Jeff Hafley Packers New DC

[Joemailman]

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

[Joemailman]

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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yikes

https://www.bcinterruption.com/2023/10/13/23912238/midseason-state-of-the-boston-college-football-defense

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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

[ThunderDan]

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

BJ Raji says thank you very much.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

so i just read something where they ran a 4-2-5 scheme

whats that? need some input from someone smarter

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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Nickel.

i clearly said someone smarter

[Joemailman]

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

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.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

i clearly said someone smarter

4-2-5 is pretty much just nickel defense. Everyone runs that shit nowadays in the NFL.

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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.

preston was the one guy i thought could easily make the move

[Fosco33]

Who?

[Joemailman]

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]