Chad O’Shea could have a big impact on Mike Gesicki’s career
By Brian Miller
The Miami Dolphins are expected to bring Chad O’Shea to Miami as the offensive coordinator and he could do a lot to help Mike Gesicki.
When the Miami Dolphins officially announce the hiring of Brian Flores as the 13th head coach in Dolphins history, he is expected to bring WR coach Chad O’Shea with him as the O.C. O’Shea may be the right guy for Mike Gesicki.
When the Dolphins take the field in 2019 they expect second year tight-end Mike Gesicki to make big strides from his lackluster rookie campaign. Traditionally, tight-ends struggle in year one on an NFL team. There are blocking assignments and routes to learn as well as defensive schemes and of course rapport with the quarterback.
In 2018 Gesicki got lessons in blocking and everything else pretty much ended their. When Adam Gase arrived fans and media expected to see the same type of offense that was run in Denver with Julius Thomas where the tight-end was a featured position on the field. In three years that never happened.
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Chad O’Shea has been running the Patriots receivers group since 2009 and while he won’t come to Miami with a “tight-end” focus like Gase did, O’Shea has been watching how the Patriots utilize their tight-ends. It pains fans to say this but the Patriots pretty much set the bar on how to include tight-ends into a game plan.
Rob Gronkowski developed into a star for the Patriots and while that may not have been a direct link to O’Shea there is no question that O’Shea had a hand in the way the receivers and tight-ends ran their routes.
Over the last few years O’Shea has been in charge of the red-zone work as well and former Miami Dolphins receiver Chris Hogan told Boston media that O’Shea has a “toolbox of film” that he shows new players how to run the Patriots system.
For Gesicki this may be the bump he needs to get on the field and incorporated into the game a lot more. O’Shea knows how the Patriots use their tight-end and Gesicki should be given that same type of responsibility. Whether or not he can improve or not will rest on his shoulders but the coaching should be there for him moving forward.