Liam Coen takes blame for Jaguars' sloppy loss to Rams - ESPN

LONDON — After watching a second consecutive game in which his team started slowly on offense, made numerous mistakes and committed double-digit penalties (including one that wiped out a touchdown), Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen knew exactly who to blame: himself.

«It's definitely frustrating, but just like everybody else in there, you've got to look inward first,» he said after the Jaguars' 35-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. «Like, what am I doing as the head football coach that's not clear right now? How am I communicating these things? How am I and how are we practicing these things?

»That's what I've got to look at, right?"

He'll start doing that on Sunday night's nine-hour flight back to Jacksonville, Florida, and will continue throughout the bye week. Instead of feeling good about the team's 4-3 start — which is a surprise based on preseason expectations — Coen and the staff will be evaluating everything they're doing.

The 28-point loss to the Rams — the worst since a 46-point defeat at the Detroit Lions in Week 11 last season — has dampened the enthusiasm and momentum earned from the victories at San Francisco and over Kansas City on «Monday Night Football» in Weeks 4 and 5.

«I've got to look at the whole thing, ultimately, but not going to stand up here and blame these players,» Coen said. «It starts with me.»

The Jaguars committed 13 penalties for 119 yards — including an illegal block by Jarrian Jones that wiped out Parker Washington's 61-yard punt return for a touchdown — and had four drops (two by Brian Thomas Jr.). They managed only 20 yards in the first quarter and trailed 21-0 with 4:37 to play in the first half.

It didn't get much better after that.

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