HEAD COACH LIAM COEN
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025
(On injury updates to the team) “Just a couple of medical updates, injuries. [LB] Devin Lloyd
we’re currently evaluating for a calf. He was cleared, played the first half. Tightened up on
him at halftime, went to go in the second half a little bit. It was just too tight. So, made a
decision as coaches to get Ventrell [LB Ventrell Miller] in. Ventrell played well. He was
cleared medically to play, but we just felt like, as coaches, watching him run a little bit, that
it was just too tight. So played Ventrell, got him going and we’re currently just kind of being
able to test Devin and look at it right now to see if he’ll be able to go for us this week. And
then [TE] Quintin Morris as well being evaluated for an abductor deal. His status is a little
bit up in the air right now.”
(On whether Lloyd will travel with the team to London) “We’re still working through that and
seeing if that’s going to be the best course of action based on how we get some of these
evaluations back today.”
(On if he expects TE Brenton Strange to play again this year) “Oh yeah. Yeah. I do.”
(On if Strange can come back after four games on IR) “Yeah, we didn’t—that’s really going to
be week to week. Hopefully, the bye gets us a little bit of a jump on that, so he doesn’t miss
as many games. We’re hopeful that after that, but it’s definitely up in the air. It could be
longer than after the bye.”
(On how to get the offensive line back to a higher level of play) “Yeah, we knew that they
had a good front for sure, but we definitely did not play our best up front in terms of the
level of physicality in the run game, but also obviously in the pass protection, we were just
catching a little bit, not throwing our hands and playing stout in some of our pass
protection. We were just giving up a little bit too much ground at times. I do think Jonah [OL
Jonah Monheim] came in and actually played pretty well. I mean, that’s going to be the
thing. People are going to say, well, that was the one change-up, but that was actually—he
played pretty well. And we need those other guys to continue to step up around him and
play a little bit better. At the end of the day, we did not play well enough up front. It starts
there and we did not meet our standards of operating up front. We can help them with
some chips and stuff like that, but ultimately, I think those guys understand and they know
that we didn’t meet a standard, and we’ve got to get back to playing the game that we know
how. Maybe we’ve got to practice a little bit more pads during the week or something to get
these guys feeling, hitting blocks better. We’re trying to take care of them, especially with
some of the short week that we had this past week, but we’ve got to get back to playing
physical and moving the line of scrimmage, especially in the run game.”
(On the help offered to the offensive tackles compared to the first five games) “Yeah, I
mean, we had a decent amount of chips on. I mean, we still had a lot of chips, and it was
more some of the games they would stunt. When you have a chip there and they stunt and
twist and game you, the chip’s kind of irrelevant at that point when the end that you’re
trying to chip goes inside and creates penetration. So, I think we had a lot of chips on, we
just also threw the ball a little bit more than we have been in some of the known drop-back
situations with how the game kind of got in the second half. There were some really good
pockets and some well-protected plays, but it was definitely on us a little bit quicker than it
has been, and it’s really hard to chip inside with the running back. We do teach those guys if
they’re ever going through the line of scrimmage on a check down to always chip color, like
if there’s ever color exposed that we want to chip that color and put it back on the offensive
lineman, specifically the guards. But it’s hard to just say, like, two jet chip the three
technique as a runner unless you have a check down that’s going through the line of
scrimmage. So it’s always a balance of how—I’ve been around tackles also that hate chips,
that they don’t want them because it bothers them knowing that whenever you have a tight
end in a chip alignment, the D-end is aware of it and sometimes they’ll use that to their
advantage and stunt them inside, which did happen a few times yesterday. So, it’s always
finding that balance that you want to try to say we want to help them, but also, we don’t
want it to become a hindrance in some ways, which it can be.”
(On how to get the run game going against good defensive lines) “Yeah, that’s no question. I
mean, it’s going to be a huge—another challenge this week against another really good
front. The difference yesterday a little bit was that they weren’t always committing single
high to stop the run. It was still being defended from a shell, and so I think if we would’ve
maybe been able to keep a little bit more, I probably could have run a little bit more in the
second half to keep a little bit more balance. We’d get a good run on a one-back power, and
it gets called back because of an illegal formation on the right tackle. So, it was like every
time you’d maybe get into a little bit of a flow, it was continuing to go backwards. So, what
we’re looking at this week is, okay, what we know our identity to be in terms of the runs that
we want to prioritize, really repping the heck out of those to make sure that we’re giving
these guys the confidence to go rep them in the games but also we’ve got to be better on
our combinations, too. Seattle does a nice job of if you’re running a double-team
combination, their D-line did a nice job of only playing into one of those guys that are trying
to block you. So, the double team is then almost off and now they have hands-on one and
then your double team, the guy that’s trying to go up to the backer, well he’s going up, but
now that guy that’s blocking him is one-on-one again. And so, we just did not execute that
stuff. So at the end of the day, I think we’ve just got to look at, all right, what is our balance
between under center and gun runs and making sure that we’re balanced there, and also
prioritizing what we do best and also make the defense stop those things, but we’ve got to
go execute it better.”
