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The Bill Belichick coaching tree is on the verge of producing yet another head coach. This time, it's Brian Flores' turn to leave New England in search of his own opportunity, which will apparently come within the AFC East.According to Network's Ian Rapoport, the are targeting Flores to replace Adam Gase as head coach. Malcolm Koonce Jersey   Sources: The have narrowed the focus of their search to defensive play-caller Brian Flores as their new head coach. No deal yet, nothing official. But thats their target. Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet)  Before zeroing in on Flores, according to USA Today's . They've apparently targeted Flores, but they can't officially hire him until the ' season ends. On Sunday, the Patriots will host the in the divisional round of the playoffs. More on the NFL Flores, 37, has been with the Patriots for 11 seasons. Officially, he's Kolton Miller Jersey  the team's linebackers coach, but he took over defensive play-calling duties when Matt Patricia left to take the head coaching job a year ago. He just doesn't have the defensive coordinator title. So, this will likely be the second-straight offseason the Patriots are losing their top defensive a sistant.  Plucking an a sistant away from Belichick has become a popular practice, but it isn't usually succe sful.  Always smart to pick the fruit of the Belichick coaching tree. By my count 8 former Belichick a sistants have become head coaches. Their records:O'Brien 42-38Groh 9-7Saban 15-17McDaniels 11-17Mangini 33-47Schwartz 29-51Patricia 6-10Crennel 28-55 Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith)  In Miami, Flores would be inheriting a 7-9 team that went 23- Richard Seymour Jersey 25 under Gase, Defensively, Flores has a ton of work to do to fix a unit that finished this past season ranked 29th in yards allowed, 27th in points allowed, and The offense will also require fixing. , but questions about his long-term future in Miami have persisted after yet another uneven season.There's a reason the Dolphins' job opening wasn't considered to be all that attractive. The Patriots are still the Patriots, and the Jets and appear to have found their future franchise quarterbacks in and . The AFC East has long  Peyton Barber Jersey been an awful division the Patriots have repeatedly breezed their way through, but the two New York teams appear to be climbing their way back to competitivene s just as the Patriots are beginning to show cracks. The Dolphins, meanwhile, don't have their future franchise quarterback  Las Vegas Raiders T Shirts or a talented enough roster to overcome pedestrian quarterback play.  Before Flores can worry about fixing the Dolphins, he'll be more concerned by the threat the Chargers pose to the Patriots' defense on Sunday. But a difficult task awaits him in Miami if he does accept an offer that appears to be coming.