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ATLANTA (AP) — Quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor isn’t allowed to talk about what will happen next week after the Los Angeles Rams‘ trip to the Super Bowl is over and the Cincinnati Bengals hire their next head coach.Brian Flores Womens Clint Boling Jersey , the New England Patriots‘ unofficial defensive coordinator, says it would be disrespectful for him to discuss what’s going on with his own career until next week, when the Miami Dolphins make their own head coaching hire.Until then, these two assistants on the rise are making sure they’re doing everything possible to walk into their next jobs with a big, shiny ring.The 35-year-old Taylor is widely expected to be hired by the Bengals to replace Marvin Lewis once the Rams’ season ends Sunday. While he couldn’t confirm the decision during the opening media session of Super Bowl week Monday night, Taylor used his first public comments since the interview process to praise Rams coach Sean McVay for his advice and leadership during their two years together.“The important thing is to not allow it to be a distraction,” Taylor said of his head coaching interviews during the Rams’ playoff push. “Sean has been really great to let us take our day to handle that business, and then put it to rest and move on and remain focused. He wants to see the best for us Tyler Boyd Jersey White , and so he’s been very helpful. That’s one of the many things you appreciate about Sean.”Taylor spent one year as the University of Cincinnati’s offensive coordinator before joining McVay’s staff in 2017. He has risen rapidly in the NFL’s estimation along with just about everyone who has worked with, worked for or spoken to McVay, who has his long-struggling franchise in the Super Bowl in his second season.Along with Taylor’s apparent success with the Bengals, former Rams offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur took over the Green Bay Packers three weeks ago. Current Rams passing game coordinator Shane Waldron also interviewed for unspecified head coaching jobs in the past month.“Sean has been great,” Taylor said of his 33-year-old boss. “It is something that all coaches strive to do at some point in their career, but the important thing is to not allow it to be a distraction.”An hour after Taylor gently deflected questions about his future, Flores did the same. Late in his 15th season with the Patriots as a scout and coach, the former Boston College linebacker wouldn’t address widespread reports that he will take over in Miami after the Super Bowl.“Right now my vision is on Sunday’s game http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-joe-mixon-jersey ,” Flores said. “That’s where my head is at.”That’s the same posture taken by former Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia last season when he interviewed for the Detroit Lions‘ head coaching job during the Patriots’ playoff run. He then was swarmed with questions about his future heading into the Patriots’ Super Bowl matchup with Philadelphia.New England lost the game on Feb. 4, and Patricia was officially named Detroit’s coach on Feb. 5.Flores said he hasn’t been distracted by the ongoing speculation about his job status.“I’m very good at compartmentalizing. Right now my focus is squarely on the Rams,” Flores said. “I love the guys on (the Patriots). To think about anything else aside from this game I think is a disservice to them. So that’s where I’m at.”Flores would be the ninth former assistant to Bill Belichick to become a head coach. That group includes current offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, the former Denver head coach who was named Indianapolis’ head coach right after the Super Bowl last season, only to withdraw from the position later that day.Flores started with the Patriots as a scouting assistant in 2004 after he sent a letter to all 32 NFL teams asking for a job and even offering to work for no pay.“Brian has been with our organization for a long time in a lot of different roles,” Belichick said at media night. “He’s done a great job for me, and he has the respect of everybody in the organization.” Zac Taylor shared some thoughts on this offseason and whats still to come at the NFL coaches’ breakfast."Notebook: Taylor Finds A RegionPHOENIX _ New Bengals head coach Zac Taylor loves the fact he and his team are under the radar. The pundits are giving the AFC North to the Browns. Antonio Brown plays for the Raiders but his tweets against the Steelers are keeping Pittsburgh in the tabloids. The Ravens are dropping money on old Pro Bowlers.Taylor Puts It On The TableNext door was a rubber-necking scrum jammed around new Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens, the man suddenly pushing the buttons of Baker Mayfield and Odell Beckham Jr. Jessie Bates III Jersey White , in what may replace the Steelers as the AFC North’s next soap opera.Bengals Mock Draft Round Up 2.0Take a look at which players media outlets are predicting the Bengals select with its first round pick in their most recent mock drafts. Michigan linebacker Devin Bush leads the way with six mentions, followed by former college teammate and defensive end Rashad Gary with two.Quick ZactakesPHOENIX - Giants head coach Pat Shurmur had to lead Zac Taylor to Tuesday’s NFL coaches media breakfast through the Arizona Biltmore’s Byzantine hallways, but once in front of a small dish of fruit the new Bengals head coach knew his way around the questions from a smattering of local beat scribes and a knot of curious national reporters:Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft has Bengals going with a new LBHere’s what Kiper’s mock at ESPN had to say: “I have gone with the other Devin in previous Mock Drafts — LSU’s Devin White — but Bush isn’t far behind White as the best middle linebacker in this class. One of the prospects I picked out as a combine riser because of his workouts, Bush is always around the ball on film. The Bengals just brought back Preston Brown in free agency, but Bush could play any of the linebacker spots at the next level. He’s a three-down player.”Bengals were NFL’s only team to vote against pass interference replayAt the owner’s meetings this week, the NFL passed an overwhelming vote to make offensive and defensive pass interference calls reviewable. The only vote against the new addition, going against all 31 other teams, was the Bengals.Random NewsOwners make pass interference Womens Randy Bullock Jersey , non-calls reviewableOwners passed the provision, 31-1, at the Annual League Meeting in Phoenix on Tuesday night. The Cincinnati Bengals were the lone team to vote against pass interference replay reviews, sources told NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.Bruce Arians on hiring female coaches: 'It's time'This isn't the first time Arians has added a female to his coaching staff, as he hired the league's first female training camp coaching intern, Dr. Jen Welter, in 2015 while with the Arizona Cardinals.Harbaugh: Browns 'most talented team' in AFC NorthWith Beckham and wide receiver Jarvis Landry, the Browns boast a potent receiving tandem for quarterback Baker Mayfield. Cleveland also has a backfield consisting of Nick Chubb Jordan Evans Jersey , Duke Johnson and Kareem Hunt, who will serve an eight-game suspension to start the season.NFL owners reject onside kick alternative proposalNFL owners rejected a proposal, proposed by Denver, "to provide an alternative onside kick that would allow a team who is trailing in the game an opportunity to maintain possession of the ball after scoring," NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday from the Annual League Meeting in Phoenix.