‘The Bills are hiring Chris Tabor to replace Smiley. Tabor has been a special teams coach in the NFL for three different teams. his first special teams coordinator job was with the Cleveland Browns from 2011-17. He then went to the Chicago Bears, where he held the same position from 2018-21 before landing with the Carolina Panthers in 2022. On top of being the Panthers’ special teams coordinator from 2022-23, Tabor also served as the team’s interim head coach in 2023 after the Panthers fired Frank Reich.’
BillsBeat - February 12, 2025
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‘Morrow adores his job and considers it a dream come true that he gets to work in the mailroom for the Bills. He is a lifelong Bills fan, and had no idea that Allen was going to mention him during his speech.’
Report: Bills to hire Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator
‘Tabor has an extensive history in the NFL as a special teams coordinator, having been in that position continuously from 2011-to-2023 with the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears and then finally with the Carolina Panthers.’
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‘No position may have been more scrutinized or questioned heading into the 2024 season than wide receiver. Only one player returned from the previous year who had ever caught a pass from Josh Allen: Khalil Shakir.’
Report: Buffalo Bills hiring Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator
‘A good special teams unit to me starts with not having to talk about them. The old case of “no news is good news” should be how a special teams unit operates unless they’re doing something good. But in the case of the 24-25′ Bills, that was far from the reality, and every week, it felt like we were talking about this aspect of the game hurting the Bills in one way or another.’
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‘”So basically, when I was watching the awards, when he went on stage, I was happy that he had won it and it went from joyful to crying because when he mentioned my name, I just broke down,” Morrow said. “I broke down because I’m just an average person, but when he mentioned my name, I was like ‘Oh my god he just mentioned my name on national television, so I was just crying.”‘
Bills hiring Chris Tabor to coordinate special teams, per report
‘The 53-year-old Tabor was special teams coordinator in Cleveland from 2011-17, Chicago from 2018-21, and Carolina from 2022-23. He was out of the NFL last season after taking over as the Panthers’ interim coach for the final seven games of the 2023 season following the firing of former Bills quarterback Frank Reich. Tabor also was interim head coach of the Bears for one game during the 2021 season.’
Report: Bills to hire former Panthers interim HC Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator
‘Tabor would bring to Buffalo an experienced special teams coaching resume. He coached the special teams in Carolina for two seasons from 2022-2023, and also served as the Panthers interim head coach for the last seven weeks of the 2023 season after the firing of Frank Reich. He was out of the NFL this past season.’
BillsBeat - February 11, 2025
Bills defense review: Numbers show pass defense was not championship caliber
‘The Bills’ defense ranked 11th in points allowed, 17th in yards allowed, 12th in rushing yards allowed and 24th in passing yards allowed.’
Will Irish eyes be smiling on the Buffalo Bills? Assembly Member Patrick Burke hopes so
‘“As a native Western New Yorker, you are undoubtedly aware of the prevalent Irish American population and cultural roots in this region,” Assembly Member Patrick Burke, D-Orchard Park, wrote to Goodell, a Jamestown native. “The people of Buffalo and our surrounding areas take their Irish heritage history seriously and the opportunity to see their beloved Buffalo Bills take on a storied AFC opponent in Ireland – which is not much further from Buffalo than the NFL’s West Coast cities – is not one many fans would pass up, and nor should the NFL.”’
Ryan O'Halloran: Super Bowl win vaults Nick Sirianni to top of WNY all-time coaches
‘Sirianni grew up in the Jamestown area and graduated from Southwestern High in 1999 before attending Mount Union (Ohio) and starting his coaching career.’
Bills now have defensive blueprint to beat the Chiefs. Can they copy Eagles' success?
‘However, as this specifically relates to the Bills, you have to ask yourself do they really have the personnel to pull off the embarrassment the Eagles just foisted on Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City offense? The honest answer right now is simply no, and general manager Brandon Beane and his college and pro scouting departments need to rectify that in the offseason.’
Eagles’ Super D-line shows the blueprint to beat KC
‘The Bills need to gear their defense toward making sure Mahomes’ ‘next time’ isn’t 12 months from now. “Get pressure with four” is such common, simple analysis it’s practically a cliche. But against the great QBs, it’s the simplest recipe to a win.’
3 lessons the Bills should take from Eagles' Super Bowl beat down of Chiefs
‘If you didn’t see Mahomes’ No. 15 on his jersey, you might have wondered if backup Carson Wentz was in the game for some reason. Mahomes threw two uncharacteristic interceptions and had about a dozen off-target throws as he faced an onslaught of pressure from Philadelphia’s pass rushers.’
Sabato: Bills should mirror Eagles in building defensive front to clear Chiefs hurdle
‘Since 2021, the Eagles have allocated nine of their 13 picks in the first three rounds to defensive players, including three consecutive first-round picks. In the playoffs those picks produced 16 tackles for a loss, 14 sacks, three forced fumbles and three interceptions.’