“It’s been really fun for me personally to actually be around the guys, to be doing a little bit of football,” said Coen, who served as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator in 2024. “When you come from a position of only doing football and then you take a job in this position, you’re doing a little bit less of that.
“So today I was able to get into the coaches’ meetings with the players. Hearing them communicate, us all communicating on a high level … that’s what really matters, is when the players get in. That’s been a blast.”
Coen said early offseason focus will be less on scheme and more on fundamentals, techniques and culture.
“We’re not truly diving into the scheme at the moment,” Coen said. “The way we’re going to play the game, our style of play — those are the two things we’d like to be able to get out of this, especially in Phase One where you’re not on the grass with the players.
“We’re really installing our basic core fundamentals and principles and techniques and then also the culture, our style of play, and our commitments as well.”
And while NFL offseason programs allow no padded practices or full-contact work, and while 11-on-11 work is not allowed until organized team activities begin in Phase 3, Coen said progress can be made toward establishing the toughness expected.
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