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The 2025-2026 Miami Dolphins season ended where it has far too often in recent times, with the last game of the regular season. With another disappointing season behind us, what many of us knew was likely coming did. The ownership of our Miami Dolphins decided to fire both the general manager and the head coach, […]
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Darrell Bevell is out as the Miami Dolphins quarterback coach and is being replaced by Nathaniel Hackett. Hackett brings head coach experience, although it was rather unsuccessful with the Denver Broncos in 2022. He was working last season as a defensive assistant under Jeff Hafley with the Green Bay Packer and has also jumped around […]
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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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The NFL is increasing the salary cap for all teams to $305.7 million in 2026, as per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The NFL salary cap has increased nearly every year over the past decade, with a slight decline in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This year, the salary cap jumps from […]
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The Miami Dolphins are hiring Nathaniel Hackett as their new quarterbacks coach, as pre Dan Graziano of ESPN. Hackett has over 20 years of NFL and college football experience as a coach, most recently working for the Green Bay Packers as a defensive analyst for the 2025 season, under current Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley. […]
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2025 was a miserable year for the Miami Dolphins and their fans as it resulted in the firings of both general manager Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel. One of the main issues was the play from the Dolphins quarterbacks. Tua Tagovailoa saw most of the action and had his worst year as a […]
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With our Miami Dolphins preparing for yet another reset, I asked the following question this past week: After the quarterback, which position(s) do you want to see this new front office focus on adding to and or improving immediately before heading into next season? Basically, outside of quarterback, which are the positions on this roster […]
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Every year, the National Football Leagues gives out prestigious accolades for skill position players and impact defenders — but in 2025, the big men up front are finally getting the recognition they deserve in the form of the first-ever Protector of the Year Award which will be given annually to the NFL’s best offensive lineman. […]
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We have all been here before. For those of us like me who have been fans of the team longer than many of you have been alive, we have relived this whole scene more times than I can count since we saw the Miami Dolphins send the great Don Shula off into retirement. Jimmy Johnson […]
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A fresh face has joined Jeff Hafley’s remade staff in Miami as the Dolphins have hired Ladell Betts as the team’s new running backs coach — replacing former longtime assistant in Miami, Eric Studesville. Studesville survived multiple coaching changes — first joining Miami in 2017 and coaching under Adam Gase, Brian Flores and Mike McDaniel […]
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The Miami Dolphins have hired a new offensive line coach for Jeff Hafley’s remade staff — Zach Yenser, the former assistant offensive line coach for the Houston Texans. Yenser has been in Houston for the past two seasons — including the 2024 season where he worked with new Dolphins offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik. Last season, […]
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With the hiring of a new general manager — Jon-Eric Sullivan — and new head coach — Jeff Hafley — the Miami Dolphins are in the midst of a major staffing overhaul. While that means new faces are appearing in Miami Gardens, that also means familiar faces will be departing. On Wednesday morning, it was […]
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Jeff Hafley has been busy assembling his coaching staff since being hired as the Miami Dolphins head coach last week. Bobby Slowik was promoted to offensive coordinator, while Chris Tabor was hired to oversee special teams. Defensive coordinator has not been announced yet, but a name has been rumored. Sean Duggan who is currently the […]
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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 […]
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 […]
about 2 months ago | 8 reads
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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