Coen played down the situation this week while in Phoenix, revealing that the topic became a joke for several coaches gathered in the desert.
“Sean [McVay] was killing Kyle [Shanahan] and Saleh about sign theft, and they were killing me to keep their name out of my mouth,” Coen said, also via ESPN. “It was fun. I have a ton of respect for Kyle, for Robert and these guys.”
In the moment, the image of Coen barking at Saleh was amusing and fueled early season conversation. Months later, both sides can laugh about it as a thing of the past.
“We’re all finding those edges in different ways to try to motivate your team, motivate yourself, motivate your community,” Coen said. “I mean, we’re all doing it constantly.
“And then when those things can happen, we joke about them afterwards and when we’re here, but we can all appreciate it because we all respect what we’re doing and how we all do in different ways.”