(On inconsistencies in WR Brian Thomas Jr.’s play this season) “I mean, it is no different
than some of the inconsistencies in a lot of our guys right now is. Our good and some of the
good has been really good, and some of the bad just goes to a really bottom floor in some
ways. And that’s just the consistent play that we’re looking for from everybody. A part of this
thing is trying to not let those dips dip down so low that it’s game changing. We’re all going
to make mistakes or have physical errors, cut down on the mental errors, but the dips can’t
go so low. So, I still have confidence. I thought he did some really good things. Obviously,
the huge touchdown negated by the penalty. He knows he’s got to make that play on the
third down and we’ve got to make sure that we’re continuing to put him in a position to be
successful. Do what these guys do best and start to really focus in on those things and
maybe not ask them to do some things that they’re not doing at a high level right now and
only have those guys do what they’re truly doing best. That’s on us as coaches, too.”
(On when OL Wyatt Milum might get into the rotation and what to expect from him) “Yeah,
Wyatt has gotten better in terms of more comfort level over the last probably week or so
getting on the show team. I think we’ll be able to get him some more reps this week and see
what that looks like. Obviously, still have to see if Hainsey [OL Robert Hainsey] is going to
be able to go inside there, which obviously dictates a little bit more and see where Wyatt
fits in best if it’s helping us at guard or tackle. I do think that we can get him going a little bit
this week during the week of practice, not just on the show team, get him some quality reps
with the unit and see how he can help us going into this weekend. But it was a bummer
when he got banged up because he was playing at a high level and he was doing some
really good things. We’ve got to get him going again, which I do think is kind of this week.”
(On his evaluation of the defense’s performance) “Well that’s the key of, we let the ball get
thrown over our heads a few times. That’s a tough world if you let up two 60-yarders. And
then, I will say that Seattle did a great job of calling their shots against the exact coverages
that you would want those plays to be drawn up in. Tough one on obviously the post that
went, but they hit us on a couple overs to Kupp [Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp] and one to
JSN [Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba] on the over verse three deep got us, we stopped
the run the way we wanted to. We won third down, played stout in the red area on the one
third down where they ran it and we made them kick a field goal. We did some really good
things, but ultimately those big plays, man, they’re killing us. And so, we’ve got to eliminate
those plays, whether it’s with the play call, whether it’s with the execution of the play call
and understanding maybe what’s the shot zone, when are they going to call these shots
and how can we help them from a coverage standpoint but that’s the Achilles heel over the
last two weeks has been the big plays.”
(On how to improve their looks when not generating pressure) “We’ve just got to get a little
bit more pressure. Now here’s the deal. Their pass game when it was in the shotgun or if
you were to say drop back, ball was coming out. When they took those shots, those were
seven-man max pros where both tight ends are staying in, you’ve got the back on a hard
ball play action. We got hit on two man routes a lot yesterday. Whether it was the post
overs, whether it was this [inside post motion] or whether it was that [outside post motion],
we got hit on some two-man routes where the corners are out there one-on-one. And so,
we have got to make sure we’re doing a nice job of mixing up where our cloud is to be able
to not let the offense get a beat on where the cloud is going to be. And so, they can’t pick on
the quarter side if you will. And so, it is hard to create a four-man rush versus max pro. So
that is always a challenge we’ve got to look at as a defensive staff. Alright, where can we
maybe create some more pressure? How can we help them create some more pressure,
whether it’s with personnel or whether it’s with pressure.”
(On if he wants QB Trevor Lawrence to be more decisive with his throws) “I think there’s
definitely a handful of throws that he can look at and say I either need to take what it is right
there in terms of my first or second read or, okay, my first is read is not open, maybe pre-
snap or as I’m accepting the ball, how can I quickly move on from that read? Especially with
the pockets, it was a dirty pocket day and that was the reality, and we’ve protected at a
really high level up until this past Sunday. So, I think that’s a balance of him now, obviously
seeing how that went yesterday. that if number one or two is open in the read, we’ve got to
make sure we’re getting the ball on time and in rhythm. And then on the flip side of it is if it’s
a pure progression read where pre-snap ‘Man, that doesn’t look too good over here’, or as I
accept the ball, it’s muddy, how quickly can I move on to play on time and in rhythm within
the pocket? Because that does have to do with the protection. The quarterback has a
responsibility to be able to progress and have decisions, timing and accuracy. So, there’s a
handful. I thought he did some really good things as well and made some great plays off
schedule, did some really good things. But we’ve got to help him out as well with some of
the releases. We’ve got to be better on the perimeter. They had a good plan. They played a
lot of cloud coverage, and they were able to rush us with some four-man rush and get after
us.”
