Liam Coen Praises Progress of Jaguars' Most Disappointing Position Group

Jaguars' wide receivers have to be better

It's actually encouraging that the Jacksonville Jaguars have been able to claw to a 2-1 record despite their numerous struggles on offense. However, the defense's performance so far likely isn't sustainable, as they've notched nine takeaways in three games.

Trevor Lawrence and the rest of the Jaguars' attack have to be better. That'll start with the wide receivers. If they can just cut out the inexcusable number of drops they've had in each game, Jacksonville's offense could significantly improve. Head Coach Liam Coen believes that his pass-catchers have made some strides in practice this week:

"Yeah, I think it was solid. I think we're trying to take the right steps moving forward. They're doing a ton of extra in the walkthroughs. They're doing a ton of extra post-practice to ultimately go and put ourselves in a position to make those plays on Sunday."

"It's just building their confidence to go out, and we've all seen these guys make great plays and make the routine ones routine. And then also, man, this is the NFL, we do have to go up and make plays, and the quarterback's got a responsibility, the O-line’s got a responsibility in the pass game, but I've got a lot of confidence in these guys to go out and do it on Sunday.”

Jacksonville's wide receivers have to be reliable against a staunch San Francisco 49ers defense in Week 4. The Jaguars' opponent likes to play a conservative approach and bank on the offense eventually making a mistake that'll end its drive. Dropped passes could make the difference in this one.

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