Jeff Hafley Is The New Head Coach Of The Miami Dolphins: Why It Could/Couldn't Work

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Miami Dolphins chart a bold new course with Jeff Hafley taking the helm as head coach, aiming to build a true draft-and-develop powerhouse. Is Hafley’s player development pedigree the key to breaking the franchise’s playoff drought? Kyle Crabbs breaks down the Dolphins’ radical front office reset, highlighting Hafley’s ties to Boston College, Green Bay Packers, and his strong reputation for motivation, passion, and player relations. Key topics include the importance of organizational trust, the search for an innovative offensive coordinator, and how Miami’s future hinges on quarterback selection and draft success. Find out why this outside hire may finally bring sustained success, and what could stand in the way of the Dolphins’ return to NFL prominence.

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0:00.0	Coach Affleys the Guy.
0:02.3	We're going to talk about it here today on Locked on Dolphins.
0:11.0	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:54.2	All right, Miami. Welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins. It is your team every day here on the Locked On Network. I'm your host, Kyle Crabs, a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Lockdown Dolphins, co-host of Lockedon NFL scouting, author of Touchdown, Miami on Substack, NFL Staff, writer for A to Z Sports. want to give a special welcome and shout out to our everydayers because it is your team every day we don't just say it we live it here on the locked on network a special thank you to each and every one of you who helped to make the locked on podcast network the number one sports podcast network in the world the dolphins have a new number one top their coaching staff.
0:58.6	The dolphins agreed to terms with Jeff Halfley last night on a deal to make him the next
1:04.3	head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
1:07.1	And the reactions are all over the board.
1:10.4	Exactly what you would expect to get, right?
1:12.3	A very mixed bag and reactions from fans with the news that Coach Hathley,
1:18.7	formerly the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers for two seasons.
1:22.9	Before that, the head coach at Boston College is the next choice to run the dolphins from a conduit from
1:30.9	front office and football personnel down to the players on the field.
1:37.0	And I think the first thing that comes to mind for me with the news of Halfley is reading
1:43.4	through the commentary and the comments
1:48.2	made by those within the organization. We got two statements last night from the team.
1:56.6	One was from Stephen Ross and the other one was from John Eric Sullivan.
2:02.4	And I always like to kind of read between the lines of what's said and what's not said in those because I think it can oftentimes give you some insight on what the thought process was.
2:15.7	And let me start here.
2:18.3	Why are you all mad?
2:19.4	Some of y'all are mad at me.
2:22.7	I don't know whether or not Jeff Halfley is going to be successful coached
2:25.7	with Miami Dolphins.
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