Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen was officially introduced as a coach for the Bucs on Tuesday, and of course, he made his thoughts and philosophies on the offense clear in his press conference.
Coen, who served as the Kentucky Wildcats’ offensive coordinator last year, is a disciple of Sean McVay dating back to Coen’s time with the Los Angeles Rams. As such his offense is similar to that of current Chicago Bears coordinator Shane Waldron’s, who inspired Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales when the two were together at Seattle. Coen’s offense may be very similar, but his philosophies and thoughts on personnel usage are not one-to-one.
Here are a few tidbits from how Coen views the offensive side of the ball: