{"id":905228,"date":"2026-05-30T11:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/905228\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T11:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:06:22","slug":"differences-under-jeff-hafley-the-splash-zone-5-30-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/905228\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences under Jeff Hafley \u2013 The Splash Zone 5\/30\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mike McDaniel is out and Jeff Hafley is in as the Miami Dolphins head coach. Under McDaniel, the Dolphins practices were pretty laid back where players could choose the music if they had the orange jersey on. Under Hafley so far, practices have been more business like with some changes. While Hafley may change how things operate down the line, the mission right now is setting the tone and foundation with a young roster.<\/p>\n

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You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day\u2019s round-up below.<\/p>\n

The Subtle (And Not So Subtle) Differences So Far Under Hafley
<\/a>New Miami Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley has a different way of conducting practice than his predecessor<\/p>\n

Dolphins Quarterbacks<\/p>\n

How to Avoid Extremes with Malik Willis
<\/a>Malik Willis will be facing a lot of scrutiny as the new Miami Dolphins starting QB<\/p>\n

Dolphins Secondary<\/p>\n

How a combination of Jeff Hafley, Minkah Fitzpatrick are molding Dolphins\u2019 Dante Trader
<\/a>New Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley and former safety Minkah Fitzpatrick are not together in Miami<\/a>, but their separate influences could mold second-year safety Dante Trader Jr.<\/a> into a standout in 2026.<\/p>\n

Phinsider News You May Have Missed<\/p>\n

Position battles to watch \u2013 The Splash Zone 5\/29\/26
<\/a>Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n

Phinsider Victory Of The Week Open Thread & Discussion Vol. 678
<\/a>Please join us on Friday evenings to share your personal victory of the week, big or small.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mike McDaniel is out and Jeff Hafley is in as the Miami Dolphins head coach. Under McDaniel, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":905229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2049],"tags":[120785,2912,217,7,53734,8628,4097,216,251,2087,4836,7583,6],"class_list":["post-905228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami-dolphins","tag-baptist-health-sports-complex","tag-dante-trader-jr","tag-dolphins","tag-football","tag-hafley","tag-jeff-hafley","tag-malik-willis","tag-miami","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-miamidolphins","tag-mike-mcdaniel","tag-minkah-fitzpatrick","tag-nfl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116663208416546245","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=905228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/905229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=905228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=905228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=905228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}