DC WANTED: Packers will have plenty of options to replace Jeff Hafley thanks to THIS coaching cycle

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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As expected, Jeff Hafley will be a head coach in 2026, leaving the Packers with an enormous hole at defensive coordinator. But this coaching cycle has opened the door to a slew of quality candidates to replace him in Green Bay. Plus, why Brian Gutekunst has to do a better job of hitting on impact players in the draft, and a quick look at the cap sheet heading into 2026.

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0:00.0	The Green Bay Packers are, as we thought, losing Jeff Halflead to the Miami Dolphins,
0:04.9	but this coaching cycle has given the Packers plenty of great options to replace him.
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1:10.2	Brian Gutikinsk is going to have to find some impact players in the draft sooner than later. The Packers' cap situation seems bad but
1:14.7	isn't. But let's start with Jeff Halfley because he's going to be a Miami Dolphin. He's going to
1:22.0	be the Miami Dolphins next head coach. And there may be players that he takes with him. I'm looking at you, Malik Willis.
1:29.8	There may be coaches that he takes with him. Derek Ainsley, DeMarcus Covington, I would say
1:34.8	Vince O'Gabasi, who is someone he brought with him from Boston College, is probably the
1:38.7	favorite to be the defensive line coach in Miami. And the Packers are going to have if Ainsley and or Covington don't go to Miami, they are
1:50.4	the ready-made in-house candidates for the Packers if they want to go that route.
1:54.5	I do just want to add here briefly, Christian Parker, former Packers Quality Control Coach
2:00.2	and current DB's coach in Philadelphia
2:03.1	is going to interview for the Green Bay Packers' D.C. job, according to reports.
2:07.7	So the first guy that we hear about, at least, that's going to come in and interview for
2:12.9	the job has been someone who I have had absolutely circled in all of this.
2:18.8	Don't think he'd be wildly expensive, but do think he could be an awesome coach.
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