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NC-BILLS44
02-03-2004, 12:49 PM
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
02-03-2004, 01:07 PM
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
02-03-2004, 01:10 PM
WOW Spaz! He was never quality control!!! Sound the alarms.
The Spaz
02-03-2004, 01:11 PM
Originally posted by to80td
WOW Spaz! He was never quality control!!! Sound the alarms.

He has plenty of coaching experience!:jawdrop:!
SoCalBillsFan
02-03-2004, 01:11 PM
What is a volunteer assistant coach?
The Spaz
02-03-2004, 01:12 PM
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
02-03-2004, 01:14 PM
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
02-03-2004, 01:22 PM
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

:up::snicker:
Jan Reimers
02-03-2004, 01:25 PM
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
02-03-2004, 01:44 PM
that was what i posted this morning.. i figured they were going after someone on the pats or panthers.
Tatonka
02-03-2004, 01:45 PM
another strong hire imho.
DraftBoy
02-03-2004, 02:21 PM
Mularkey continues to impress with his staff, no doubt another strong hiring.
baalworship
02-03-2004, 02:23 PM
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
02-03-2004, 02:29 PM
any coaching tips we can steal from the pats is a good thing too.
The Spaz
02-03-2004, 02:33 PM
Mike Mularkey must have a lot of connections!:up:
ShadowHawk7
02-03-2004, 05:27 PM
A linebacker coach? I hope this means the Cornerbacks will be a lot more physical, especially Clements, who is meant for that kind of play.
The Spaz
02-03-2004, 05:34 PM
Originally posted by ShadowHawk7
A linebacker coach? I hope this means the Cornerbacks will be a lot more physical, especially Clements, who is meant for that kind of play.

Clements is pretty physical not like Winfield but not many are like that.
The_Philster
02-03-2004, 06:13 PM
Originally posted by Tatonka
any coaching tips we can steal from the pats is a good thing too.

Couldn't agree more. Maybe he learned a few things from Belichek. :pray:
LABillsFan
02-03-2004, 07:11 PM
Weren't the Bills interested in him last year? I believe there was a thread started about him.
caveboy
02-03-2004, 07:22 PM
I think we have the talent on the corners to play with anyone, but I think the big problem is the defensive mindset. They need to play up and in the face of the WRs. Knock them off their route inside of 5 yards until the refs call it.

We need to change the attitude to be more aggressive BEFORE the catch, not just after it.
Ickybaluky
02-03-2004, 09:05 PM
Szabo was working mostly with the Pats DL in training camp. The Pats haven't had a DL coach since Randy Melvin left 2 years ago. Romeo Crennel was a DL coach before becoming a coordinator, and the Pats interviewed Szabo last year to be the DL coach.

He wasn't hired, but was working with the team in training camp helping with the DL. I don't think he was around once the season started.