HEAD COACH LIAM COEN
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025
(On the fun he has as a play caller when he can trick the defense) “Yeah, I think the key was
having been on schedule with no negative plays, really, we had two negative plays total on
the day. I know it maybe looks like – I’ve got asked this now two or three times that new
plays and none of these plays were new. They were plays that we’ve had on the call sheet or
that we’ve been kind of repping that you can get off, and you can get on schedule and stay
on schedule for extended periods of time allowed us to be able to execute some calls that
we had ready to go and had practiced for the last few weeks. So great job by the guys
staying on schedule, playing physically, moving the chains, running the football the way we
did that definitely makes it more fun to be able to go call it and just have the confidence as
a play caller knowing that when you are executing at a high level, it doesn’t matter what the
play is called, they’re going to go and make it work and a lot of that showed up yesterday.”
(On if the team can always play with the intensity they have off of a loss) “Yeah, I think
ultimately, we now owe it to each other to play that way for the rest of the year as much as
possible. And see what the result is. That’s got to be our mindset as a team is like we owe it
to each other now, to put that on tape as much as possible for the remainder of the season
and let the results be what they may. And if we can approach it that way and find the inner
mindset every week that you have to get yourself in a position to go compete like that every
week as a team, and each player has to get themselves there and it’s our jobs to get the
units there. So hopefully, we can understand that moving forward.”
(On what he saw out of RB Bhayshul Tuten) “Yeah, both those guys were in and out. We ran
it 47 times, so you’re just naturally not trying to put too much on one guy one way or the
other. So I thought Tuten ran hard, he ran downhill, couple third down runs, got us vertical.
He did a really nice job and then obviously so did T.J. [Travis Etienne Jr.] and LeQuint [RB
LeQuint Allen Jr.], but Tuten has been practicing better and better and as much as we can
continue to get him involved the better our offense is.”
(On if he is enjoying the process of learning about the team) “Yeah, that’s part of the journey
of being in this role and being in this organization, being in this opportunity is you’re able to
learn every week. And as we know in life, just like football, the best lessons usually come
when you go through something hard. And so that not only helps us as players and as
coaches and as a team, but it helps us as people grow and learn and that’s ultimately what
the essence of sport does. And so that is what we’ve talked about a lot. And for me
personally in my first time doing this job, you’re able to learn about the people you’re
associated with, the people that are in your building, the kind of players that you have, what
they’re made of, and what makes these guys respond and what helps them get to the place
where we have to get to mentally to go play a game like we just did. And you’re finding new
things about your team every week, so it is part of the journey. You want to be able to see
that kind of level of execution and passion and energy every week. That’s the standard.
That’s the opportunity we have. And that’s the challenge though of coaching and playing in
the NFL is doing it week in and week out.”
(On if players who were here in 2024 appreciate the results this season more) “Yeah, I think
a number of players, I spoke to this past week that were on the team last year that we
needed to have some just good, honest, open conversations throughout the week and a
number of those guys did respond this past week with the right mindset and mentality and
want to do right and want to help be a part of change and help be a part of the reason why
we continue to hopefully elevate and raise the standard here. So, I know meaningful
games, playing meaningful games in November and December are earned opportunities
and the way that we go and approach each week is what gives us the opportunity and gives
us that right. And ultimately, I think everybody that’s been here or that is here now, new,
whatever, rookies, free agents. I think we all see how we have to prepare and play for us to
have success.”
(On the middle toss play) “Yeah, it just gets the ball back a little bit deeper to them
immediately. Gets the ball in their hands with more depth than just maybe a handoff does
sometimes. And now it gives the defense maybe an illusion that it’s going wider than it is
and it was able to then kind of wind back as it was designed as a tight zone run. So, it helps
get the second and third level, maybe a little bit more lateral with the motion that was kind
of associated with it and then bringing the other tight end back across to create some
misdirection inside to make their eyes get a little bit dirtier than maybe you’re really making
it. So, it was definitely a good job by our offensive line coaches and run game guys kind of
coming up with a scheme and the players going and executing at a high level.”
