Report: Belichick, New England Patriots Make Call On Defensive Coordinator For 2019

The New England Patriots are in the center of all events now, and fans are really focused on their coaching staff. The Patriots nation is worried about one particular position – the defensive coordinator.

The team hasn’t appointed a person to fill this position. Brian Flores called defensive plays in the 2018 season, but he is now the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. The Patriots hired Greg Schiano, but he left the position.

Ben Volin of The Boston Globe believes that head coach Bill Belichick will take the role.

“One role not mentioned — defensive coordinator. The Patriots still don’t have one after Greg Schiano left abruptly in March after one month on the job.

“The buzz I am hearing from a league source is that Bill Belichick will simply call defensive plays himself this fall. This same source also told me Bielema would become defensive line coach, which I was going to write in this space before it was confirmed on Friday.”

WEEI’s Ryan Hannable discussed the empty position.

“On Friday, the Patriots’ assistant coaches met with the media for the first time this offseason and there it was learned who will be coaching which positions in the upcoming season,” Hannable wrote. “The coaching staff saw a lot of turnover this offseason, but there was a lot of internal promotions meaning not many new faces. It’s worth noting there does not appear to be an official defensive coordinator. There wasn’t last year, although it was known Brian Flores was calling the plays.

“Bill Belichick isn’t big on titles, so this isn’t a huge deal, but it does make the question worth asking — who is calling the plays? The obvious answer would be Belichick, although it’s worth considering the last time he called the plays for the defense the team finished with only five wins (2000). Other options could be Bret Bielema (defensive line coach), or maybe even an outside the box option in Jerod Mayo (inside linebackers coach). It will likely take until perhaps the preseason to get an answer, but this could make for some good discussion until then. Belichick, who just turned 67 years old, has to be the favorite for the job, but it wouldn’t be a complete surprise if it were someone else.”

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