Jeff Hafley: Success Won't Be Measured in Ws, Ls This Year, It's About Development

Dolphins HC Explains Why Success Won't Just Be 'Defined by Winning' Ahead of 2026 NFL Season

The Miami Dolphins are rebuilding their roster and starting anew after bringing in new leadership in general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley. Miami has over $180 million in dead cap money for the 2026 season, per Over the Cap, making it exceedingly difficult to construct a competitive team.

Fins' Hafley: Success 'not just defined by winning'

Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley says he won't measure the team's success this season by wins and losses.

Jeff Hafley gets fired up defending comments about how Dolphins will measure success in 2026

Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley made a surprising admission when asked to define success in 2026 in a recent interview. He got fired up defending his stance Saturday night.

Dolphins Head Coach Jeff Hafley Makes Honest Statement Before Week 1

After a drastic roster makeover this offseason, the Miami Dolphins don’t appear to have high expectations heading into the 2026 season.Following the 2025 season, the Miami Dolphins moved on from core players Tyreek Hill, Bradley Chubb, Tua Tagovailoa, Minkah Fitzpatrick and Jaylen Waddle. Instead of addressing these departures in free agency, the Dolphins opted to […] The post Dolphins Head Coach Jeff Hafley Makes Honest Statement Before Week 1 …

“Spoken like a true idiot. Fired by 2028”: NFL fans mock Jeff Hafley as Dolphins HC refuses to measure success by wins

Jeff Hafley is drawing much blowback for a rather audacious take on his team's prospects for the 2026 season.

Jeff Hafley: Success won't be measured in Ws, Ls this year, it's about development

The Dolphins have been mired in mediocrity in recent years.