Chicago Bears Special Teams: They Are Truly Special

November 10, 2010   ·   Bryan Dietzler   ·   Jump to comments

Any Chicago Bears' fan knows that the special teams units have been some of the best in the NFL over the past six seasons.  Ever since Head Coach Lovie Smith came to Chicago, the Bears have put an emphasis on special teams and have had great success in games. 
The success that the Bears have had on special teams can be directly attributed to their special teams coach, Dave Toub.  Toub, who has extensive experience coaching special teams units in other parts of the NFL, brought a philosophy stressing the importance of special teams and how it can affect games.  He taught his pupils to play as if their life depended on it and, for many of them, their careers have depended on it.
Toub’s coverage teams started out well covering punts and kickoffs, but the units lacked an explosive return specialist for both punt and kickoff returns.  In the 2006 NFL Draft, the Bears must have been listening to the call for a highly regarded return specialist, becaus...

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