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Locked On Dolphins - Daily Podcast On The Miami Dolphins

Dolphins Land Controversial Hire To Jeff Hafley's Offensive Coaching Staff In Kevin Patullo

Locked On Dolphins - Daily Podcast On The Miami Dolphins

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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins shake up their offensive coaching staff with the hiring of former Philadelphia Eagles coordinator Kevin Patullo. Will his track record help revamp the Dolphins’ passing game, or are fans right to question the move? The episode gets to the heart of Patullo’s NFL experience, detailing his stints with the Eagles, Jets, Colts, and more, while examining whether his play-calling and scheme complexity fit Miami’s evolving roster. Kyle Crabbs breaks down every angle of the Dolphins’ coaching overhaul, spotlighting Bobby Slowik’s offensive direction, ongoing vacancies at quarterback and tight end coach, and the team’s stance on Tua Tagovailoa’s future. Insights on the broader NFL coaching carousel, Miami’s cap challenges, and the uncertainty of the 2026 season guide the discussion. Can Jeff Hafley’s staff surprise critics and build a foundation for long-term success? Share your predictions for Miami’s path forward.

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0:00.0

Former Eagles offensive coordinator, Kevin Petulow, is the next coach to join Jeff Hathley's staff.

0:06.6

Here's what you need to know.

0:12.3

You are Locked-on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:24.4

All right, Miami.

0:25.9

Welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins.

0:28.6

It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network.

0:31.5

I'm your host, Kyle Crabs, a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Lockedon Dolphins, co-host of Lockedon NFL scouting, author of Touchdown Miami-owned substack NFL staff writer for A to Z sports. I want to give a special welcome and shout out to our everydayers because it is your team every day. We don't just say we live it. You're on the Locked On network special. Thank you to each and every one of you who have helped to make the locked on podcast network, the number one sports podcast network in the world.

0:56.7

Today on the show, we are reacting to the news that Jeff Hathley has a new former

1:02.1

offensive coordinator to put on his offensive assistant staff.

1:05.3

Jeff Hathley made the hire with Nathaniel Hackett, a quarterback's coach, was very unpopular with the fan base because of the concerns about how Nathaniel Hackett's tenure as the Broncos head coach went, and then how his tenure is the Jets offensive coordinator went.

1:20.0

And then Nathaniel Hackett gets hired by Arizona.

1:23.0

Mike LaFleurg comes swooping in with the Cardinals and hires him to be their offensive coordinator.

1:27.3

And the quarterback's coach job is left vacant. Mike Lafleur comes swooping in with the Cardinals and hires him to be their offensive coordinator.

1:30.7

And the quarterback's coach job is left faking.

1:37.6

Left of an experience void, I thought, with that departure.

1:47.0

And it turns out you were curious, are they going to go find somebody else with offensive play caller experience to kind of fill that void within their offensive staff.

1:48.5

And the answer is now, yes, we know.

1:51.1

But the answer is no more sexy or likely to be met with no more great fan appeal

1:57.0

than Nathaniel Hackett hire because Kevin Petulow, who was one of the more maligned

2:03.2

coordinators in football last year, is hired to be the Dolphins passing game coordinator.

2:08.6

So I wanted to talk a little bit about Kevin Petulow and his experience.

2:12.6

I would say this, knowing what I know about Philadelphia and the offense that they had and what he did in

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