“The whole thing has been a learning experiment but getting to know the person has obviously been the most important thing,” Coen said. “The type of competitor, the way that he learns, the way that he competes, the way that he practices … that’s stuff we have been able to gain valuable information on and be able to use moving forward and actually put into continued practice.
“You have a lot of confidence in the makeup, the person, the competitor, the athlete, the talent. So many players have gone through minor setbacks for major comebacks and that has been the complete message to him.” …
*The Jaguars on Wednesday morning opened the 21-day window for tight end Brenton Strange to return from injured reserve with a hip injury, with the third-year veteran practicing limited Wednesday afternoon.
“It has been a long month,” Strange said. “I love this. This is what I do. I don’t do much outside of this. This is what I know. It has been tough mentally, but I’m almost back and I’m ready to go.”
Coen said the Jaguars’ approach with Strange this week will be “day to day and just see what it looks like every day.”
“We obviously have missed Brenton – the blocking, the run-game contribution, the pass game contribution, the toughness and mentality,” Coen said. “It’s more going to be just seeing how he looks out there, what he’s comfortable doing, how much can we put on his plate, and what that’s going to feel like.”
The Jaguars on Wednesday released the first of three injury reports for the week, with starting wide receiver Parker Washington missing practice with a hamstring injury.