Less than a week after first reports that Taylor Embree was among a group of assistant coaches leaving New England, the New England Patriots have found his successor as running backs coach. Tony Dews, who previously coached with the Tennessee Titans and most recently the New York Jets, will take over for Embree under new Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.
What does the hire mean for the team, though? Let’s take a big-picture look at it.
Familiar face, to a degree
Dews joining Mike Vrabel in New England does not come as a surprise.