Bills hiring new special teams coordinator Chris Tabor

[iwishitwerecolder]

 

Edited February 11 by iwishitwerecolder

[SoonerBillsFan]

This might be a good hire.

 

Chris Tabor

Most recently Carolina ST coordinator (2022 - 2023) but has stints with Cleveland (2011 - 2017) and Chicago (2018 - 2021)

 

Ranked as the 2nd best ST coordinator via a poll conducted by the NFLPA after the 2023 season

[BarleyNY]

Called it. Excellent hire. 

[ColoradoBills]

Welcome aboard.  Hope you do well and stay for a long time.

[Doc Brown]

The only question of the interview was to ask him to count to 11.

[QB Bills]

9 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

This might be a good hire.

 

Chris Tabor

Most recently Carolina ST coordinator (2022 - 2023) but has stints with Cleveland (2011 - 2017) and Chicago (2018 - 2021)

 

Ranked as the 2nd best ST coordinator via a poll conducted by the NFLPA after the 2023 season

Carolina? No way!

[balln]

Here come the “of course …Carolina panthers “ posts

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Terry Pegula is opening the wallet to upgrade the coaching staff.

 

Bills mean business this offseason.

[JGMcD2]

19 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

This might be a good hire.

 

Chris Tabor

Most recently Carolina ST coordinator (2022 - 2023) but has stints with Cleveland (2011 - 2017) and Chicago (2018 - 2021)

 

Ranked as the 2nd best ST coordinator via a poll conducted by the NFLPA after the 2023 season

You could just link my post next time 😂

 

 

Edited February 11 by JGMcD2

[Chandler#81]

Has to be an improvement, right?

I don’t know a damn thing about him.🤷‍♂️

[JGMcD2]

7 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said:

You could just link my post next time 😂

 

 

I missed it the first time around, but he got his start in the NFL under Dave Toub - the Chiefs ST Coordinator who is widely regarded as the best in the business. 
 

Chris Tabor is considered to be in the same stratosphere by the players. 
 

He worked under coordinator Dave Toub on head coach Lovie Smith's staff. During Tabor's tenure with the Bears, Chicago consistently ranked among the league leaders in numerous departments. The Bears ranked in the top five in no less than nine different special teams categories combined over that three-year period. Chicago led the NFL in total return yards (6,570) and kickoff return yards (5,415), posted the second-best kickoff return average (25.1), ranked third in punt return defense (7.1) and produced the fifth-best punt return average (10.4). The Bears also registered six total kick returns for touchdowns in that time, which tied for second-most in the league.

In 2011, Tabor was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their special teams coordinator. During Tabor's tenure in Cleveland, the Browns were the only NFL team to have earned at least one AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award each season from 2011 to 2016. In total, the Browns won seven AFC Special Teams Player of the Week awards. He also oversaw kicker Phil Dawson[5] and returner Joshua Cribbs[6] in 2012 when both were selected to the Pro Bowl, marking just the second time in team history that two specialists made the annual all-star game in the same season. Also during his tenure with the Browns, they led the NFL in punt return average (11.3 yards), were first in kickoff return average against (19.8) and were tied for sixth in punt return touchdowns (4).

Edited February 11 by JGMcD2

[17islongenough]

https://sports.yahoo.com/chris-tabor-2023-2nd-highest-182518205.html

 

 

[MJS]

14 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

Called it. Excellent hire. 

That's impressive if you called it. I wouldn't even know where to start to look up potential special teams coordinators.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

9 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

Has to be an improvement, right?

I don’t know a damn thing about him.🤷‍♂️

He’s one of the top special teams coaches in the league.

 

I don’t know any of them though. Didn’t know who he was 30 minutes ago.

[3rdand12]

We are pleased 😇

[Captain Hindsight]

There have been some excellent additions to the staff this offseason 

[The Cincinnati Kid]

5 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said:

There have been some excellent additions to the staff this offseason 

So, looking back, some poor hires?

[3rdand12]

12 minutes ago, The Cincinnati Kid said:

So, looking back, some poor hires?

Here is my take

 McD wants to grow his People and culture. That's a fine thing.

He is learning

 Maybe he needed more Teachers

Edited February 11 by 3rdand12

[3rdand12]

12 minutes ago, The Cincinnati Kid said:

So, looking back, some poor hires?

saw what you did there . took a sec   

[SoonerBillsFan]

45 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said:

You could just link my post next time 😂

 

 

Sorry brother, I was in a hurry.  But YES your post is where I got the info.

43 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said:

I missed it the first time around, but he got his start in the NFL under Dave Toub - the Chiefs ST Coordinator who is widely regarded as the best in the business. 
 

Chris Tabor is considered to be in the same stratosphere by the players. 
 

He worked under coordinator Dave Toub on head coach Lovie Smith's staff. During Tabor's tenure with the Bears, Chicago consistently ranked among the league leaders in numerous departments. The Bears ranked in the top five in no less than nine different special teams categories combined over that three-year period. Chicago led the NFL in total return yards (6,570) and kickoff return yards (5,415), posted the second-best kickoff return average (25.1), ranked third in punt return defense (7.1) and produced the fifth-best punt return average (10.4). The Bears also registered six total kick returns for touchdowns in that time, which tied for second-most in the league.

In 2011, Tabor was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their special teams coordinator. During Tabor's tenure in Cleveland, the Browns were the only NFL team to have earned at least one AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award each season from 2011 to 2016. In total, the Browns won seven AFC Special Teams Player of the Week awards. He also oversaw kicker Phil Dawson[5] and returner Joshua Cribbs[6] in 2012 when both were selected to the Pro Bowl, marking just the second time in team history that two specialists made the annual all-star game in the same season. Also during his tenure with the Browns, they led the NFL in punt return average (11.3 yards), were first in kickoff return average against (19.8) and were tied for sixth in punt return touchdowns (4).

Great info!