Now that the Super Bowl is over, what are the chances Coen gets the Rams OC job?
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Most of the information coming from those following the Rams believe it will be an internal promotion.
Sounds like they'll promote from within. That vikings oc job imo was more of the threat but they hired someone else already.
Neverthemind, I see the Miami OC job has been filled.
Glad to hear the Viking's OC job is filled. Wouldn't Coen be in consideration for the Miami OC slot as well?
Thank goodness!!!
Everything has fell into place for this offense to take off next season, but Coen is the most important part at this point.
Looks like it was Wes Phillips for the Vikings.
Jmo but I don't think there was ever actual mutual interest in Miami. That site was more like a wish list that also included Joe Brady even after her taken that nfl QB coach position. We may never know but it just didn't strike me as viable info
It would make sense for Coen to go 1 more year with UK and then bolt once they lose a lot of the core and Levis is gone. He should be able to keep his stock pretty high with this team in 2022.
If Adam Schefter says he is on the short list, then he is on the short list.
Of course he's on the short list because the list is in fact short. There are only a handful of people like coen that aren't NFL head coaches right now.
However all indications are they will promote Thomas brown another position coach to oc. Coen won't go back to be just a position coach so we should be ok. For now.
Now....if another NFL team hires Thomas brown (he's interviewed a few times for head coaching positions), then we're in big trouble imo because they're running out of candidates not named Liam coen
Take it for what it's worth, but Matt Jones just reported that he's hearing Coen is in the top 2 for the Rams OC job and that we should hear something by this weekend.
I would hate to see Coen leave after just one season with all of the weapons we have for next season.
I would hate to see Coen leave after just one season with all of the weapons we have for next season.
Have to remember...2 million in Kentucky > 2 million in LA by a long TD pass
Now while this decision will surely not be only about the money, Kevin O'Connell who is moving to take the Vikings HC job, made $616,375 this year as the Rams OC. Liam Coen is going to be making $1.1 mil next year at UK.
616k in LA or 1.1mil in Lexington
Using a random website to convert cost of living, 616k in LA is the equivalent to 396k in Lexington.
Thats a huge difference in Money. Does that matter, IDK, but I hope it means a lot to him!
616k in LA or 1.1mil in Lexington
Using a random website to convert cost of living, 616k in LA is the equivalent to 396k in Lexington.
Thats a huge difference in Money. Does that matter, IDK, but I hope it means a lot to him!
Do you really think a guy that will be making close to 10 million in a couple of years is going to worry about an increase in cost of living for a year? Maybe someone making 100k, but you are talking about a guy making so much money that it would be pretty hard to spend even if he tried.
Most people don't make 1 million total in ten years of work. We tend to forget how much these guys really make..
THIS times a million. I swear the next time I hear someone do the whole LA is expensive, Lexington is better, blah blah.
This isn't about money at this point. It's about his career.
No kidding. If he gets offered the Rams OC job, he is gone and won't give it a second thought.
I think if he is offered there is a fair chance he takes it. That being said, we don’t know what his career goals are. Some people like coaching college athletes more and some prefer coaching pro athletes. If he wants to be a head coach, he will also consider whether he would prefer being a head college coach or pro coach and which path might get him there quicker. I would guess the path to head coach might be quicker in college, but that is a pure guess. I think it’s more complicated than if they offer he will take it.
And you know he's making $10 million in a couple years, how?
McVay makes 8.5mil and Zac Taylor makes 3mil. He's not making 10mil in a couple years. That said if his ultimate goal is to be an NFL HC then taking the Rams job is probably the quickest path.
There are other factors though Matt Jones is reporting that Coen has already turned down the saints and going to LA would mean losing his Play Calling duty which surely can't be a easy thing to give up.
I've got my fingers crossed cause next year could be special and losing him puts a lot of that up in the air.
I think Stoops has a handle on this, has a plan in mind for whatever scenario might arise. Personally think Coen needs a little more seasoning, a little more experience. Now whether he'd receive that at UK or LA is another question.
Yep depends on what his career goals are. If his goal is to become a head coach of an NFL team then he will want to get into the NFL system as a coordinator and the money won't be an issue. Now if he just wants to be a head coach, NFL or college, then staying at UK would be a better option. You just have to deal with this question everytime a job comes open
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He's deciding based on career aspirations, not cost of living. Hopefully he likes it here and thinks his ultimate goal will be reached here. Personally, I think going to the Rams gets him a good college job or NFL job faster.
He's making 1 million + right now. He's not going hungry of worrying about shelter whether he lives here or in LA. Crazy to think that cost of living is going to be a deciding factor on people making that much money at his age.
He's deciding based on career aspirations, not cost of living. Hopefully he likes it here and thinks his ultimate goal will be reached here. Personally, I think going to the Rams gets him a good college job or NFL job faster.
if the Rams offer, come in below what he is making now, and he leaves, I will wish him well, because that is where he truly prefers to be.
