The reigning world champions keep losing assistant coaches: as was reported earlier today by the Boston Globe’s Jim McBride, New England Patriots defensive line coach Brendan Daly will leave the club to join the Kansas City Chiefs. According to the report, Daly will assume a similar role with the club that finished second in the AFC after being defeated at home by the Patriots in the conference title game. Daly originally joined New England as a defensive assistant in 2014 before being promoted to coach the line one year later. He held the role ever since and was instrumental in turning the Patriots into one of the NFL’s best pass rushing teams over the course of the 2018 season: Daly helped develop the likes of Trey Flowers, Malcom Brown, Deatrich Wise Jr. and Adam Butler into a solid group of linemen alongside more seasoned players like Lawrence Guy. With him now joining the Chiefs, the Patriots will need to replace another coach: the 43-year old is the third defensive coach and fifth overall to leave the club over the last week. Linebackers coach and de facto defensive coordinator Brian Flores has accepted the head coaching position with the Miami Dolphins, while cornerbacks coach Josh Boyer as well as wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea and assistant quarterbacks coach Jerry Schupliski will join him. As a result, Steve Belichick is the only defensive assistant coach returning in 2019. While a defensive coordinator is reportedly already found in Greg Schiano, the other positions will still need to be filled — either by defensive assistants Mike Pellegrino or Brian Belichick, or by external hires tied to Schiano. Needless to say, however, that Daly leaving is another obstacle the team will need to overcome as it tries to defend its title.<doc-sep>Marcus Smart Says He Has Heard Racist Remarks From Celtics Fans: 'It's Sad And Sickening'Asked about Kyrie Irving's comments about Boston fans, Celtics guard Marcus Smart said that he is hoping that the Boston crowd will treat all players -- whether they're in a Celtics or a Nets uniform -- with respect. Jayson Tatum Good To Go For Celtics-Nets Game 3Celtics forward Jayson Tatum practiced on Thursday and is good to go for Friday night's must-win Game 3 against the Brooklyn Nets. Jalen Mills Explains Why He Switched To No. 2 With PatriotsJalen Mills says switching to No. 2 is cool, but it also has a deeper meaning for the new Patriots defensive back. 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Please feel free to fact check me (Lions 2018 staff — here; Patriots 2017 staff — here), but I looked at every position on the coaching staffs, from head coach to strength and conditioning. Assistants Leaving with Brian Flores ~ Chad O’Shea and (reportedly) Jerry Schuplinski Miami Dolphins Hire #Patriots WR Coach Chad O’Shea As New Offensive Coordinator: https://t.co/TvHkJjKl9E — WBZ Boston Sports (@wbzsports) February 6, 2019 Brian Flores is reportedly taking Jerry Schuplinski with him to Miami https://t.co/AjlUC9tHeq — WEEI (@WEEI) February 4, 2019 Now, what does this all mean? One could argue nepotism became Adam Gase’s achilles heel, how is this scenario different? There’s a system of checks and balances on Brian Flores’ staff as it relates to nepotism and proven commodities, or at least the intention appears to be there depending on whether individuals accept the job or not. Bring my WR coach and assistant QB coach to be the new offensive coordinator and QB coach? OK, let’s bring in Jim Caldwell, too. Patrick Graham (previous coaching experience with Flores) gets paired with Dom Capers. Again, to be transparent, nothing official has happened with Schuplinski, Graham, Caldwell, or Capers — but there’s enough smoke to know there’s at least some embers developing, whether or not it turns robust enough to melt our marshmallows. The thought process is clear: a complementary coaching staff. It’s tough to get multiple assistants from the New England Patriots, period. Brian Flores has been able to pry at least one, likely two. It’s a coup in itself. According to NFL rules, teams can block interviews with assistant coaches under contract, as long as the requested interview is not for a head coaching position. Let’s just say New England breaks knows the rules as well as anyone. You may rightfully be unimpressed with the comparison to Matt Patricia, but we can gather that maybe, just maybe, Flores is trying to learn from his predecessors’ mistakes. If Flores is to be the first Patriots assistant coach to leave the nest and find success, it’ll start right here and right now with the formulation of his coaching staff. You don’t have to let your jadedness or cynicism go anywhere, but when you compare the last two key defensive coaching cogs to leave Foxborough for head coaching positions and the Patriots colleagues they’d take with them, know that the score is Flores one (probably two), Patricia glazed donut. AUTHOR UPDATE: Flores now has 3 confirmed Patriots assistants joining him — proof<doc-sep>
The Miami Dolphins on Friday announced the 16 members of new head coach Brian Flores' coaching staff and it has a decidedly Patriots flavor. Chad O’Shea, the former Patriots receivers coach, will be the Dolphins new offensive coordinator. Cornerbacks coach Josh Boyer will be the Dolphins defensive pass game coordinator/cornerbacks coach. Assistant quarterbacks coach Jerry Schuplinski left in a lateral move to become Miami’s assistant quarterbacks coach. Flores, the Patriots linebackers coach and defensive play-caller, was named the Dolphins head coach on Monday. He reportedly will be replaced on the Patriots staff by Greg Schiano. The 2019 season will be the first as an offensive coordinator for O’Shea. He came to the Patriots in 2009 and served as the receivers coach for 10 seasons. Had Josh McDaniels left for Indianapolis last season, O’Shea likely would have become the Patriots offensive coordinator. “Chad is extremely smart, innovative and hard working. He brings a lot of energy to practice and meetings,” Flores said in the release. “Chad has a great rapport with players. He has earned the trust of a lot of guys he has worked with from Randy Moss to Wes Welker to Julian Edelman. Chad has gotten the most out of his players from the 10 years I have been around him.” Boyer joined the Patriots organization in 2006 as a defensive assistant. From 2009-2011, he was the team’s defensive backs coach. Boyer was named the Patriots cornerbacks coach in 2012 and coached the likes of Aqib Talib, Darrelle Revis and Stephon Gilmore. In 10 seasons with the defensive backs, Boyer coached five Pro Bowlers. Schuplinski came to the Patriots in 2013 as an offensive assistant. He was named the assistant quarterbacks coach in 2016 working under McDaniels. Now, he’ll work with Jim Caldwell, the former NFL head coach of Indianapolis and Detroit, who was named the assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach for Miami. He reportedly was set to leave with McDaniels when the offensive coordinator nearly left Foxboro for Indianapolis last season. Other Patriot-related names include former Patriots linebacker coach Patrick Graham (Dolphins defensive coordinator), former Patriots tight end coach George Godsey (Dolphins tight ends coach), and former Patriots receiver Tiquan Underwood (Dolphins quality control coach). As to who replaces O’Shea, Boyer and Schuplinski, the Patriots often promote within. Last season, coaching assistants included Brian Belichick (Bill Belichick’s youngest son), DeMarcus Covington, Mike Pellegrino, Cole Popovich and Atif Austin.