Bucs OC Liam Coen as a HC candidate [Schefter: Coen is staying in Tampa on a new contract] [A reverse…Jags hire Coen as HC]

Pocket Hercules said

I'm really curious to know the true back stories on why we aren't interviewing Coen or Johnson. I know we have heard that Johnson said "no thanks", but even if that is true, Coen is not in a position to turn away interviews. Is there something about him that our FO doesn't like?

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Don't know about Johnson, but it probably has to do with our QB situation. Rumor is he turned down the interview.

As far as Coen, apparently DA tried to interview him his first year but Coen refused the interview. We then offered him the job without an interview and he turned that down to go work for McVay. Then last year Coen apparently wanted an interview when we were replacing Carmichael, but DA refused the interview. So, I'm thinking there could be some bad blood one way or the other.

Underhill provided that info. He didn't say there was bad blood, but the way he was talking it sounded like it was personal one way or another.