The New England Patriots are pro football’s model franchise, and their success over the past two decades speaks for itself. In a copy-cat league like the NFL, other clubs are obviously looking to One Patriot Place in order to improve and the team’s coaching staff is a popular place to start. Just last year, the Detroit Lions — already employing a former Patriot as general manager — hired way the club’s defensive coordinator, Matt Patricia.
This year, New England’s coaches are again popular names on the head coaching market: two teams have requested interviews with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, while five have their eyes on the team’s de-facto defensive coordinator Brian Flores.