notebook: イルカs, Bengals get their coaches
New England 愛国者s linebackers coach Brian Flores was 公式に 雇うd as 長，率いる coach of the Miami イルカs on Monday.
"Two things that stand out すぐに when you 会合，会う Brian are his football 知能 and leadership 技術s," イルカs general 経営者／支配人 Chris Grier said. "Brian is 広範囲にわたって 尊敬（する）・点d throughout the NFL. He paid his 予定s in New England working in 職員／兵員, on 罪／違反, 弁護 and special teams, which helped him build a 広大な／多数の／重要な understanding of what it takes to 勝利，勝つ."
Flores, New England's 防御の play-報知係, helped shut 負かす／撃墜する the Los Angeles 押し通すs in 最高の Bowl LIII on Sunday. Flores won four 最高の Bowl （犯罪の）一味s as a member of the 愛国者s' coaching staff.
Flores, who turns 38 later this month, spent 11 seasons learning at the 膝 of 法案 Belichick and was 促進するd in the 2018 offseason, when 愛国者s 防御の 調整者／コーディネーター Matt Patricia was 雇うd as 長，率いる coach of the Detroit Lions.
--The Bengals 公式に 発表するd the 雇うing of Zac Taylor as their new 長，率いる coach. He 以前 had been identified as Cincinnati's choice, but the organization couldn't move 今後 until after the 最高の Bowl, with Taylor 存在 the quarterbacks coach of the Los Angeles 押し通すs.
"This is a 広大な／多数の／重要な organization with good people and a rich history, and I am excited to get started," he said in a 声明. "I am looking to 追加する to that history by setting high 基準s, and 持つ／拘留するing everyone here accountable to those 基準s. There is a lot of work to do, and this is day one. We're going to attack every day with enthusiasm to get this team ready to go."
Taylor, 35, spent the past two seasons with the 押し通すs, who lost 13-3 to the New England 愛国者s in 最高の Bowl LIII. He also had a four-year stint coaching quarterbacks for the Miami イルカs from 2012-15.
--The NFL is leaning toward a historic matchup to kick off its 100th season in 2019.
The Chicago 耐えるs and Green Bay Packers are 推定する／予想するd to play in the Thursday nigh t opener, によれば Westwood One's Ed Werder.
In a nod to the historic 競争 to open a 祝賀-filled 100th season of the NFL, the longtime 地域の 競争相手s would 取って代わる the 統治するing 最高の Bowl 支持する／優勝者s in the first game of the 2019 正規の／正選手 season.
--Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz 認める his shortcomings could have 奮起させるd 匿名の／不明の 批評 from チーム仲間s, who 述べるd the 26-year-old as selfish and egotistical.
Wentz said parts of the 批判的な story published last month by PhillyVoice.com were wrong, and others 誘発するd reflection. The story 特記する／引用するd "more than a half dozen" players who requested anonymity "恐れるing repercussions."
"It's never fun to read, but to an extent, you look at it and be like, '井戸／弁護士席, if someone did have this perception of me, why? What have I done wrong? What can I get better at?'" Wentz said, per ESPN. "I realize I have my shortcomings. Yes, I can be selfish. I think we all have selfishness inside of us. There's human elements to that, that I really look at and say, '井戸／弁護士席, I can get better.'"
--The 最高の Snoozer 明らかに put many television テレビ視聴者s to sleep, によれば the data 解放（する）d by Nielsen.
Nielsen said 最高の Bowl LIII between the 愛国者s and the 押し通すs 普通の／平均（する）d だいたい 98.2 million テレビ視聴者s on CBS, the lowest since 最高の Bowl XLII between the New York 巨大（な）s and 愛国者s 普通の／平均（する）d 97.4 million テレビ視聴者s on Feb. 3, 2008.
Sunday's viewership was 負かす／撃墜する more than 5 million from the previous 最高の Bowl, when 103.4 million テレビ視聴者s tuned in to the Eagles' 41-33 勝利，勝つ over the 愛国者s.
--統治するing 最高殊勲選手 Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City 長，指導者s are the betting favorite to 勝利，勝つ the 最高の Bowl next season, によれば one Las Vegas sportsbook.
The 長，指導者s are 6-1 at Westgate SuperBook, jumping ahead of the Los Angeles 押し通すs, New Orleans Saints and New England 愛国者s. Those three teams are 8-1.
最高の Bowl LIV will be played on Feb. 2, 2020, at Hard 激しく揺する Stadium in Miami.
--Scratch at l east one member of the New England 愛国者s roster from making a trip to the White House, 供給するing an 招待 from 大統領 Donald Trump comes this year.
防御の 支援する Devin McCourty said he would not …に出席する, while Jason McCourty, Devin's 31-year-old twin brother and チーム仲間 in the 第２位, 申し込む／申し出d that his chances of going are "高度に" doubtful.
TMZ also 報告（する）／憶測d that 愛国者s safety Duron Harmon would skip a White House visit.
--Field Level マスコミ
