AFC Notes: Liam Coen, Jalen Pitre, Jaguars, Texans, Titans

Jaguars

  • Jaguars HC Liam Coen on why he decided to accept the Jacksonville head coaching position: โ€œThe opportunity to coach in Tampa was a phenomenal one โ€ฆ I thank them so much for that opportunity.โ€ Said Jaguars โ€œwere an opportunity you canโ€™t pass up.โ€ (Greg Auman)
  • Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda says to keep an eye on Buccaneers assistant GM Mike Greenberg as a potential replacement for GM Trent Baalke in Jacksonville.

Texans

Texans S Jalen Pitre was asked about his recovery from a torn pectoral and also spoke about his wishes for a long-term contract in Houston.

โ€œMy recovery is going well,โ€ Pitre told KPRC 2. โ€œThe training staff is doing an unbelievable job of keeping me on track and continuing to challenge me every day. Iโ€™m having a lot of fun in there with them and Iโ€™m in a good mental space as well. Theyโ€™re doing a good job of keeping me there for sure. Itโ€™s always tough to watch because I obviously want to play, obviously want to be out there with my teammates. But that wasnโ€™t Godโ€™s plan this year. So, Iโ€™m thankful for Him letting me play those 12 games. Iโ€™m thankful. Iโ€™m content with where Iโ€™m at from an individual standpoint. I continue to learn and I continue to get better as a player. Iโ€™m just going to continue to strive to do that. I play for the Houston Texans and I play with so many great players. Iโ€™m so thankful to be here. Iโ€™m looking forward to the future.โ€

โ€œI want to be a Texan,โ€ Pitre replied when asked about his future with the team. โ€œI leave all of that paperwork and legal stuff to my agent and them. I know that theyโ€™ll figure it out. Iโ€™m thankful to be here, for sure. Thereโ€™s definitely some good things that we did this year. Overall, I think as a defense we learned a lot about ourselves. We learned a lot about the other teams, what theyโ€™re trying to do against us. Weโ€™re going to continue to use all that knowledge to help us going forward. Itโ€™s definitely a lot of positives that came out of this year. I just learned that itโ€™s all about the preparation, all about the things that you put into the week and thatโ€™s going to ultimately turn into production on Sunday. I just had a lot of fun with my teammates. I definitely appreciate those 12 games and even the games that I was out because I was still continuing to learn and continuing to get better.โ€

โ€œJalen, heโ€™s been a true impact player for us,โ€ Texans HC DeMeco Ryans said when Pitre was injured. โ€œJust being around the ball, just causing interceptions, forcing fumbles. Heโ€™s just been really active, very instinctive player for us. Heโ€™s been all over the field. And heโ€™s made a lot of plays for us. And just miss his instincts, miss his playmaking ability, weโ€™re going to miss that. So, weโ€™ve got to pick it up and weโ€™ve got to go. Weโ€™ve got to move forward. Weโ€™ve got to press forward.โ€

  • Texans CB Kris Boyd was fined $8,056 for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (removal of the helmet).

  • Per Shaun Bijani, the Texans have hired Mike Tomon as the team President to replace Greg Grissom.

Titans

Titans ST coach John Fassel said the combination of a coaching change in Dallas and his desire to be in Nashville were two key factors in why he left Dallas to join the Titans.

โ€œIโ€™d been at Dallas for five years, and sometimes you just get to a point where it feels like you want a little bit of a change of scenery, the competitor in you wants to go somewhere new and kind of start over again,โ€ Fassel said, via the teamโ€™s website. โ€œThereโ€™s a lot of factors. Obviously in Dallas, with the head coaching change, there was a lot of unknown, so that was a big part of it. I had the opportunity to make a decision to go to Tennessee instead of waiting to see what was going to happen in Dallas, and I was excited about that. Plus, Iโ€™ve always kind of been interested in Nashville. So, thereโ€™s a lot of perfect storm reasons why I felt it was the right time.โ€

Fassel added that he felt Tennessee was a great destination because he believes theyโ€™re on the upswing and wanted to be a part of it.

โ€œI think coming to a team where it feels like itโ€™s new, itโ€™s young, a great staff is in place,โ€ Fassel said. โ€œIt makes you want to be a part of something you think is going to go in the right direction. So, that is very enticing, to go to a place where it feels fresh and new and young. And, you want to be a part of things (going up).โ€œ

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