The New England Patriots will indeed be without their defensive coordinator this week. As head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed on Friday, Terrell Williams will be out for the team’s upcoming matchup with the Miami Dolphins due to the undisclosed medical situation he is currently dealing with.
In Williams’ place, inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr will serve as defensive play caller.
“Zak Kuhr will call the game defensively,” Vrabel said during a press conference at Gillette Stadium.
“I’ll help him like I always do, but I’m excited for that. I think we’ve been prepared all week for that, for the preparation, for the game planning. All the phases of first and second down, what this team wants to try to do and how we want to try to defend them, and the keys and the plan on third down or short y