New coordiators and position coaches hired

Incoming head coach Brian Flores could bring a fellow New England Patriots assistant with him to run the Miami Dolphins offense.

Flores, who can’t be named Dolphins coach until after the New England Patriots face the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Feb. 3 in Atlanta, will attempt to hire Patriots receivers coach Chad O’Shea as the Dolphins’ offensive coordinator, according to a league source.

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Flores has worked alongside O’Shea since 2009. This former college quarterback at Marshall and the University of Houston, where he played in 18 games, is viewed as one of the NFL’s up and coming offensive minds.

If Miami does lure O’Shea, convincing him to leave New England, he’ll become a first-time playcaller on any level.

Last year it was widely speculated that O’Shea either would join Josh McDaniels in Indianapolis, if he took the Colts job, or would replace him in New England as the offensive coordinator.

When McDaniels stayed in New England, pulling out of the Colts job at the last minute, so did O’Shea. This year O’Shea was reportedly a candidate for the Lions opening, potentially joining former Patriots assistant Matt Patricia, but he never interviewed for the position that was filled by the hiring of Darrell Bevell last week.

"Chad's unbelievable," McDaniels told MassLive.com last year. "He's incredibly responsible for any and all of our success in the red zone. He does a lot of that work and prepares us well for that situation in the game."

O'Shea's career path doesn't align with the typical trajectory of Patriots assistants. He didn’t spend a decade working his way up New England’s organization like Flores did.

O'Shea began coaching in the college ranks, where he coached receivers, tight ends, and special teams at the University of Houston and Southern Mississippi. He left Southern Miss in 2002 to take a volunteer job with the Kansas City Chiefs, working under Dick Vermeil.

He spent three seasons as offensive assistant/wide receivers coach for the Minnesota Vikings (2006-08) before Bill Belichick, who worked with O'Shea's father, Mike, on the Baltimore Colts staff in 1975, brought him to New England as the team’s receiver coach in 2009.

rightchea wrote:To be honest I don't think that he has been hired yet but Chad would be a good addition for the Miami coaching staff.

according to an NFL Network report on Monday, former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive line coach Marion Hobby and Robbie Leonard, who spent last year as the New York Giants outside linebackers coach, will also be joining Flores’ staff in Miami. SiriusXM also reported Monday night that Miami will hire former Jaguars offensive line coach Pat Flaherty.

Flores is putting together a very experienced coaching staff. Most of the guys coming on board are supposedly known as good teachers...which would be a nice change from the Gase era of "do what I tell you and shut up".

scotgif wrote:They did however keep the RB and CB coaches. All the others, as should be, are gone.

And, the Phins are supposedly talking with Dom Capers about a defensive assistant position.