Coen Talks Preparation for Week 1 Against Panthers: "We want to set the tone…"

JACKSONVILLE – This one matters. That's self-evident.

"It's important, for sure," Liam Coen said.

But Coen this week said his first game as the Jaguars' head coach is crucial for reasons beyond winning. The Jaguars' 2025 regular-season opener against the Carolina Panthers at EverBank Stadium Sunday is also a regime opener – and all that that implies.

"We want to go and set the tone, 100 percent," he said.

Coen, speaking following Monday's practice at the Miller Electric Center , covered multiple topics – including wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. and Panthers starting quarterback Bryce Young.

But with Sunday's game not only his first as the Jaguars' head coach but his first as a head coach on any level, the importance of the game itself was a major topic.

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