John Oehser

JACKSONVILLEThey want to run and must run. They must do so together.

If that has been a key Jaguars theme in recent weeks, it absolutely remains one around the Miller Electric Center as they leave the bye and enter the second "half" of the 2025 NFL season.

The run is a team thing and must be approached that way.

Coen, in his first season as the Jaguars' head coach, spoke to the media Wednesday as theJaguars (4-3) prepared to play the Las Vegas Raiders (2-5) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Sunday. He emphasized the same point as players did later:

That reestablishing an identity as a physical, running team is critical to their fortunes the rest of the season.

"We want to be the most physical,"Jaguars right tackle Anton Harrison said."We want to dominate defensive lines. It starts with a mindset. We all know what we want to do. We really just have to go out there and do it.

"It doesn't matter how many games we're in. We're going to have to do it the last game of the season. We just have to get back to that, get back to that mindset and we'll be all right."

Coen has emphasized being a physical, tough team since his January hiring.He has emphasized the run as part of that, with the Jaguars performing well in this area during a 4-1 start to the season that left them tied for the best record in the AFC.

The Jaguars, who now rank 14th in the NFL in rushing at 119.7 yards per game, through five games averaged 137 yards per game rushing with a run-pass balance of 28.2-34.4 per game. They averaged 76.5 yards per game during their current two-game losing streak losses to the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams just before this past Sunday's bye with a run-pass balance of 19-52 per game.

The Jaguars also trailed throughout the entire second half against the Seahawks and Rams, minimizing the ability to call run plays.

"It's not going to be perfect in the run game, but if you're coming off the ball, you're playing physically, your backs are hitting the holes the right way and you're calling it more and calling it at more opportune times, the run game typically has more success."

CenterRobert Hainseymissed the Seahawks game with a hamstring injury, with linemen such as right guardPatrick Mekarii, left guardEzra Clevelandand Harrison playing through various injuries early in the season.

No Jaguars lineman appeared on the Jaguars' first post-bye injury report Wednesday, which Harrison called "definitely important."

Coen added that he didn't expect personnel changes on the line.

"Changes were not really necessary, I don't think," he said. "It was just getting a couple guys feeling a little bit better."

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• Coen on second-year Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, who is expected to play against the Jaguars after missing the last three games with a knee injury. "He's what you define as a football player," Coen said. "He just has a knack for getting open. He's harder to tackle than maybe just looking at the tape. He'll break tackles, drag people down, he knows how to wiggle and separate and also the contested catch ability. So very good player, have a lot of respect for him." Bowers has 27 receptions for 225 yards and no touchdowns in four games this season after catching 112 passes for 1,194 yards and five touchdowns as a rookie.