Coen and Gladstone on Wednesday both emphasized not being satisfied with the Year 1 success as they begin preparing for the 2026 offseason and season.
“That was the message to the team on Monday,” Coen said. “I was extremely proud of a lot of things that we were able to accomplish, very proud of their response to adversity and to that 1-0 message and that next-play mentality.
“We’re not going to just stand here and say, man, ‘We’re just going to re-do it all with all the same, same, same, same’ because that got us 13 wins and knocked out of the playoffs in the first round. Clearly it was not good enough for the full end-of-the-season standard, but 31 other teams are having a similar conversation and they will have the similar conversation.
“That’s the beautiful part about this profession and the challenge that it brings. Every year is a new year. Every team is a new team. That’s what this offseason will be able to provide. That’s what the offseason will be for, getting to know this new team, what it looks like with the message being, ‘Hey, we got to continue to go 1-0 each week and play the next play.’ “