There are many moving parts on the New England Patriots, and nobody seems to know how they’ll eventually fit — if it all.
What’s the deal with the offensive coaching staff? Will there be an official defensive coordinator? Why was Eliot Wolf not promoted to replace Dave Ziegler? We currently don’t have concrete answers to those questions.
However, insight probably can be found by taking a closer look at an ongoing situation that’s taken on an increasingly popular nickname: “the brain drain.”
Since beating the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII, the Patriots have lost 10 coaching assistants, if you include the reportedly retirement-bound Ivan Fears.