit quicker."
The presence of Hainsey in particular could help quarterback Trevor Lawrence as he adjusts to a third offense/coordinator in five NFL seasons.
"That's both those guys, as I mentioned, with him and Luke, having a version of the system is going to help those guys, especially Trevor, but we can't use it as a crutch stuff," Coen said. "Everybody's going to have to dive in, learn it at a high level and commit to it, but obviously having that relationship and that communication will help out for sure."