Steve Tasker: The Unlikely Buffalo Bills Pro Bowler | NFL Films Presents
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Dudes a wide reciever and can tackle better than most defensive players
He played rugby in college. Every (defence and ST) player should practice with rugby (union) coaches for some time to sharpen their tackling skills. That would enhance their games so much and would make the game a lot safer, especially on the lower levels.
@@alexamann5729 I had no idea he played rugby it explains a lot about his all round ability
He’s a remarkable athlete. A great player.
Put him in the Hall of Fame! Just because he's a special teams guy, doesn't mean he shouldn't be in the Hall. Special Teams takes guts, and is the most dangerous part of the game. Steve should've gotten that golden jacket and head bust ages ago, don't keep snubbing him.
No dude. No
@@user-zv5zq3sx3l Yes, dude. Yes.
Anyone who can revolutionize a position in sports should be a Hall of Famer in that respective sport, regardless if it seems meaningless or not.
I've noticed all the people who disagree don't have an argument, they just say "no".
Tasker is a Hall of Famer
Well it’s kind of obvious, if it’s over 20 years since he’s retired and there is no mention of him being in the hall of fame then he obviously has not made it. Even if he dominated at a position that was honestly useless it doesn’t mean he should make the hall of fame, there are players who had way larger impacts and did way more for a team then being on special teams and making one pro bowl which is a popularity contest, that’s just, no. Being on special teams and being a gunner/jammer is the equivalent of being a kick holder man, yeah they are somewhat important but they are nothing else compared to what dudes in the trenches have to go through and do. I just don’t think it’s fair, he shouldn’t make the HOF.
@@user-zv5zq3sx3l he made 7 pro bowls not one and being a gunner and special teams player takes guts unlike being a kicker
he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame
no
No lmao no no no
Facts. He transcended his position as a special teams player. Definitely deserving.
Agreed. If you’re the greatest special teams player of all time then yes you should get in. He dominated his era in his position(s)
Tasker is The Best Player at his position (special teams) in history. He deserves his own room in hall of fame!
As crazy as it seems, this guy is a local legend.
Welcome to West Herr New York!
Ummm, what's crazy about it?
Not crazy at all. The embodiment of underdog! The guy made the most with the hand he was dealt. Imho an absolute legend
My gay older sister, with whom I shared end zone season tickets with for those years, said every woman should watch Steve Tasker run down the field from behind.
@@agentgumby4418 I love those commercials!
I’m a raider fan but live in western New York which let me watch many bills games back then… this guy was a spark when they needed it and a game changer… he was a superb football player.
Steve was great to watch, loved when they'd let him play some reciever. He's the peoples champ in Buffalo. Showed up every week
Greatest special teams player of all-time. He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.
I'd argue for Matthew slater myself but Tasker is absolutely HOF worthy
🙌🏽🙏🏼❤
@@kendyer8761 slater over Tasker may be the funniest thing I've heard all week
Was having a debate with a guy on another comment section about hester and i said if theres one ST guy that deserves to get in its Steve Tasker...the guy responded by saying "Who?"...conversation over
If Joe Buck is in the NFL HOF, Steve Tasker for sure belongs!
Steve Tasker Was one Of My Dads Favorite Bills Players Of The 90s. He Should Be In The Hall Of Fame.
Greatest NFL player not in the H.O.F.
@@xp8969 Love Tasker, but you're thinking of Al Wistert, the best Two Way Tackle in history.
@@mangomangay7747 definitely wasn't, I said Tasker was the greatest player never to get inducted in the Hall of Fame cause I was thinking of Tasker, I have no clue wbo Wistert is but Tasker wasn't just some basic ass two way tackle, Tasker was a cluuutch wide receiver and kick returner and one of the best kick coverage guys on top of being one of the best at blocking kicks, dude was Jim Kelly's favorite receiver but was so good at playing literally every single position on special teams that Marv Levy couldn't afford to take special teams reps away to let Kelly throw to him more often than he did
"A basic ass two way tackle."
Before he was drafted, the Eagles had never had a winning season. They only had one losing season while he was there, and they went to three championship games in a row, winning two. He played sixty minutes every game, and at an allpro level on both sides of the ball for 9 years. Again, Tasker is the greatest special teamer ever, and unless we include kickers like Vinatieri or punters like Ray Guy, there isn't anyone who is close. But to say that of all the players in history that, for whatever reason aren't in the Hall, that Tasker is the best, is a stretch. Easily top 7 on that list, though.
