The Kansas City Chiefs were very successful in recent years with three Super Bowl wins in 2020, 2023, and 2024, in large thanks to their coaching staff which included head coach Andy Reid and special teams coordinator Dave Toub among others.
However, the Chiefs had a disaster season in the 2025 edition with a disappointing 6-11 record and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014. This has led to drastic changes at the franchise, with pressure mounting on them.
Andy Reid keeps Dave Toub on Chiefs coaching staff
This season saw a drastic drop in performance from the Chiefs, especially at the offense with quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffering a season-ending ACL tear late in the year. In offensive team rankings, the Chiefs ranked 20th in total yards gained with 5,451, and ranked 21st in total points earned with 362.
Aug 9, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason NFL game at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Aug 9, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason NFL game at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
This has caused a major shakeup in the coaching staff by Reid. The franchise parted ways with offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, running backs coach Todd Pinkston, wide receivers coach Connor Embree along with several other assistant coaches.
They have now hired a familiar face in Eric Bieniemy as offensive coordinator, along with new names like DeMarco Murray as the running backs coach, Chad O’Shea as the wide receivers coach, Terry Bradden Jr. as the assistant DL coach, Nate Pagan as the offensive quality control coach and CJ Cox as the defensive quality control.
Despite his major coaching overhaul, Reid has chosen to keep Toub as the special teams coordinator and assistant head coach. He has been with them since 2013 and has 35 years of working relationship with Reid. Despite pressure from fans, he has chosen to prioritize experience and loyalty, which also signals that he trusts in Toub to shape the team ahead of next season. However, he is surely not thinking his job is safe and will work on improving the team.
Dave Toub admits faults in team
In many special teams categories, the team performed quite low. Their field goal percentage was 86.8% which is 15th among all teams and they were second-last in XP percentage with 88.6%.
Toub previously spoke about the special teams’ poor performances last season, which was a big factor. He acknowledged his role as coach of that department and their shortcomings, “We’re not as good. We’re not making as many plays as we did last year at critical times on special teams. That’s frustrating.”
Both Andy Reid and Dave Toub have a huge task ahead of next season, as they aim to improve the team to become capable of challenging for the Super Bowl again.