The Patriots could be losing another assistant coach.
There are plenty of reports out there that indicate wide receivers coach Chad O'Shea will follow Brian Flores to Miami to become the Dolphins' new offensive coordinator. O'Shea is in his 10th season with the Patriots, and while he's had notable years in the past, he's really made his bones as a coach this season; as the Patriots have faced unprecedented turnover at the wide receiver position, O’Shea has distinguished himself as a coach who has been ready to deal with just about anything. It's also worth mentioning he has had his fingerprints on other aspects of offensive game-planning, and has also been an offensive signal-caller in the preseason on multiple occasions.
(For what it's worth, we write about the possibility of him becoming New England's offensive coordinator when it looked like there was a possibility of Josh McDaniels leaving earlier this year. Check out that story here.)
It's debatable if there's another assistant who is well-positioned to succeed O'Shea, but one name that has been mentioned is Jerry Schuplinski, who is the assistant quarterbacks coach. Schuplinski, in his third year at his current position, has earned a rep as a dedicated assistant who has helped shepherd the likes of Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett when they were with the Patriots.
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The Patriots had another day of perfect attendance at practice Thursday, according to those on the scene. We'll get the full update a little later on Thursday, but when it comes to the Super Bowl, this New England team is historically healthy.
How rare is it that the Patriots don’t have a player listed on their initial injury report? Per @ESPNStatsInfo, in the last five Super Bowls, every team had at least one injury listed on its initial Super Bowl injury report.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) January 24, 2019
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