Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley keeps raiding Packers' coaching tree
Jeff Hafley continues to fill out his Miami Dolphins coaching staff by leaning heavily on his former team's coaches.
From Phin Phanatic | about 1 month ago | 1 read
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Jeff Hafley continues to fill out his Miami Dolphins coaching staff by leaning heavily on his former team's coaches.
From Phin Phanatic | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Let’s keep chipping away at what new Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon will bring to the green and gold. Earlier today, we broke down his career resume. This time, we’re going to do a deep dive into the types of coverages that he runs. Spoiler: He loves Quarters/Cover 4. To set the table, […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Jeff Hafley’s poaching of the Green Bay Packers’ coaching staff has officially begun. On Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC in Houston reported that the new Miami Dolphins head coach is bringing the Packers’ defensive backs coach, Ryan Downard, with him to Miami. Wilson did not report details on what Downard’s responsibilities will be with the […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
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 […]
From The Phinsider | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The San Francisco 49ers had a ton of starters hit the open market in free agency last offseason and found lucrative deals elsewhere. Aaron Banks got a four-year, $77 million deal with the Green Bay Packers. Charvarius Ward got three years and $54 million with the Indianapolis Colts. Javon Hargrave became a crucial piece for […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
After taking on some potential cap casualties that could result in actual roster movement, we’re now firmly in what I’d gently refer to as the “bad news” portion of this project. Elgton Jenkins? Probably gone, and for understandable reasons. Same goes for Rashan Gary. Even Josh Jacobs might make some sense. But as much anger […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The race to become the Tennessee Titans’ offensive coordinator is beginning to heat up. The Titans interviewed three candidates on Monday, according to Paul Kuharsky. They are Kliff Kingsbury, former Bucs QB coach Thad Lewis, and current Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich. Meanwhile former Bills head coach Brian Daboll is the fourth candidate. There’s a […]
From Music City Miracles | about 1 month ago | 7 reads
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 […]
From The Phinsider | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coaching search ended with the hiring of Pittsburgh native Mike McCarthy. McCarthy found success with both the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, respectively, and sat out the 2025 season after his contract with the Cowboys expired following the 2024 campaign. There are many aspects of the roster that the Steelers […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
If you haven’t heard, the Green Bay Packers have hired former Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon to be Jeff Hafley’s replacement as the team’s next defensive coordinator. Here, I want to take the time to look at Gannon’s entire coaching journey and find some long-term connections that he’s had with other coaches before we […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
This is our second scouting report of draft season, after focusing on Alabama cornerback Domani Jackson in our first piece. Arizona’s Tacario Davis is another potential Day 2 cornerback selection, which will be the range in which the Green Bay Packers will draft a new starter at the position this April, if they get a […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
We’ll have more stuff on the hiring of new Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon throughout the week, as there are a lot of angles to examine for what should be the biggest move that the Packers make in the 2026 offseason, but I want to get this one up quickly, because it’s a […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a new head coach: former Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy. That decision has been met with heavy criticism from both the fan base and media alike over the last 24 hours. In his first public statements on the matter, team President Art Rooney II said he […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
Mike McCarthy is the fourth Steelers head coach in 57 years. The Steelers announced on Saturday that the organization has agreed to a verbal agreement with the former Packers and Cowboys coach to guide the franchise moving forward. Steelers reporter Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the deal is for five years. The […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Jonathan Gannon is a defensive coordinator once again. The Green Bay Packers are hiring the former Philadelphia Eagles DC to replace Jeff Hafley, who left the Packers to become the new Miami Dolphins head coach. Gannon was available after being fired by the Arizona Cardinals earlier this month. In three years as a head coach, […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
In case you missed it, the Green Bay Packers hired a new defensive coordinator . And while the good news (for the time being) is that it was *NOT* Al Harris, it turns out that the Chicago Bears defensive backs coach could be on the radar of a former Packers head coach. Mark Kaboly, who used to cover the Pittsburgh Steelers for The Athletic, shared this tweet that piqued my interest: I'd keep a keen eye on Al Harris coming in as the Steelers defensive coordinator. Harris is currently ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 12 reads
Day 7 of the Chicago Bears offseason. I’d rather be preparing for a NFC Championship Game battle against the Seattle Seahawks. Instead, I’ll spend a chunk of my day staring out the window thinking about what could have been. Sigh . The Green Bay Packers hired a new defensive coordinator. And while we’ll probably take a deeper dive into this hire later this week, I wanted to get some initial thoughts regarding Jonathan Gannon’s hire on the board right now while I had a moment: A b...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 18 reads
The Pittsburgh Steelers surprised many when they announced that former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy would be the new man under the headset in Pittsburgh. McCarthy sat out of coaching in 2025 after his contract with the Cowboys wasn’t extended, but he had success in Dallas, winning 12 games in […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The Arizona Cardinals fired Jonathan Gannon less than three weeks ago. He already has a new job. The former Arizona Cardinals head coach will now be the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers Gannon was the Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator for two years before coming over as the Cardinals head coach. In his time […]
From Revenge of the Birds | about 2 months ago | 7 reads
Well, it looks like Matt LaFleur won’t be waiting for Jim Leonhard after all. On Sunday morning, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that the Green Bay Packers will be hiring Jonathan Gannon, the former head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, as their next defensive coordinator. Many reports stated that Leonhard and Raheem Morris were at […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Steelers hire Mike McCarthy: Former Cowboys, Packers coach to succeed Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh – Bryan DeArdo, CBS Sports After a year out of football, former Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy lands on his feet in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Steelers have reached an agreement to hire Mike McCarthy as their next coach, the team announced. McCarthy is […]
From Blogging The Boys | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
It’s probably going to be a slow weekend for Green Bay Packers news, but the NFL coaching cycle has been churning all month. Since we have a little time here, I wanted to ask you all what you think of the recent coaching hires that have been made. Here are some of my thoughts. New […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Earlier this week, we wrote about top-150 cornerbacks who are Green Bay Packers-type defensive backs in the 2026 NFL Draft class and who might actually be available for the team when they’re on the clock with the 53rd overall pick. Among those nine cornerbacks, the first to officially measure in at an all-star game this […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
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 […]
From The Phinsider | about 2 months ago | 8 reads
The Miami Dolphins are becoming Green Bay South quickly. This offseason, they hired Jon-Eric Sullivan, the Packers’ former vice president of player personnel, and Jeff Hafley, Green Bay’s former defensive coordinator, to be the team’s new general manager and head coach, respectively. Beyond that, the Dolphins have also signed a former Packers player and added […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 2 months ago | 4 reads