The Miami Dolphins are 0-4, and nobody in the building is pretending otherwise. Losses at Las Vegas (27-13), at San Francisco (35-13), against Kansas City (24-10) and at Minnesota (15-10) have dropped Miami to the bottom of the AFC East. NFL Research notes that only one team since 1990 has reached the playoffs after an … Read more
Continuing our series on Dolphins defensive coverages: Cover 3, the base single-high safety zone coverage and a key part of Jeff Hafley’s defensive scheme. What is Cover 3? In Cover 3, three defenders — typically one safety and two cornerbacks — each take a deep third of the field, while four defenders cover underneath zones. … Read more
Next in our series on Dolphins defensive coverages: Cover 1 Robber. Jeff Hafley ran Cover 1 on 43.1% of plays as Boston College’s head coach in 2023, per PFF, and it’s expected to be a staple of this defense this season and beyond — along with another coverage we’ll break down down the line. What … Read more
This is the first in a new series breaking down NFL defensive coverages — starting with the ones you’ll actually see a lot of watching the Dolphins on Sunday’s. Head coach Jeff Hafley’s history as a playcaller at Boston College and with the Green Bay Packers points to Cover 1 being a staple of Miami’s … Read more
With the 2026-2027 season officially getting underway tomorrow, it is as good a time as any to look at both the expectations for the rookie class heading into Week 1 as well as digesting what we liked (and perhaps didn’t) from the preseason action. With seven of the eight highest hits to the cap playing … Read more
When the Miami Dolphins selected Chris Bell in the third round (94th overall) of the 2026 NFL Draft, they weren’t just adding a receiver — they were making a calculated bet on talent that fell due to injury, not ability. Just months earlier, Bell was putting together a first-team All-ACC season at Louisville, and there’s … Read more