But, I am happy Stoops and Barnhart recognized the need to reward Coen for what he brings to the table. Hopefully that appreciation, BBN, his commitment to Levis, and his love of being the true play caller on game day will win out.
If not, we get excited for the next awesome OC.
I don't know why the grass is presumptively greener elsewhere for our coaches to the BBN faithful... and of course, members of the media.
Here's some perspective... Coen is making 1.1 million annually, and yes, as noted already, living in a low cost of living, family friendly community that has as much going for it as any its size in North America.
His boss is 54 years old and entering his 10th season at UK. In only 2 years, Stoops will be the same age brother Bob was when he stepped down at OU. In 7 years, he will be as old as Bob is now, and 17 years the coach at UK. He will establish himself as the winningest coach in school history before October of this year.
Coen has a real choice to make, and I'm not so sure his answer is as clear as some think, even if the Rams offer.
I think if he digs in his heels at UK, he almost surely inherits the throne in less than 10 years... perhaps as little as 5 years, and never wakes up to LA traffic again.
Here's some perspective... Coen is making 1.1 million annually, and yes, as noted already, living in a low cost of living, family friendly community that has as much going for it as any its size in North America.
His boss is 54 years old and entering his 10th season at UK. In only 2 years, Stoops will be the same age brother Bob was when he stepped down at OU. In 7 years, he will be as old as Bob is now, and 17 years the coach at UK. He will establish himself as the winningest coach in school history before October of this year.
Coen has a real choice to make, and I'm not so sure his answer is as clear as some think, even if the Rams offer.
I think if he digs in his heels at UK, he almost surely inherits the throne in less than 10 years... perhaps as little as 5 years, and never wakes up to LA traffic again.
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The key to the Rams deal is will Coen be the shot caller? Seems unlikely, would he be OK with that?
Let me preface this by saying I love Coen and want to keep him for as long as we possibly can, he is obviously well respected and deservedly so. With that being said, our fan base is so used to the terrible offensive coordinating or I should say offenses of the past that they act like we cannot do better or get past losing Coen and that just isn't reality. Coen had a good year, but not a great year and what I mean by that is not to criticize him, but he himself said there are things he is still learning and would now do differently as he learns how to run an offense. The point being, while it would be a loss for sure, it is the life of an assistant coach with ambition and UK will have no trouble finding a coordinator who can run a pro style offense. Long term we will be fine, this wont be the first coach we have had poached, one of many actually, and it wont be the last.
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Imo he didn't stick with the run enough in some games but overall I thought he was fantastic. I thought his operation and the day to day work and development was absolutely the unsung portion of his work. His GameDay stuff was great too but his daily grind stuff was just amazing.
Hopefully we can get someone as good but highly doubt we get someone that's such a guaranteed grand slam. It's almost hard to believe we got him in the first place. He was absolutely in line to be an NFL oc either that off-season or the next. After the first game I posted we'd be lucky to have him more than one season and I still feel that way; although we were actually lucky to get him at all
Hopefully we can get someone as good but highly doubt we get someone that's such a guaranteed grand slam. It's almost hard to believe we got him in the first place. He was absolutely in line to be an NFL oc either that off-season or the next. After the first game I posted we'd be lucky to have him more than one season and I still feel that way; although we were actually lucky to get him at all
Yes but what about his career? Eveyone is assuming he goes back as OC in the league and that automatically leads to bigger and better later. I'd say thats not a give at all and the pressure to repeat the success they had this year is going to be tough to follow, hence the chance to springboard to something bigger may also be tough. And once you lose your sizzle in the league its easy to thrown by the wayside.
Dont get me wrong that can happen in college as well but I think the path to the top and a bigger job may be easier. Just dont see the idea that going back to the pros will automatically lead to bigger money over the college path to the point its worth sacraficing a better paying job now.
Liam is a bright guy and I think he believes he can make it either place so it wil likley come down to where he and his family want to be. Not just geographically but league vs. college environemnt for a career path.
He’s going to have an elite o line, the best wr in league, HoF QB and Robert Woods
Hate to say it but easy decision if his goal is NFL HC
Hate to say it but easy decision if his goal is NFL HC
MCVey had always been the shot caller and his coordinators and position coaches seem to move up fairly easy. Even Coen moved up with a title like assistant QB coach. I hope he stays, but not being the primary play caller has not slowed down anyone with the Rams.
Just being a former Rams assistant is a huge recruiting advantage we didn't have. I've already seen footage of players indicating they would play in an "NFL" offense being the primary reason they came here.
If we really think that he's going to say "I'll wait around 7 years to see what happens with Stoops" we would be foolish. Nobody is thinking that way anymore.