(On if there was something he learned from Rams Head Coach Sean McVay that helped his
progression as a coach) “That’s a good question. I think the project that I was responsible
for so long was the pass drawings. So, I did all the pass drawings for three years while I was
an assistant position coach there. That opportunity gave me an access to Sean that not
maybe every single coach on the staff had, because when you’re responsible to draw the
passes you’ve got to hear it from his mouth in terms of the details, the precision, the
yardage, the depth, the why. You’re getting an inside look at the why behind every pass play.
And I think that’s probably what maybe helped me the most of anything that I was able to
do there was the little finite details that go into just one pass play. We all run smash,
everybody runs curl flat, everybody runs these plays, but the detail in which I learned it
from him because of my access to working with him. I wasn’t saying anything really. I mean,
I’m just sitting in there, he is teaching, he’s coaching, he’s up on the whiteboard, he’s
showing me clips and film examples so that I can draw those plays, but also then pull clips
of those plays to show the coaches and the players. So, I think it was more so that overall
opportunity that I had. Now it’s not a fun job always to—you’re down on the clock rushing
into meetings at 9:00 AM with pass drawings you just finished up and it’s a process. But I
think that definitely—that whole opportunity to be able to draw, so much you talk about to
young coaches, learn vizio, learn how to draw. If you can draw, you may always have a job
and that opportunity was always really cool for me.”
(On who draws plays for him) “[Assistant Wide Receivers Coach] Tyler Tettleton draws.”
(On if the long trip to London is a team bonding experience) “I do. I’ve done it both ways.
Going out early or staying on this time zone obviously and then leaving as late as kind of
possible. It was just something that when we talked about in the offseason, this could be a
possible opportunity for a new everything to maybe be together for an extended period of
time. It just so happens I told the team, what a perfect time for this to come up, that we’re
coming off of a tough loss and we’ve got to face a little adversity as a team. Well now we’re
together for an extended period of time in a new setting, in a different place. Obviously, this
organization has had a lot of familiarity with making this trip and I think our ops, travel,
everybody that is involved really gets it. They just get it. They know how to do this trip. So,
that gave me a lot of confidence to be able to move and say, look, let’s go early and let’s
dive into this thing, get acclimated to the weather, to the fields, to all that stuff. Knowing
that man, the game, the field may be a little bit different than what we’ve been playing in
every day here. The weather, the conditions, just the being out there. That was what really
went into it was just trying to give these guys—I talked to some of the players in the
offseason about what they actually liked as well, and it weighed into it. And we tried to
make the best decision. We did all the pros and cons from a sports science standpoint. We
dove into it and at the end of the day I thought it was just a great opportunity for our team to
be together and to see if we could—right before the bye where we’re not going to see each
other for very long, we just thought it was a great op to get together, to dive into each other
and I do think it came at the perfect time.”
LINEBACKER FOYESADE OLUOKUN
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025
(On his thoughts on going to London on a Monday instead of a Thursday) “I’ve done both. I
think, me personally, I like going over there early. Kind of just less of a chance of maybe
somebody miss-sleeping and then having that affect them right then and there. Let’s say
you go over on a Thursday, you accidentally don’t do the sleep right, you’re definitely going
to be messed up for the game, so you give yourself a little bit of a chance to recover on a
Monday. And then kind of just get the practices done over there, get the lay of the land and
by the time the game’s coming, it’s just ready to be another game instead of having
everything kind of hit you right away.”
(On if he is pleased to be playing one game in London as opposed to two) “I love playing in
London as many times as the team makes me (laughs). No, it’s cool. I think it was a good
camaraderie trip, the past years with two. It’s tough being away from your facility and we
like to play at the ’Bank [EverBank Stadium] and everything, but it was a good way to get
closer to the team. So, we still have a little bit of time out there but just make the most of it
and really own whatever comes up in this trip. Like whoever handles the trip the best
probably has a better chance of winning. So just be on, dial in on our details of what we’re
supposed to be doing out there.”
(On if he can notice the team getting closer after a long trip to London) “For sure, every time
really. One of the times I think we started a win streak after being over there in London, won
two. I think last year we won one of two, and I think that was for the morale, a big thing. Just
winning one over there the second game. Yeah, you have nothing else to do except see your
friends all day, every day, your teammates. Learn more about them, eat with them
everything, instead of going home and getting time apart, you got to really become one with
each other. So, it’s a good opportunity to really—kind of feel like college again. Everybody’s
staying in the same places and eating in the same places. I enjoy the trip for sure.”
