Change to Jaguars' offense since bye week yielding positive results

In recent weeks, the Jacksonville Jaguars have made a noticeable change on offense, and with that have come improved results.

According to Football Insights, the Jaguars' usage of 12 personnel -- or two tight end sets -- has significantly increased in recent weeks.

In Weeks 6 and 7, the Jaguars' utilization of 11 personnel -- three receivers, one tight end, one running back -- was at a season-high of over 80%.

But since the bye week, Liam Coen's usage of 11 personnel has been trending downward, which includes a season-low usage against the Cardinals of below 40%.

When operating from 11 personnel, the Jaguars rank 11th in rush EPA (expected points added) and 24th in dropback EPA.

However, from 12 personnel, the Jaguars are top five in both run and dropback EPA.

In part, these usage rates could be due to the Jaguars not having Brian Thomas Jr. or Travis Hunter at wide receiver.

But in addition to that, naturally, an offense should be more effective at running the football from these heavier formations. And with that, success on the ground keeps an offense ahead of the sticks and out of predictable passing situations.

The Coen offense is also at its best with a strong running game to lean on, with how the run and passing concepts go hand-in-hand and build off each other.

Moving forward, we will have to see if this trend continues, especially once Thomas Jr. is back in the mix. Defenses could also adjust as well, forcing Coen to counter.

On the flip side, with Brenton Strange back in the mix, the Jaguars' success rate from these 12 personnel groupings could only continue to increase.

This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Liam Coen makes change to Jaguars' offense and results are showing