New DB coach.

[NC-BILLS44]

Steve Szabo.

The Bills have hired Steve Szabo as defensive backs coach. Szabo (pronounced ZAY-bo) spent this past season as a volunteer assistant coach with the New England Patriots. Prior to that he coached linebackers with the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1994-02 under Tom Coughlin and in 2004 he will be entering his 35th season in coaching.

[The Spaz]

Orchard Park, NY - The Bills announced that the team has hired Steve Szabo as defensive backs coach.

Szabo (pronounced ZAY-bo) spent this past season as a volunteer assistant coach with the New England Patriots. Prior to that he coached linebackers with the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1994-02 under Tom Coughlin and in 2004 he will be entering his 35th season in coaching.

A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Szabo played halfback and defensive back for Navy from 1961-64. He proceeded to coach for 25 seasons at the college level with stops at Johns Hopkins, Toledo, Iowa, Syracuse, Iowa State, Ohio State, Western Michigan, Edinboro (head coach), Northern Iowa, Colorado State, and Boston College.

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/index.cfm?cont_id=227694&dsp=press

[to80td]

WOW Spaz! He was never quality control!!! Sound the alarms.

[The Spaz]

Originally posted by to80td
WOW Spaz! He was never quality control!!! Sound the alarms.

He has plenty of coaching experience!!

[SoCalBillsFan]

What is a volunteer assistant coach?

[The Spaz]

Originally posted by SoCalBillsFan
What is a volunteer assistant coach?

Don't really know but he has 25 years of coaching experience that works for me.

[Romes]

Originally posted by SoCalBillsFan
What is a volunteer assistant coach?

My guess is that it means that he helped coach the team but just was not being paid. Think of it as a "walk-on" coach.

[The Spaz]

He has a lot of videos too!

http://www.coachillustrated.com/Store/Catalog/product_detail.cfm?pid=168&cat=43

http://www.coachillustrated.com/Store/Catalog/product_detail.cfm?pid=170&cat=43

http://www.sportsequipmentworld.net/Man_Coverage_Schemes_video_by_Steve_Szabo_COC_FBV_20894.html

http://www.onlinesports.com/pages/I,COC-FBV-14493.html

[Jan Reimers]

I think familiarity with the Pats' secondary and their coverages will really help. I like the fact that we have coaches from a number of teams, including the Steelers, Giants, Rams, and Pats. Hopefully we can blend the best of each.

[Tatonka]

that was what i posted this morning.. i figured they were going after someone on the pats or panthers.

[Tatonka]

another strong hire imho.

[DraftBoy]

Mularkey continues to impress with his staff, no doubt another strong hiring.

[baalworship]

Hopefully this hire will mean the Bills corners actually challange the receivers more on the LOS. I am happy with this hire as well. Mularkey is the man!

[Tatonka]

any coaching tips we can steal from the pats is a good thing too.

[The Spaz]

Mike Mularkey must have a lot of connections!