With Super Bowl 53 likely being the last game that de facto defensive coordinator Brian Flores will coach for the Patriots Adam Butler Jersey , speculation as to who will fill the lead role on New England’s defensive coaching staff has led to a variety of possibilities. An internal promotion? Greg Schiano? Perhaps Bill Belichick would simply take over defensive play-calling responsibilities?According to The Boston Globe’s Ben Volin, Bret Bielema thinks it will be him, and he “has been telling people that he is going to become the Patriots’ defensive coordinator”.Bielema, who was brought onto the Patriots’ coaching staff last offseason and given the title “consultant to the head coach”, would certainly be a surprise, given his lack of time with the organization.Bielema began his collegiate coaching career at Iowa — his alma mater. He was a member of Kirk Ferentz’s defense staff for the Belichick disciple's first two seasons with the Hawkeyes before heading taking defensive coordinator positions at Kansas State Elandon Roberts Color Rush Jersey , and eventually Wisconsin. Following Barry Alvarez’s departure in 2005, he became the Badgers’ head coach — a position he remained in until 2012. After a five-year stint as the head coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks, Bielema was brought on board by Belichick.Aside from his lack of experience with New England, two aspects of Volin’s report are interesting. With such an advanced knowledge of how Bill Belichick runs the Patriots organization, it’s a wonder how someone on the verge of such a promotion would begin telling people about it before an official announcement. Of course, much of that depends on the validity of Volin’s information — but it’s an interesting component nonetheless.Bill Belichick and Bret Bielema share the same agent: Neil Cornrich. Cornrich has a robust portfolio of collegiate and NFL coaches https://www.patriotsfanstore.com/Devin-Mccourty-Jersey , as well as former and current players — including current Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers. The Patriots don’t put much stock in official titles, and with it being Super Bowl week, we obviously wouldn’t expect any comment from the team with regard to their staffing next season. Follow Brian Phillips — @BPhillips_SB The New England Patriots play tomorrow, but there are plenty of exciting games taking place this week! Here’s the schedule for Sunday and the final outcomes the Patriots will be rooting for.9:30 AM ETEagles at Jaguars: The Patriots want the Eagles to win because they literally want every AFC team to lose this week. Except the Browns.1:00 PM ETJets at Bears: The Patriots want the Bears to win. The Patriots have the Bears 2019 second round draft pick, but the AFC East comes first.Browns at Steelers: The Patriots want the Browns to upset the Steelers to further disrupt the AFC North.Broncos at Chiefs: The Patriots want the Broncos to win to hand the Chiefs their second loss of the year. Don’t hold your breath.Ravens at Panthers: The Patriots want the Panthers to win to further disrupt the AFC North. Buccaneers at Bengals: The Patriots want the Buccaneers to win to further disrupt the AFC North.Seahawks at Lions: The Patriots want the Lions to win because of strength of schedule, and because it’s adorable to see Matt Patricia smile. The Patriots also have the Lions 2019 third round pick Phillip Dorsett Color Rush Jersey , so it’s a matter of tiebreakers or future draft value. The third round is such a toss-up, that I’d lean towards the tiebreakers.Washington at Giants: This game doesn’t matter to the Patriots.4:05 PM ETColts at Raiders: The Patriots want the Colts to win for the sake of strength of schedule and (hopefully) eventual strength of victory.4:25 PM ETPackers at Rams: This game doesn’t matter to the Patriots, but it should be a lot of fun.49ers at Cardinals: This game doesn’t matter to the Patriots and it probably won’t be fun.8:20 PM ETSaints at Vikings: This game should also be a lot of fun, even if it doesn’t matter to the Patriots.