A total surprise.
Tom Silverstein
@TomSilverstein
Hafley has considerable NFL experience assistant DBs coach in 2012 and secondary/safeties coach in 2013 with Tampa Bay. Worked under Mike Pettine in Cleveland in '14. Coached DBs in San Francisco from 2016-'18. Was co-DC for Ohio State in '19 and has been BC head coach since 2020
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who?
i guess at least he has some experience at more then just DB coach or defensive special assistant to the defensive quality control assistant
Justis Mosqueda is saying Hafley is probably closest to Saleh scheme-wise. A lot more press man and single high safety. Will likely be a 4-3 base.
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i just read one article where they talk about how he was dropping a 311 pound guy into coverage
thats sounds worse then what we just got rid of
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so i just read something where they ran a 4-2-5 scheme
whats that? need some input from someone smarter
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But Rodgers leads the league in frumpy expressions and negative body language on the sideline, which makes him, like Josh Allen, a unique double threat.
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Nickel.
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so it seems the key to this type of offense to to have a LB/safety
we don't have anyone that can do that right now, do we?
plus, does this change our front 4 at all, or can preston, gary and van noy just move down to DE
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i clearly said someone smarter
Those guys are as big as most 4-3 DE's. Gary and Van Ness did play with their hand on the ground in college. Don't know about Preston. The safety position needs to be rebuilt no matter what kind of defense they play.
Ring the bells that still can ring
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That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
4-2-5 is pretty much just nickel defense. Everyone runs that shit nowadays in the NFL.
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preston was the one guy i thought could easily make the move
Who?
In 2012, Hafley made his NFL coaching debut with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He joined the Bucs as assistant defensive backs coach and spent 2013 as the secondary coach/safeties. In 2013, Hafley oversaw a unit which helped Tampa Bay finish tied for third in the NFL with 21 interceptions.[citation needed] On January 27, 2014, Hafley was hired by the Cleveland Browns to coach the secondary. Hafley would remain in this role for 2 seasons (2014–15), before being relieved of his duties due to a coaching overhaul.[citation needed] On January 24, 2016, Hafley was hired by San Francisco 49ers' new head coach Chip Kelly to coach the defensive backs.[8] In 2019, he was hired to be the co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State. Hafley quickly established himself as one of the best recruiters in the country, being ranked ninth overall recruiter for the 2020 class by 247Sports.com.[9] On December 13, 2019, he was hired to be the head coach at Boston College after the firing of Steve Addazio.[10]
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7 years NFL coaching experience.
Bruce Feldman
@BruceFeldmanCFB
Jeff Hafley did a fantastic job as Ohio State's DC. He made a big impact in that one season. The Buckeyes went from No. 72 in the country in yards per play the year before he arrived to No. 1 under him. Good hire for the Packers.
Tom Silverstein
@TomSilverstein
A connection between LaFleur and Hafley is that Hafley coached DBs for two seasons under former #49ers DC Robert Saleh, who is LaFleur's best friend in the business. Also, #Packers director of college scouting Matt Malaspina was with the 49ers when Hafley was there.
Andy Herman
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On Hafley:
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Can’t help feeling the same when I first heard his name. Lafleur better be right on this.
And I hope it’s not Lafleur’s good friend’s buddy.
He has a lot of experience coaching young players and that’s what he’s going to have in the secondary.
Formerly known as JustinHarrell.
Quick look sounds like another "Buddy" hire.
I don't know anything about this guy and I'm already in a bad mood, so I'll go on record saying I hate this hire. I hope I'm wrong and the defense excels, but this not what I was expecting.
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