Coaching Changes Announced

[VrabelMayeWin]

Steve Belichick to Safeties coach.
Brian Flores to LB coach.

Doug Kyed ?@DougKyed 1m1 minute ago
Steve Belichick has been promoted to Patriots safeties coach.


Doug Kyed ?@DougKyed 41s41 seconds ago
Former Patriots safeties coach Brian Flores will coach linebackers in 2016.

As we knew, Scar is back as OL coach.

Doug Kyed ?@DougKyed 58s58 seconds ago
Jerry Schulpinski will assist Josh McDaniels as Patriots quarterback coach.

He was the other coaching assistant along with Steve Belichick.

Mike Reiss ?@MikeReiss 22s22 seconds ago
Moses Cabrera has been elevated from assistant strength/conditioning coach to head position. James Hardy is his assistant.

 

[signbabybrady]

That Stephen Belichick is rising fast the rest of the NFL better watch out. Heir apparent to Bill.

 

[JMC00]

So it seems Brian Flores will be the next DC if Patricia gets a HC job

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

So it seems Brian Flores will be the next DC if Patricia gets a HC job

Looks that way. I thought Patrick Graham was the next in line but it appears Flores was (I doubt Graham would have left in a lateral move had he been next in line).

Flores had better watch out for that new Safeties coach, though, he could be a fast riser . . .

 

[Mike the Brit]

So it seems Brian Flores will be the next DC if Patricia gets a HC job

Don't rule out Brendan Daly.

 

[Kontradiction]

Congrats to Steve Belichick on the promotion. Following in his dad's footsteps. Why fire the strength and conditioning coach out on his ass, though, just to keep his assistant and put him in the top position? If you're firing someone, wouldn't you want to start fresh and hire them from the outside?

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

Don't rule out Brendan Daly.

I'm assuming Flores is next up, Bill moved Patricia around the position coaches before becoming DC which probably bodes well for Flores.

 

[Sicilian]

Makes sense. Safeties might be the only position grouping on the team where Stephen is older than all the players.

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

Why fire the strength and conditioning coach out on his ass, though, just to keep his assistant and put him in the top position? If you're firing someone, wouldn't you want to start fresh and hire them from the outside?

Nash went to Detroit, as you know their GM was here, I am not sure he was fired.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Greatest Brian Flores Moment: "Malcolm, go!"

 

[jah]

Congrats to Steve Belichick on the promotion. Following in his dad's footsteps. Why fire the strength and conditioning coach out on his ass, though, just to keep his assistant and put him in the top position? If you're firing someone, wouldn't you want to start fresh and hire them from the outside?

You'd think that, but I guess it's the same reason why some interim HCs get hired (although it never seems to work out).

 

[JarOfMayo51]

That Stephen Belichick is rising fast the rest of the NFL better watch out. Heir apparent to Bill.

Haha man can you even imagine how angry Goodell and the other 31 would be if there was a Belichick family dynasty here with Steve taking over in 5 or so years for the next 20+ years

Steve needs to get busy on making his heir now!

Brady already took care of his end of the deal

 

[JMC00]

Why fire the strength and conditioning coach out on his ass, though, just to keep his assistant and put him in the top position?

Maybe the assistant has his own approach and wasn't just a sheep?

 

[Kontradiction]

Nash went to Detroit, as you know their GM was here, I am not sure he was fired.

It was pretty widely reported that he was fired.

Report: Patriots fire strength and conditioning coach Harold Nash

Report: Patriots part ways with strength and conditioning coach Harold Nash

 

[Marqui]

How old is Steve?

 

[Kontradiction]

Maybe the assistant has his own approach and wasn't just a sheep?

I'd certainly hope so for the team's sake. Whatever they were doing was not cutting the mustard. 2013 and 2015 were absolute abominations as far as injuries were concerned.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Congrats to Steve Belichick on the promotion. Following in his dad's footsteps. Why fire the strength and conditioning coach out on his ass, though, just to keep his assistant and put him in the top position? If you're firing someone, wouldn't you want to start fresh and hire them from the outside?

It depends. If leadership thought a change needed to be made at the top, its commonplace to phase out managers, groom- then promote their subordinates if the though that they would do a better job.

As you say its also common to wipe out entire departments b/c the entire bushel was rotten.

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

How old is Steve?

28. Same age Bill was when he got his first Position Coach job.

(actually I think he's 29).

 

[ViperGTS]

How old is Steve?

29 or 30.

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

It was pretty widely reported that he was fired.

Report: Patriots fire strength and conditioning coach Harold Nash

Report: Patriots part ways with strength and conditioning coach Harold Nash

You're right that's how it was worded. But he signed right up with Quinn so who knows.