AFC Notes: Liam Coen, Jalen Pitre, Jaguars, Texans, Titans

Jaguars

• Jaguars HC Liam Coen on why he decided to accept the Jacksonville head coaching position: “The opportunity to coach in Tampa was a phenomenal one … I thank them so much for that opportunity.” Said Jaguars “were an opportunity you can’t pass up.” (Greg Auman)
• Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda says to keep an eye on Buccaneers assistant GM Mike Greenberg as a potential replacement for GM Trent Baalke in Jacksonville.

Texans

Texans S Jalen Pitre was asked about his recovery from a torn pectoral and also spoke about his wishes for a long-term contract in Houston.

“My recovery is going well,” Pitre told KPRC 2. “The training staff is doing an unbelievable job of keeping me on track and continuing to challenge me every day. I’m having a lot of fun in there with them and I’m in a good mental space as well. They’re doing a good job of keeping me there for sure. It’s always tough to watch because I obviously want to play, obviously want to be out there with my teammates. But that wasn’t God’s plan this year. So, I’m thankful for Him letting me play those 12 games. I’m thankful. I’m content with where I’m at from an individual standpoint. I continue to learn and I continue to get better as a player. I’m just going to continue to strive to do that. I play for the Houston Texans and I play with so many great players. I’m so thankful to be here. I’m looking forward to the future.”

“I want to be a Texan,” Pitre replied when asked about his future with the team. “I leave all of that paperwork and legal stuff to my agent and them. I know that they’ll figure it out. I’m thankful to be here, for sure. There’s definitely some good things that we did this year. Overall, I think as a defense we learned a lot about ourselves. We learned a lot about the other teams, what they’re trying to do against us. We’re going to continue to use all that knowledge to help us going forward. It’s definitely a lot of positives that came out of this year. I just learned that it’s all about the preparation, all about the things that you put into the week and that’s going to ultimately turn into production on Sunday. I just had a lot of fun with my teammates. I definitely appreciate those 12 games and even the games that I was out because I was still continuing to learn and continuing to get better.”

“Jalen, he’s been a true impact player for us,” Texans HC DeMeco Ryans said when Pitre was injured. *“Just being around the ball, just causing interceptions, forcing fumbles. He’s just been really active, very instinctive player for us. He’s been all over the field. And he’s made a lot of plays for us. And just miss his instincts, miss his playmaking ability, we’re going to miss that. So, we’ve...