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Breaking down Miami Dolphins Brian Flores’ impressive coaching staff

By Brian Miller

Brian Flores is introduced as the Miami Dolphins head coach - image courtesy of the Miami Dolphins
Brian Flores is introduced as the Miami Dolphins head coach - image courtesy of the Miami Dolphins /
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PASADENA, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach Karl Dorrell of the UCLA Bruins looks on during a game against the Rice Owls on September 10, 2005 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. UCLA won 62-21. (Photo by Stephen Dunn /Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach Karl Dorrell of the UCLA Bruins looks on during a game against the Rice Owls on September 10, 2005 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. UCLA won 62-21. (Photo by Stephen Dunn /Getty Images) /

Karl Dorrell – wide-receivers

Dorrell returns to the Dolphins as a coach last having been with the team in 2008 through 2010 as the receivers coach under Bill Parcells and Tony Sparano. In 2011 he coached the quarterbacks for the Dolphins. His first job in the NFL came in 2000 with the Broncos as a receivers coach. He left Denver in 2002 to become the head coach at UCLA.

Dorrell’s coaching history dates back to 1989 when he coached receivers at UCF. Prior to joining the Dolphins this week he was with the Jets and Todd Bowles, his former DC with the Dolphins.

Dorrell brings a lot of experience with him and the Dolphins should see improvement from their receivers with Dorrell back in the fold.

Hire grade – B

Pat Flaherty – offensive line coach

Flaherty could be the best offensive line coach the Dolphins have employed in a very long time. He began coaching in 1978 on the high-school level and eventually joined the college ranks. In 2000 he joined the NFL as a tight-ends coach with the Redskins. He has also coached with the Bears, Giants, and 49’ers. In 2017 he took over the offensive line coach job for the Jaguars.

Flaherty has coached some solid offensive lines but will have his hands full with a roster that has a right tackle facing free agency, a bookend left tackle that could be one of the best in the NFL and holes at both guard positions and center.

Hire grade – B+

George Godsey – tight-ends

Godsey has a solid history of developing tight-ends. After a year as an offensive assistant with the Patriots in 2011, he became the tight-ends coach from 2012-2013 with the Patriots. He left to coach QB’s with the Texans in in 2015 and joined the Lions in 2017 and 2018. Godsey should help develop Mike Gesicki who needs to have a bigger role in the Dolphins offense.

Eric Studesville – running back coach

Another retained Dolphins coach, Studesville did very well last year with the Dolphins runners. Unfortunately then HC Adam Gase stayed on the Frank Gore running train. His first job in the NFL came with the Bears as a running backs coach in 1997. He has worked the same role since with the Giants, Bills, and Broncos.

Jerry Schuplinski – assistant quarterbacks

Another coach from the Patriots that is being brought to the Dolphins by Flores, Jerry Schuplinski had been with the Patriots since 2013 as an offensive assistant and later an assistant quarterbacks coach. If there is one positive from his stay in New England he has seen first hand how Tom Brady prepares for games and his film habits which should help the next Dolphins quarterback develop.

Quality control coaches

Josh Grizzard, Matt Lombardi, Tiquan Underwood

Miami announced the hiring of three quality control coaches, most notably is Underwood who played in the NFL from 2009 to 2014 and spent 2015 to 2017 in the CFL. In 2018 he coached receivers with Lafayette college. This is his first NFL job.

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