Tony Boselli recalls 2 things that separated Liam Coen during Jaguars head coaching search
Tony Boselli recalls 2 things that separated Liam Coen during Jaguars head coaching search In a recent interview, Tony Boselli recalled two things about Liam Coen that separated him during the head coaching search.
Back when the Jacksonville Jaguars were going through their head coaching search, EVP of Football Operations Tony Boselli recalled recently two things that stood out about Liam Coen that separated him from the rest.
The first thing that Boselli mentioned on an appearance on 'Jaguars Today' on 1010XL, was Coen's energy and his ability to command the room.
"I think I have a different perspective as well as being a player, because players know immediately whether the guy's a fraud or not, and players know immediately, is this an authentic leader? Is he being himself?" Boselli said via Jaguars on SI.
"And within 30 minutes, I'm like, Okay, this dude's got that because he has a presence about him. If I was a player, I would follow him. He can capture the attention of grown men who are a bunch of alphas that are striving, that are competitive and trying to be best they can."
The second thing about Coen that caught Boselli's attention was his commitment to building the Jaguars' offensive and defensive units through the trenches.
By Boselli's own admission, before getting to know Coen through the interview process, Boselli wasn't sure if Coen's vision for the offense was going to be more so centered around throwing the ball around the field, given his background as a quarterback and offensive play caller.
However, that wasn't the direction that Coen went during the initial interview.
"It starts up front," Boselli recalled Coen saying during his interview. "It starts with when you break the huddle and what that group looks like and their ability to control the line of scrimmage, and he went in depth and in detail."
The trenches on both sides of the ball are two areas where this Jaguars team has to improve this season. When there is a steady push from the defensive front, the second and third-level defenders all benefit.
Then, on offense, when there is a run game to lean on, the offense stays ahead of the sticks and out of predictable passing situations, while providing the quarterback with time in the pocket to throw is the name of the game.
"I'm thoroughly impressed with everything, how he's done everything to date and going about leading our team," Boselli added.
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