No reason for tight ends not to be an asset in system Liam Coen uses

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Liam Coen (UK Athletics Photo)

Kentucky recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow asked new offensive coordinator Liam Coen the question UK football fans have wanted answered for several years. “How are we going to get the tight ends the ball?” Marrow asked Coen during their joint appearance on Kentucky Sports Radio.

Of course, Marrow also coaches the tight ends who have not been a major part of UK’s passing attack since coach Mark Stoops arrived at Kentucky.

“The tight ends in this system have always naturally gotten a lot of targets,” Coen said about his time with the Los Angeles Rams’ offense. “There’s ways that we can game plan, specifically in the red zone or third down matchups, for tight ends to be able to get them on linebackers or on safeties if we can; so really just naturally, those guys get touches they need.”

Coen said there was no reason for the tight ends not to be an “asset” this season and said there is a lot more they can do than what UK did in spring practice.

“Some things we’ve talked about, (we will) really take to the next level from what we installed this spring,” Coen said. “I’m excited about that group and I think we need to have that group play really well for us to be successful, which I know they will.”

2 Responses

  1. Tight Ends always play a role on an offense, and the question is how many times will they get an opportunity to receive a pass rather than block at the LOS or even downfield for other receivers.

    It seems that quick passes over the middle to a tight end are effective in moving the football, but one reason I think is the element of surprise that this play produces on the defense. If the offensive plays shift significantly to this specific play, it may not be nearly as effective.

    I think coaches make play calls based on their experience with the game, the players and the opponent in order to give the team its best chance to win. That formula produces the rush-pass ratio, and the distribution of passes to the host of potential receivers, of which a tight end should always be regarded as a potential receiver on any pass call.

    It will be interesting to see if the new OC will change the rush-pass ratio from that used by Coach Gran, and it will be interesting to see if the passing game produces more, less, or about the same about of yards per attempt.

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