NFL Trade Rumors
Chiefs HC Andy Reid said Indianapolis is getting a coach in DC Lou Anarumo who excels at in-game adjustments and is a great defensive mind.
“He has done a great job against us with in-game adjustments, and I think most of the guys in the league on the offensive side would tell you the same thing,” Reid said, via The Athletic. “His adjustments are strong and spot on normally.”
Anarumo was let go from Cincinnati after the team failed to make the playoffs and saw them give up over 28 points per game.
“All of this starts and ends with me,” Anarumo said. “How we play is certainly my responsibility. The players have done a fantastic job of preparing, practicing with energy, giving us our best. Proud of the way we’ve gone about that. I need to do a better job of making sure it shows up on Sundays. I’ve got to do better.”
Colts GM Chris Ballard admitted that some players weren’t playing hard enough last year and he needed to do a better job of creating competition.
“I didn’t do a good enough job creating enough competition throughout the roster and (keeping) everybody on edge,” Ballard said. “There has to be real stress within that locker room, an uncomfortability that, ‘If I don’t play well enough, my ass will not be on the field playing.’”
Ballard said without hesitation that he’ll be able to use the team’s cap space to upgrade the roster this offseason.
“We have to do a better job identifying the free agents that we want to sign and then being able to close the deal on them,” Ballard said. “And that’s up to me. It really is. … Mr. Irsay, he’ll let me do what I need to do.”
Jaguars HC Liam Coen released a statement on joining the team, via Adam Schefter.
*“Becoming the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars is an opportunity of a lifetime and one that I am going to run with to instill a championship culture and winning tradition here in Duval. This doesn’t happen without the support and opportunities that my family and I have been afforded throughout my career, especially during this past season in Tampa Bay. We thank Todd Bowles for his continued support and the entire Buccaneers organization for the experience and know they will have success ahead. Most of all, we are grateful to Shad Khan for his belief in what we will bring to the Jaguars. We will work tirelessly to reward his confidence. As head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, I will hire a first-class coaching staff, establish a distinctive and effective brand of football on both sides of the ball, and our players will live for the black and teal. Shad and Jaguars fans should expect nothing less, and that’s what we plan to deliver and more. My wife Ashley and our family are honored to be here and a part of the Jacksonville community. We are...
