1. No one knows FOR SURE he is interested in the job.
2. The Rams play Thursday night and will be mathematically eliminated if they lose. Coen will probably do/say nothing publicly until after that game at the earliest.
3. The Baker Mayfield situation. Mayfield just joined the Rams on waivers this week and with Stafford out for the year, Coen will be charged with getting Mayfield "up to speed" for the rest of the season (the rest of the Ram Quarterbacks are inept).
Here are two Coen quotes from the AP today (12/6) concerning Mayfield:
"My gosh, you'd probably know as much as I would on that right now," offensive coordinator Liam Coen told reporters when asked if Mayfield might play Thursday. "I couldn't tell you. I haven't spoken to him. I've only heard great things about him, his professional nature in Carolina and some of the things that went on there."
"It's a chance to evaluate," Coen said. "You're always looking for competition at every position, and you're looking for a chance to evaluate talent. That was the goal. ... We feel good about our room and the quarterback that we have for the future of the Los Angeles Rams, which is Matthew Stafford, but we feel obviously pretty good about somebody to come in here and compete at a high level for us."
The article also said the Rams wish to evaluate Mayfield closely in case Stafford is unable to come back healthy for future seasons.
2. The Rams play Thursday night and will be mathematically eliminated if they lose. Coen will probably do/say nothing publicly until after that game at the earliest.
3. The Baker Mayfield situation. Mayfield just joined the Rams on waivers this week and with Stafford out for the year, Coen will be charged with getting Mayfield "up to speed" for the rest of the season (the rest of the Ram Quarterbacks are inept).
Here are two Coen quotes from the AP today (12/6) concerning Mayfield:
"My gosh, you'd probably know as much as I would on that right now," offensive coordinator Liam Coen told reporters when asked if Mayfield might play Thursday. "I couldn't tell you. I haven't spoken to him. I've only heard great things about him, his professional nature in Carolina and some of the things that went on there."
"It's a chance to evaluate," Coen said. "You're always looking for competition at every position, and you're looking for a chance to evaluate talent. That was the goal. ... We feel good about our room and the quarterback that we have for the future of the Los Angeles Rams, which is Matthew Stafford, but we feel obviously pretty good about somebody to come in here and compete at a high level for us."
The article also said the Rams wish to evaluate Mayfield closely in case Stafford is unable to come back healthy for future seasons.