(On holding Seattle to 60 rushing yards) “Kind of playing 11 as one, building a wall. We
knew they liked to bounce it a lot, try to hit the edges even on designed interior plays and,
actually they didn’t really run many interior plays to start the game I thought they would
before they tried to hit the stretches. So really just a lot of good physical play and then
hunting to the football. Multiple people hitting the guy before bringing them down.
Whatever we needed to keep getting to the football.”
(On the similarities between the Rams and Seahawks offenses) “Just kind of how they build
the formations really in the same things and then kind of manipulating the second level
with either the run to play action, hitting the strikes right over the [line]backers heads with
the hard run and then a little bit of the jet motion to try to gain a gap or lose a gap, have
people overloaded on the wrong side. Yeah, it’s a good little scheme, but it’s all about
communication and being in the details with alignments and then playing football from
there.”
(On if similarities to the Jaguars offense helps in preparation) “I’m hoping it does. We just
started, so as I’m watching more and more film on them, hopefully I’m able to recognize
some plays and kind of tendencies with their play calling. Obviously, they’ll have their own
little flavor on it but being able to handle the offense with all these motions and shifts and
seeing how they jet motion to Y sift and everything like that for the run plays. Having seen it
you can definitely handle it.”
(On CB Greg Newsome II) “Yeah, just keeping the camaraderie we’re talking about. I think
that’s really the most important part. Just understanding our style of play, what’s needed
from him in that room and then we have all the confidence in them. I know we’ll make a lot
of plays for us, so I’m excited for him. I’ve watched him a couple times, Cleveland, like they
all play very hard, so I’m not worried about how he plays. Just being on the same page as
the safeties and the linebackers and the coverages and then just being in the right spots. I
know he is going to make a lot of plays, so I’m excited for him.”
(On how the defense when it doesn’t produce turnovers) “Yeah, I think you saw kind of
towards the end of the second half we had a whole bunch of stops right away. I think that’s
really the name of the game when you’re not getting turnovers, just get the ball back to the
offense as soon as possible, get off the field and have the offense in good field position. It
kind of became a field-position game, trying to get them as close to the end zone as
possible. Not having them march down the field to have a long drive for the offense. So
that’s really the way to affect the game as a defense is get off the field as soon as possible,
get the ball back to the offense in better field position.”
(On what he saw from LB Ventrell Miller) “His moment, he got a lot of confidence from last
year. Credit to him for staying dialed in, understanding all the calls and he doesn’t really
skip a beat with communication. And he plays hard. He is really fast, physical, slices in the
run game, so he’s always been a playmaker. It’s just getting more and more ops
[opportunities], so I’m excited to see what he can do when his name’s called.”
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN PATRICK MEKARI
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025
(On if he has stayed in London for a full week) “Yeah, I went once. I think it was two years
ago. We stayed for the full week, but we stayed at The Manor, not at The Grove where we’re
staying at this week. Supposedly it’s much different, so I’m looking forward to it.”
(On if the trip will be a good bonding experience) “Yeah, it’s definitely just a week of us
being together. We’re in the building a lot together as it is but then going to like go to your
hotel room, hang out with the guys, spend extra time like that. I think it really shows and it
really pays dividends on the field when you build a relationship off the field. So, I think it’ll
be good.”
(On how the offensive line can improve on the performance last week) “Yeah, it’s definitely
a good learning experience for us. The tape’s out there, so it’s something that we’ve got to
work on and get back to the fundamentals and be on top of our cues with that. And it’s also
kind of just staying out of those positions too, and clicking has an offense, not making so
many mistakes so we could help each other out not being in that position as well.”
(On if it is best to ‘flush’ a poor performance like Sunday) “Yeah, I don’t know. You definitely
flush it at some point, but we got to look at it, take accountability for it. Definitely learn and
grow from it and once those have been set in place, then I think you flush it and you move
on. So, watch the film today. Correct the stuff that needs to be corrected, practice at it this
week, and then not make the same mistakes, focus on the Rams, get better.”
(On why the mistakes may have come back and how to rectify that for the offensive line)
“Why it came back, I’m not sure. I thought we had to get a good week of practice. It’s just
the small assignments, small detail stuff that maybe in the big moment, the big picture gets
overlooked but I think if we just focus on the small things, the big picture kind of becomes
easy. We don’t have to focus on the big picture, it will just come to us. But yeah, too many
penalties just kept beating ourselves and it’s hard enough to beat another NFL opponent,
but if they’re trying to beat us and we beat ourselves, it’s too many uphill battles.”
(On what he has seen from OL Jonah Monheim) “I think he’s a great player. He is a young
kid, but when you talk to him, he doesn’t really seem like a rookie. He doesn’t talk like a
rookie. He knows the offense really well plays hard, plays tough. And first start, he’s going
to get a lot of opportunities in the NFL and keep rolling, keep getting better. Nothing but
great things to say about him. He’s awesome.”
