Jeff Hafley Breaks Out The X's & O's, Shares His Advice To QB Malik Willis & More

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🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Miami Dolphins defensive flexibility takes center stage as Jeff Hafley lays out his vision for a dynamic, hybrid defense. Can Miami’s new approach counter modern NFL offenses and keep them a step ahead? Host Kyle Crabbs breaks down Hafley’s insights on personnel multiplicity—exploring roles for Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips, Zeek Biggers, and the importance of having versatile defensive chess pieces. The conversation covers the challenges of matching up against innovative offensive packages like 13 and 11 personnel, and how the Dolphins’ front seven might evolve. Key topics include Hafley’s advice to quarterback Malik Willis, the confidence factor in NFL quarterback play, and what Devon Achane’s absence from offseason workouts signals about looming contract negotiations. Crabbs analyzes Miami’s strategy for keeping cornerstone players, Jon-Eric Sullivan’s approach to roster building, and the financial implications of current running back market resets. Will the Dolphins solidify their core and build sustainable success in the AFC?

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0:00.0	Jeff Halfley spoke to the South Florida media yesterday and gave us no shortage of storylines as the dolphins opened their doors for offseason workouts.
0:14.9	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.5	All right, Miami, welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins.
0:29.1	It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network.
0:31.9	I'm your host, Kyle Crabs, a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Lockdown Dolphins, co-host of Lockdown NFL scouting, author author of of Touchdown Miami on Substack NFL Staff Writer for A to Z Sports Special, welcome, a shout-out to each and every one of you who are tuning in on a hump day. It is Wednesday, April 8th. Jeff Halfley spoke to the media yesterday, and we're going to get into Devon A-chan and his status is not present. Should we be worried?
0:55.0	Should we be concerned?
0:56.0	Should we not be?
0:57.5	He talked about his message to quarterback Malik Willis as Malik enters into the first
1:02.8	day and first week with his new teammates here in South Florida.
1:07.1	But he started with a question about multiplicity within his defense and i think this is it was
1:14.8	really compelling his answer uh credit to omar kelly who asked the question uh and got him going about
1:21.0	you know the ability to be hybrid and how you play defense and with your fronts and jeff took that to kind of the coverage and the back end as well.
1:31.2	So I actually pulled this clip, it's 90 seconds long.
1:34.4	I want to start here.
1:36.3	And I want to talk about this, this goes into some of the stuff that we talked
1:39.3	yesterday with some of our defensive tackles.
1:41.4	This goes into the draft evaluations for guys that play on the edge,
1:45.3	guys that can play off the ball, guys that can play in safety, guys they can play a corner slash
1:49.8	nickel. This is the root of the rat race that teams are facing right now all across the league.
1:59.7	When teams like the Rams come out in 13 personnel,
2:02.9	they put three tight ends on the field,
2:04.6	but they can throw the heck out of the ball with three tight ends on the field.
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