With another season behind us and yet another rebuild underway for our Miami Dolphins, much of the discussion surrounding the roster is centered on the quarterback. Focusing on the quarterback or lack thereof is, of course, fair given that it’s the most important position on the roster and some might say the position that got […]
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Newly minted Miami Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley joined ESPN personality Peter Schrager on Tuesday afternoon to talk his journey in the National Football League that now includes a little over a week as the head-man-in-charge of the South Florida franchise. The two discussed various topics, but eventually landed on the retention of Bobby Slowik […]
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The Seattle Seahawks are heading to the Super Bowl with a very impressive defense and they decided to gamble and take a chance on QB Sam Darnold. Darnold had not lived up to his first round status until he signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024 and revived his careers. The Seahawks traded away Geno […]
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With the season ending and many believing that former starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will never again take a snap at QB for the Phins, I asked the following question: What do you want to see your Miami Dolphins do this offseason to address the quarterback situation, be that a permanent answer or just for a […]
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With the Miami Dolphins hiring new wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert from the Tennessee Titans this weekend, it was time for the defense to get in on the fun. On Monday, NFL insider Aaron Wilson reported that the team had hired Green Bay Packers defensive backs coach Ryan Downard — with a separate social media […]
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The Miami Dolphins continue a major overhaul to their staff following the hires of new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and new head coach Jeff Hafley — both formerly of the Green Bay Packers. On Sunday, multiple reports indicated that the team had hired a new wide receivers coach — Tyke Tolbert. He replaces former receivers […]
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With a new head coach in place, the Miami Dolphins coaching staff is going to look a little different in the coming weeks. Jeff Hafley’s first hire was for a new special teams coordinator as he landed one of the best in the business with Chris Tabor. The Dolphins should be familiar with Tabor as […]
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Please use this thread to follow this afternoon’s and evening’s NFL Conference Championship games and, as always, to discuss your Miami Dolphins. Please follow all site rules in the live threads and other posts on The Phinsider. Please note that SBNation strictly prohibits sharing illegal game streams. Sharing, discussing, or requesting illegal game streams may […]
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The NFL playoffs are down to the AFC and NFC Championship games, leaving us with the final four teams in the chase for the Lombradi Trophy. Which two teams will be meeting in Super Bowl LX in two weeks? We will know tonight. As we do every week, our contributors here at The Phinsider are […]
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The Miami Dolphins completed three in-person head coaching interviews on Monday, including Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard, and Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley. After days of speculation and rumors that the Dolphins were looking toward Hafley as their primary candidate for the vacancy, the rumors […]
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Our Miami Dolphins hired a new general manager, Jon-Eric Sullivan, and a new head coach, Jeff Hafley, this past week. After those two hires, I followed with the question: What grade (A-F) would you give each of the two big hires by our Miami Dolphins for head coach and general manager? Beyond the grade, do […]
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The Miami Dolphins have a new offensive coordinator. Bobby Slowik, who previously held the title of senior passing game coordinator with the Dolphins in 2025, has been promoted to the team’s offensive coordinator position, per Ian Rapoport on X. Slowik has two seasons of experience as an NFL offensive coordinator, working for the Houston Texans […]
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Jon-Eric Sullivan and Jeff Hafley with the media on Thursday for the first time and one of the questions directed towards Sullivan was the quarterback position. It still sounds like the Miami Dolphins are prepared to move on from QB Tua Tagovailoa despite the salary cap implications. Sullivan really didn’t state anything in particular about […]
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The Miami Dolphins are hiring Chris Tabor as their new special teams coordinator, as per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Tabor has worked in some capacity in special teams in the NFL since 2008. Most recently, he spent the 2025 NFL season as the special teams coordinator of the Buffalo Bills. Following head coach Sean McDermott’s […]
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The Miami Dolphins are hiring Kyle Smith as their new assistant GM, as per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Smith, 41, has worked in the NFL since 2010. He joined the Washington Redskins in 2010 as a scouting intern, and worked his way up to vice president of player personnel by 2020. Smith left Washington […]
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It’s Friday, which means it’s time for our Victory of the Week (VOTW) post! This evening’s conversation prompt is straightforward: What was your victory this week? Did something remarkable happen? Is there a small achievement worth celebrating? This could relate to the Miami Dolphins, your professional life, or your personal life. We all experience victories, […]
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Former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel is scheduled to meet with the Buffalo Bills’ front office today regarding the team’s vacant head coaching position, several sources report. Defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver is also scheduled to meet with the Bills on Saturday. McDaniel, 42, spent four seasons with the Dolphins, finishing with a 35-35 record. […]
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The Miami Dolphins introduced their new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley to the media yesterday. A new era of football is underway for the Dolphins as owner Stephen Ross decided it was time to start over with a clean slate. Sullivan stated that he wants to build the team up through […]
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By now, just about everyone associated with our Miami Dolphins believes that former starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has taken his last snap as a Dolphin or at least his last snap as the starter for the team. I think the bigger question surrounding Tua is how the team will manage to get him off the […]
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The Miami Dolphins found the franchise’s next head coach this week — hiring former Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley to work with new general manager (also from Green Bay), Jon-Eric Sullivan. Now that Miami has their new head-man-in-charge, it’s time for them to fill out the rest of their staff. On Thursday morning, […]
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Now that the dust has settled and our Miami Dolphins have hired a new general manager and head coach the team will be looking forward to hire and fill out their on the field staff as they also prepare for free agency and the draft. But what of those two big hires? How do you […]
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The Miami Dolphins will hold a press conference on Thursday, officially introducing former Green Bay Packers Vice President of Player Personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan as the team’s new General Manager and former Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley as the new head coach. Two of the major pieces of the rebuild Miami will undergo during the 2026 […]
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The 2025 college football season is officially in the books, which means the NFL season is soon to follow. That means that whether we like it or not, Mock Draft Szn is right around the corner. Personally, I don’t like mock drafts too much. I once said, and I quote, that they were “equivalent to […]
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The Buffalo Bills season ended in familiar fashion this past weekend — losing to the Denver Broncos in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs. As a result, the team fired longtime head coach Sean McDermott, leaving an opening for a new head-man-in-charge in Western New York. While the team has begun the search for […]
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The Miami Dolphins officially have a new general manager and head coach for the first time in over a decade. Now, with the new era set to begin, the duo must find a way to improve a position that has plagued the Dolphins since the day the GOAT, Dan Marino, retired. Sure, Tua Tagovailoa showed […]
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