Jaguars' Rivalry With Titans Could Take Another Turn

Coen and Saleh had a, well, interesting run-in after the Jaguars' Week 4 win over the 49ers. Saleh had said during the week that Coen's staff and the McVay tree in general had the best and most sophisticated "sign-stealing" system in football.

Saleh would go on to later say he meant it in a complimentary sense, but Coen and the Jaguars clearly took offense and Coen told Saleh to keep his name out of his mouth, and so forth as Saleh and Coen were seperated by players and the Jaguars left with a road win.

"It is all good. Whatever happened on Sunday doesn't change how I feel. In my heart, I genuinely was trying to give a compliment and I own the fact that I probably used the wrong choice of words, but however you want to word it, I mean, they're really, really good at putting their players in position to be successful," Saleh said to 49ers media the next week.

It was one of the early big wins in Coen's first season, and one of the early signs of what kind of edge the Jaguars' new head coach brought. Coen already checked a lot of sought-after boxes as a young play-caller with experience playing quarterback and coaching the position. But this week showed he had the intensity that can set the tone for a team and a season.

If Saleh gets the Titans job, it will be his program vs. Coen's for twice a year. Even with a likely buried hatchet, that should make for appointment viewing for a rivalry that has been too one-sided in recent seasons.

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