(On OL Ezra Cleveland’s toughness playing through injury) “Yeah, really proud of Ezra. We
needed him. He responded, he’s violent. He wants to play, he’s explosive. He is one of our
most explosive players on the team. He showed that in the offseason workouts. Ezra wants
to play with a mean streak and kind of beat you in a phone booth and he has the
opportunity to do that. He can beat you at the second level and he has some great finishes
on some runs down the field, especially late in that game on the last drive where he is
finishing guys about five, seven yards down the field. So needed him, stepped up in a big
way, and going to continue to need that moving forward from Ezra.”
(On DLs Danny Striggow and B.J. Green II) “Danny, B.J., [TE] Quintin Morris, it’s the epitome
of what you want your team to be, is guys earning the right through via special teams,
playing their asses off on special teams, doing their job in practice, doing their job every
day, earning the opportunities on special teams, playing well, and then an earning
opportunity to impact the game on Sundays on offense or defense. That’s it. That’s what it
should be. That’s how it has to be and that’s how you earn time here. And those guys have
earned it. They’ve earned it in practice every single day and it showed up on Sunday where
these guys are impacting the game in a positive way. And they earn those opportunities and
that’s the way our team needs to continue to build off of.”
(On if he has spoken to injured players about their role once they are healthy again) “Yeah, I
think those guys, they’re trying to get back. I know they both were trying to get back in the
fray this week and we’ll take it day-by-day and week-by-week with those guys. But yeah, I
think they saw a team that they obviously want to be associated with, they want to be
involved in, they want to go help make plays for and do it for four quarters. And ultimately,
that message is going to continue to be sent throughout the locker room and spread
throughout this building is that, ‘Hey man, we’ve got to play pissed off and efficient and
execute like that for four quarters.’ Everybody, that’s the standard. And ultimately if you’re
not able to do that, then hey, that’s the case. It is what it is, but everybody I think wants to
be involved and as much as those guys do as well.”
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN DANNY STRIGGOW
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025
(On what it is like to see teammate DE Josh Hines-Allen break the franchise sack record)
“Yeah, it’s cool to be a part of such a big moment for him. I get to see all the behind the
scenes stuff of how he works and what he puts in, not just on Sundays, but every day
throughout the week on and off the field. It’s cool to kind of see him have that moment and
get to be a part of that with the rest of the guys in the room because we all know that he
deserves it. He’s a guy that’s very deserving of holding that honor and he’s going to continue
to build upon it.”
(On practicing with the first team offense and seeing Head Coach Liam Coen’s creativity)
“Yeah, definitely. There’s some plays that we see and we’re like, ‘Ah, I haven’t seen that one
before.’ It’s cool to see it in practice and then you go watch the offense during the game and
they run the same play and it works really well and you’re like, ‘Oh, okay. I see what’s
unfolding now.’ But yeah, it’s awesome to be able to go up against those guys in practice
every day. Obviously, it makes us better on the show team, but also, it’s cool just to see
them practicing that stuff. They’re tuned into the details and everything, and then you go
see them execute it on Sundays. It really shows how locked in those guys are, the coaching
staff, the players, everybody that’s part of the execution of that. It’s cool to see those things
unfold on Sundays.”
(On learning from the defensive line room around him) “Yeah, I’ve talked—I probably sound
like a broken record at this point, but having such a heavy veteran presence in that room
has been huge for us young guys. And just being able to absorb the knowledge that’s in that
room. These guys have seen so much football, and I’ve joked around with some of them
about where I was when they played their first NFL Snap and some of them, it was like you
were in the NFL before I played my first varsity snap in high school. So, I like to joke around
with them about that. But on a serious note, there’s so much information in there and
they’ve forgotten more about the game than I’ve seen. And so, it’s awesome to be able to
just hear the way they think, hear how they see the game and then have them pass down
some information that can be super helpful for me early on in my NFL career.”
(On if he can tell early on if the team is succeeding in the trenches) “I think you don’t really
realize it in the game. It’s more so when you go back and look at it on film, like the D-line
was clicking really well yesterday. They’re rushing together. In the run game, we’re working
really well together. You don’t really—obviously you feel it, you feel the success out there
but you’re still thinking that next play mentality. Good play, bad play, next play. It’s really
when you go watch the film, it’s like, okay, how did this set up this, and how did this set up
this. You kind of see how well the group was clicking, how well the defense and the team
was clicking all day when you go back and watch the tape. But when you’re out there, you’re
really just trying to stay keyed into the next play because if you ride those highs and lows,
that’s when you start to make mistakes and you start to not play as fast. So, you just try to
stay locked in to that next play mentality.”
