New Coaching's Impact On 2026 Free Agents And An OC Candidate Name To Watch

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🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins face a pivotal offseason as 30 unrestricted free agents and a changing coaching landscape raise urgent questions about the team's future. Will the Dolphins prioritize youth and draft capital under GM John Eric Sullivan’s Green Bay-inspired philosophy, or gamble on veterans like Rasul Douglas and Greg Dulcich? The shift to Jeff Hafley’s player development approach signals big changes in roster construction and scheme fit—can holdovers like Kader Kohou adapt, or is a new wave of talent imminent? Kyle Crabbs spotlights which expiring contracts make sense to renew, names to watch for impactful returns, and those better left behind. The episode navigates Miami’s cap challenges, the search for an offensive coordinator, and the ramifications of Mike McDaniel accepting the Chargers OC role. Insights into upcoming Senior Bowl prospects and Miami’s draft priorities round out the analysis, inviting fans to consider: Is Miami poised for a strategic reset or an uncertain rebuild?

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0:00.0	The Miami Dolphins have committed to a direction at head coach, and it gives us a chance to look at the players with expiring contracts and ask which ones would and would not make sense to be back.
0:17.7	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:28.2	All right, Miami, welcome to another episode of Locked On Dolphins.
0:32.0	It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network.
0:34.8	I'm your host, Kyle Crabs, a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Locked on
0:38.0	Dolphins, co-host of Locked on NFL scouting, author of Touchdown Miami on Substack, NFL staff writer for IT is the 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 here on the Locked On network. Today on the show, expiring contracts, who makes sense to maybe run it back with,
0:59.2	who does not make sense to run it back with knowing what the dolphins and their roster
1:03.1	outlook's going to be.
1:04.2	And leaning into a coach that's very player development and teaching style with a GM that's focused on building through the draft.
1:14.1	There's some guys that probably won't make sense.
1:16.0	Now, there are some guys that I think maybe are worth taking another hack at, bringing them back.
1:21.8	We're going to look at that group.
1:23.3	And John Eric Sullivan made a point to mention it with his introductory interview that he had with Travis
1:28.1	Wingfield over the weekend was, you know, the offense have 30 unrestricted free agents.
1:33.0	It's going to be a pretty expansive list of players that you're probably not going to have a chance
1:39.8	to bring a whole lot back from.
1:41.7	When they're already over the 51 cutoff for the offseason roster,
1:45.7	thanks to some futures contracts.
1:47.3	So the cap situation will not get any worse as far as the projection of it until we get
1:52.6	into March and it's time to sign players and go from there.
1:57.4	But of course, there's movement and shaking that needs to happen to get cap compliant for the start of the league year.
2:02.8	I want to start here, though, because it is a contrast that I think is worth noting.
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