Bills cut ties with LB coach

Bills coach Doug Marrone has severed ties with a second assistant coach. Linebackers coach Chuck Driesbach was let go Monday, following the dismissal on Dec. 30 of wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard.

The Bills made improvements in several areas on defense in 2013, but one that was still problematic was run defense. The Bills ranked 28th in the league after ranking 31st in 2012.

Still, the Bills got terrific play from rookie MLB Kiko Alonso who finished third in the NFL with 169 tackles, and from free agent acquisition Manny Lawson, so the release of Driesbach is somewhat of a surprise.

Driesbach just completed his first year as an NFL coach after 36 years in the college ranks including five (2007-11) as Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator at Rice University.