WIDE RECEIVER TIM PATRICK
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025
(On his receiving touchdown from QB Trevor Lawrence) “So, we had that play in for a couple
weeks now, and it’s just one of those plays defenses have kind of picked up when I’m in
those tighter splits. They expect a pin block and it’s a sweep or a jet sweep or something
like that. So, they were expecting that and I kind of sold, like I was trying to pin him, and I
held it for a little bit and threw him off and caught a touchdown. It was a great play call
versus the perfect defense for it.”
(On how a win like yesterday can impact the whole season) “It’s huge. It’s one of those
games where you kind of size yourself up and see where you guys are at and how we could
finish the season. That team was seven and three at the time. One of the hottest teams in
the NFL that people think is a really good team. And we went out there and showed them
that we have that caliber—but we showed that we’re a good team and when we put it all
together that we could go out there and beat anybody.”
(On playing for a creative offensive minded head coach especially) “It’s fun, being a part of
offense similar last year [in Detroit] it really opened my eyes of like how smart these play
callers are nowadays. And Liam is up right there with him [former Lions Offensive
Coordinator Ben Johnson] and he does so many things to put the defense on their heels to
second guess themselves. And he puts us in the right place most of the time and all we
have to do is go out there and make the play. He makes it easy for us.”
(On the offense producing with injuries to key players) “It’s been fun. It’s allowing other guys
to thrive, but also when those guys do come back, the coaching staff will have trust in
everybody. Anybody could go out there and make plays, but at the end of the day, [WR]
Brian Thomas [Jr.] is one hell of a talent, one hell of a player and there’s some things some
of us can’t do that he can do. So, getting him back is going to be huge for our offense.”
(On how he thought Head Coach Liam Coen would handle the bounce back) “I was more
interested to see how we would bounce back as a team. You go through a week, obviously
you don’t talk to everybody on the team every day or every week. And it was just one of
those things where I just wanted to see if we would come out with the same fight as we did
in Houston and we did exactly that. But this time it was just a different type of energy where
we knew the lead wasn’t safe after what happened last week, and we made sure we kept
our foot on the throttle the whole time.”
(On Coen’s reliability with the players) “He’s probably the most relatable head coach I’ve
ever had, so I would put him up there.”
(On why Coen is the most relatable coach he’s had) “I had [Lions Head Coach] Dan
Campbell. It’s hard not to be intimidated by him. I had [former Broncos Head Coach] Vic
Fangio, I’m pretty sure he’s in his seventies. I had [former Broncos Head Coach] Vance
Joseph, I’ve had [former Broncos Head Coach] Nathaniel Hackett, I had [Broncos Head
Coach] Sean Payton and out of all those guys Liam was the most relatable. I don’t know. I
feel like just probably because we’re not too far off age wise. He’s a player’s coach, but he
knows when to be tough at the same time.”
(On getting to know WR Jakobi Meyers) “It’s been super fun. Super fun. It’s crazy because
when I first signed my deal, my big deal, he was one of the first people to reach out to me.
And ever since then I’ve been watching his game and just to see we have similar traits,
similar mentality when it comes to football. And to meet a guy and have an expectation
about him and him to live up to that expectation has been amazing. Energy’s crazy. And at
the end of the day, we want to make the defense or the DBs give up. That’s kind of our
game. Make them give up. In the pass game, in the run game, in every aspect of football, we
want them to give up by the end of the game. And it’s been a pleasure playing with him
these past two games.”
(On blocking and being part of a successful run game) “It’s fun. People don’t realize it. The
run game helps you get open in the pass game. If you make it all look the same, the
defender never knows what you’re going to do. Is he going in to block or is he going in to run
a route? And it’s one of those things I embrace because the one year I did embrace it, I had
one of my best years because it kept the DBs on his toes all game. If I just jog off the ball to
block somebody, they know it’s a run. When I sprint, they know it’s the pass. If I do the
same thing every play, they never know. In this league, you’ve always got to find the edge
and that’s one of my edges.”
(On if the touchdown was an example of his play style) “Yeah, it was exactly an example. Do
you see how easy that was (laughs)?”
