Dolphins assistant quarterback coach Jerry Schuplinski speaks during rookie minicamp on May 9, 2019, in Davie, Fla. Credit: AP/Brynn Anderson
MIAMI – When Jimmy Garoppolo landed in New England after the 2014 draft, it was hard for him to get the attention he needed as a rookie quarterback.
“Josh [McDaniels] and Tom [Brady] were doing their thing getting ready for the games,” Garoppolo recalled on Monday at Opening Night of Super Bowl LIV.
And Bill Belichick? Obviously he had more pressing concerns than the development of Garoppolo.
But there was one person on the staff whose job was to bring the rookie along, make him NFL-ready.