Promoted to offensive line coach in January 2008 and tutored LT Jason Peters to his second consecutive Pro Bowl…previously served as the assistant offensive line coach, working primarily with the tackles…Peters earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007 and became the first Bills tackle named to the Pro Bowl since Howard Ballard in 1992…line set a team record by allowing just 26 sacks – the fewest in team history since stat became official in 1982.
8th Year in the NFL/3rd with Bills
COACHING EXPERIENCE: Promoted to offensive line coach in January 2008 and tutored LT Jason Peters to his second consecutive Pro Bowl…previously served as the assistant offensive line coach, working primarily with the tackles…Peters earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007 and became the first Bills tackle named to the Pro Bowl since Howard Ballard in 1992…line set a team record by allowing just 26 sacks – the fewest in team history since stat became official in 1982…same offensive line started 15 consecutive games – longest team streak since 1989…spent the 2006 football season as the assistant head coach/offensive line coach for Boise State…Broncos were the only undefeated Division I-A NCAA team, finishing the season with a 13-0 record and a dramatic 43-42 victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl…offensive line opened holes for the sixth-ranked rushing attack in the country as the Broncos averaged 222.8 yards per game…team finished 5th in the Associated Press poll…helped sophomore OL Ryan Clady (a 2008 NFL Draft 1st round pick) and junior OL Jeff Cavender earn All-WAC honors…line paved the way for RB Ian Johnson who rushed for 1,755 yards to rank second in the nation and led the country with 25 touchdowns…spent 2001-2005 on the Detroit Lions coaching staff working with both the offensive line and tight ends…TE Marcus Pollard led the team in receptions in 2005 and TE Stephen Alexander ranked 2nd in 2004…TE Mikheal Ricks was a Pro Bowl alternate in 2002 and TE David Sloan led the team in receptions in 2001…worked in Detroit for two seasons with Bills Head Coach Dick Jauron.
PERSONAL: Kugler (pronounced COOG-ler) is a native of Lockport, NY…was a four-year letter winner at the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) from (1984-88)…played one season in the WLAF with the Sacramento Surge…earned his degree in Education from the University of South Florida in 1991…coached at UTEP from 1993-2000 and helped school win only conference title in 2000…prior to UTEP, coached three years of high school football in Tampa, FL (1990-92)…Kugler and his wife Patsy have two sons, Robert and Patrick, and a daughter, Kali.