@@mangomangay7747 oh word? For real? All 60 mins in every game like legit 100% of the snaps? Ok, you make a good case for him, honestly I've never even heard of the guy but if I was an Eagles fan he sounds like the kind of guy I'd root for, respect to Philly bro
I would love to see Matt Slater in the HOF. That is also why I am rooting for Tasker to get in. 2 of the best to ever do it
Special Teamer is the most underrated position in sports.
@@ajburrr facts.
@@ajburrr o linemen as well
I think the rings will help Slater. Three of them? Nothing to snooze at when he made All Pros and Pro Bowl's during those championship runs
@@ajburrr Thank you Both Slater & Tasker deserve the hall also Vince Papale was a Special Team Gunner as well
Tasker is the embodiment of the underdog. I'm glad he is doing good and as an Eagles fan I've got nothing but respect and good wishes for the Bills and their fans. For many years of success!
Steve Tasker still my favorite Bill. He took out the time to take a pic with my lil brother and I in 92’ at the training camp in Fredonia st. College
I was just 14 when I first met Steve Tasker my brother was 11. Now we are both in our 40’s. Awesome guy and a NFL legend that should be in the HOF
hes in like top 10 people for hof this year this might be the year hes in.
@@ImGoofed oh wow that’s great news. I hope he gets the call.
I was at that training camp! My little brother was running along side him to get his autograph, and I couldn't believe how short he was. That a guy that small could have such an impact in an NFL career speaks volumes about the kind of player he was.
He definitely deserves to go
Best special teamer ever. Deserves to be in the HoF. Go Tasker and GO BILLS!!!!
I'm not sure the Bills go to 4 Super Bowls without Steve Tasker. I vividly remember that era and Tasker always seemed to provide a spark to ignite many great games by the Bills. Steve was electric.
By far thee best special teamer of all time...no question...Steve is a living legend here in Buffalo...couldn’t be stopped on kick/punt coverage. Punt blocking MACHINE...Go Bills baby
He played Rugby?! As a club rugby player, this excites me.
Go Chargers =)
I never knew Don Beebe and Steve Tasker were both on the Buffalo Bills at the same time.
4 year's straight AFC Champs
Oh yeah, the Bills had some speed back in the day. James Lofton was also a Bill with both of them. Lofton embodied the saying; yeah, he lost a step, but it was a step most guys didn't have.
So glad don beebe got a ring on my legendary 96 packers
Bills finally getting some attention and love. Great franchise that just had some awful luck.
Ravens fan but live around Buffalo. So they are my second team all day. Even if they beat us this year.
And also stole our playoff spot a few years ago haha
Potentially the best special teams player of all time. Definitely should be in the hall of fame. If you’re the greatest of your position ever and could play literally anywhere on the field you deserve to be hall of fame
I never had one favorite player from that team because they were all my favorite, but if I was forced to choose at gunpoint, it's probably Tasker. And what I mean is, there were a lot of guys on that team that could make a game changing play out of nowhere, but other teams had great quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, pass rushers, linebackers, or defensive backs; however, no other team in the league had anyone like Steve Tasker.
Hall of Fame? I'd love to see it, but it may take a long time. In the end though, the fact that a primarily special teams player, who wasn't a kick returner, was that integral to a great team, kind of says it all.
bruce smith my favorite followed by tasker. love that team but not a fan of jim kelly who is so overrated in western new york its laughable.
Steve Tasker is a H.O.F. Caliber Player without question. In my opinion, the most talented Special Teams Player to ever play the Game. Tasker could do so much in different aspects of the Special Teams Unit in the NFL.
One of my all-time favorite Bills. He was also an outstanding receiver . I remember Jim Kelly saying he was one of the best!! Why he isn't in the Hall of Fame---I'll never figure out!!!
Wow. So outspoken on tv and Steve is very comfortable talking on TV. Who would have guessed this little guy from my home town who I went to school with in Leoti, Kansas would make it so far in life the way he did. So proud of you Steve.
Steve Tasker is over due to be in the Hall of Fame.
I remember his mid to late parts of his career. He was actually a solid wide out as well. You would always feel safe on any return or punt. He was always the first to the ball. Always. He was awesome. Wish you could put his football iq and his heart into some of the current players.
Him and kasim osgood the best of their era as a special teamer and much respect
Without a doubt the best special teams player ever. He was virtually unblockable. The reason for the Hall of Fame is to put players in who changed game outcomes consistently because of the way they played and Steve Tasker was able to do that exact thing game in and game out. He may not have the flashy stats as other positions do, but talk to the guys fielding the kickoffs and punts during his tenor and I ll bet to a man they ll say that he was the one they worried about the most. Good Luck Steve!
