Jacksonville Jaguars interim head coach Darrell Bevell watches from the sidelines throughout a sport in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts on Jan. 9. (Gary McCullough, AP)
The Miami Dolphins are turning to a veteran NFL assistant to coordinate the passing sport and coach the group’s quarterbacks.
Darrell Bevell, who final served because the offensive coordinator and interim head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, has agreed to phrases to function new coach Mike McDaniel’s passing-game coordinator and quarterbacks coach, a league supply confirmed to the South Florida Solar Sentinel on Wednesday morning.
The Dolphins rent was first reported by NFL Community on Wednesday. A Tuesday night time report by ESPN initially linked Bevell to Miami, stating the Dolphins had been “working towards including” Bevell.
Bevell’s profession started as an offensive assistant in Inexperienced Bay, the place he coached Brett Favre within the west coast offense McDaniel plans to put in.
From there he’s served because the Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator from 2006-2010, the place he once more coached Favre. He then served because the Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator from 2011-17, the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator for 2019-2020 earlier than ending the season because the Lions’ interim head coach when Matt Patricia was fired.
And this previous season, he was the coordinator for City Meyer’s Jaguars group earlier than taking up as interim coach when Meyer was fired.
In his two stints as an interim coach Bevell is 2-7, however he’s coached Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Matt Stafford and Trevor Lawrence, and the hope is he might assist quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s sport get to the following degree if employed in Miami.
The Dolphins have already employed former Los Angeles Chargers assistant Frank Smith to function the offensive coordinator, and he’ll possible liable for main the run sport. Smith coached offensive linemen most of his profession, and served because the Chargers’ run-game coordinator.
Bevell, who performed quarterback at Wisconsin below Barry Alvarez within the early 1990′s, will possible deal with the passing sport. Former NFL receiver Wes Welker was employed to teach the receivers, and Miami retained Eric Studesville to teach the tailbacks.
Contemplating he was instrumental within the choice of Wilson in Seattle, and his early growth, it's potential that his quick-pass ideas, that are a staple of the west coast offense, might assist Tagovailoa grow to be extra environment friendly.
Nonetheless, Lawrence struggled for many of his rookie season, the place he led the Jaguars to a 3-14 document because the group’s starter.
Lawrence accomplished 59 % of his passes, throwing for 3,641 yards with 12 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. Lawrence completed the season with a 71.9 passer ranking, making him the Thirty second-rated quarterback within the NFL, one spot forward of New York Jets rookie Zach Wilson (69.7).
Together with Bevell, McDaniel additionally has his assistant quarterbacks coach. The Dolphins are hiring Chandler Henley for that position, in line with a league supply, after he simply accomplished a season as Atlanta Falcons assistant offensive line coach. Henley additionally coached with the Tennessee Titans the earlier three seasons.
Henley has school teaching expertise, as nicely, with Yale, the shared alma mater of his and McDaniel. Henley and McDaniel had been teammates in school.
A league supply on Wednesday morning additionally confirmed to the Solar Sentinel the hiring of Boston School offensive line coach Matt Applebaum, which was beforehand reported by ESPN.
McDaniel has employed, or retained, most of his teaching workers, however with the Tuesday night time rent of out of doors linebackers coach Tyrone McKenzie, he may very well be a defensive backs coach away from finishing the first positions of his first workers earlier than going deeper into additional assistant place coach roles.