Colts
When discussing his philosophy during his introductory press conference, Coltsโ new DC Lou Anarumo said itโs important to build a system that keeps โquarterbacks off balance.โ
โGoing through the playoffs and things like that and to the Super Bowl, you have to keep those great quarterbacks off balance,โ Anarumo said, via Stephen Holder of ESPN. โI think you have to make them uncomfortable. Even the best ones, at times, youโre not going to fool them all day. But if itโs in the most critical situation, thatโs what youโre hoping to do. And, certainly, weโve had some success doing that.โ
Colts GM Chris Ballard said they found value in Anarumoโs aggressive defense.
โI definitely think there is value,โ Ballard said. โYou have to be able to affect the quarterback.โ
Anarumo added todayโs game requires defenses to have a โmultipleโ base and is taking examples from what he learned with the Bengals.
โI think you have to be flexible these days and [be] multiple,โ Anarumo said. โWhen youโre playing the quarterbacks, especially on our side in the AFC โ going against Joe [Burrow] every day in practice, trying to guard Tee [Higgins] and JaโMarr [Chase], guys like that โ it lends to not just, โHey, youโre going to be in this coverage. Youโre going to stay in that.โ Itโd be a long day.โ
Jaguars
Jaguarsโ new HC Liam Coen departed from the Buccaneers just one day after accepting a new contract to stay in Tampa Bay. Coen said his decision came down to taking care of his family and to fulfill his dream of becoming a head coach.
โAt the end of the day? It came down to business,โ Coen said, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. โIt did. It came down to family and business and a dream that was right in front of you! Not maybe down the road. How do you say no to that?โ
Coen said Tampa Bay never pressured him to return before he initially withdrew himself from Jacksonvilleโs coaching search when Trent Baalke was still GM.
โNo, not really,โ Coen said. โNone at all.โ
Coen said many Buccaneers players encouraged him to take the Jaguarsโ job, including Baker Mayfield, RB Bucky Irving, WRMike Evans, and several offensive linemen.
โLiterally, Iโm FaceTiming with Baker and the O-linemen in the Bahamas and theyโre like, โLiam! Go get that! You go get that!โโ Coen said. โAnd (running back) Bucky (Irving) is telling me that he loves me. I just texted with (receiver) Mike Evans. Heโs at the Pro Bowl. Guess what? If my coaches and my players, if theyโre good, Iโm good.โ
Titans
- According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, the Titans held off a โlate surgeโ of interest in assistant GM Dave Ziegler.
- Breer thinks Ziegler staying on Tennesseeโs front office staff is a testament to their new model of business.
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