We all love and respect you, Steve!! Thanks for all the memories and the memories you’re still making for us all. God bless you brother!
Tasker was the greatest special teamer I’ve ever seen, he could flip the game on its head in one play!
Tasker always seems like a Rudy story who became a 7X Pro Bowler. HOF for this dude.
I'd say if you can make the pro bowl for special teams, it would only make sense that you should be just as eligible for the HOF. It's not denigrating any other player to put someone in who was a legend at what they did. Man is legend, he definitely deserves HOF recognition. Thanks for the highlights Steve!!!
how can ya not love tasker.
Steve Tasker you rock! I lived in Buffalo in the Super Bowl days and you were awesome. My mom worked at Jens Department Store and she remembers helping you and said you were so nice.
Steve Tasker is the goat of special teams
@7:30 I think this is the supreme fallacy of the mentality behind the Hall of Fame. Everyone in it is not equal. Everyone in it can't be measured by the same stick among each other. Their greatness needs to be measured among their peers in their position in the era they played and then on the level of how their play effected the game as a whole. This guy was a game changer. If defenses were watching tape and having to specifically plan for 1 guy on special teams that might be on the field 10-15% of the game, that guy certainly needs to be at least in the running for a spot in Canton.
Best special teams player of all time
devin hester
@@MMACKIN he probably means more of a kick/punt coverage player than the one returning it
@@MMACKIN He was a great Returner, but tasker was an All around ST player, he did it all and to a high level, Jim Kelly always wanted him to play WR, during practice he was he's favourite target, but Levy wouldn't let him play Offense because he was too valuable on STs to risk him on the O.
A;so he was a team's player, which is hard to find these days.
I agree with Ralph here, Steve Tasker was the best STs player of all times.
@@MMACKIN you know NOTHING about football
@@xp8969 I know more than you...you probably never even played a down. Post your highlights because I got mine 💀
That return against the Raiders may be one of the greatest plays I've ever seen.
Dude buffalo bills football back then was insane. I didn't live in that era. But we're all set up for the Superbowl this year, with these types of stories! Amazing. Go bills. Steve tasker to the Hall Of Fame 2022!
*STEVE TASKER* was one of my favorite players as a kid....I collected his cards.... *MR EFFORT*
palpable...hilarious and moving video...brings back great memories!
Steve was always great to watch. I'd love to see him get into the HoF.
The Hall of Fame is about the GAME and the players who played it the best, above all others at their position. The GAME isn't the game without Kicking Off,Punting,Kicking FG's etc, Special Teams are a part of the GAME. Steve Tasker deserves a place in the Hall of Fame for the way he played The GAME!! They select 1 player for Special Teams [Other than a Kicker/ Punter] to the Pro Bowl, he was voted the Best, above all others 7 times....That deserves a place in the Hall of Fame period!!
*ZUBAZ PANTS*
*MULLETS*
*STARTER COATS*
*I LOVE THE 90s*
Pause the video at 4:53 and you'll see the greatest rb in Bills history. Gotta love the juice!!!
Regardless of how many few plays he was a part of in a single game, Steve Tasker in epitomized the game of football each time he was on the field. He was that good. Now if a kicker can make the HOL the NFL ought not discriminate against a Special Teams Legend either. How many Pro Bowls did Steve Tasker appear in? 8 and was named Pro Bowl MVP in '93'. Wow! Give the man his proper due respect please.
I wasn’t very good in high school. My freshman year I weighed about 150 lbs and stood 6’ tall. they had me doing JV kick off team and I remember the very first time I did it I ran down the field to try to get the opponent’s return man and two beefy linemen hit me one after the other... I was going so fast that when the first one hit me I went sideways through the air and the other one hit me on my way down and knocked me in the other direction straight into the dirt. Talk about getting the wind knocked out of you. I have respect for those who do it, especially at the highest level.
You have to be one one tough man to play both football and rugby. That’s a lot of full body contact
This dude literally has a rule named after him, was always the first to the ball, blocked a bunch of punts, and had gotten snubbed twice and now he's moving to the senior era next year which list is very and virtually endless... He'll never get in now... I got hope though I guess.. love Steve Tasker
Tasker is Genius
Considered the best special teams guy of all time. He wasn't a returner and he wasn't a kicker. He dominated from positions that don't even have names!
Never heard of him until this video. This dude was a BALLER
Steve Tasker should be in the NFL Hall of Fame as a special teams player ever I don't think he will ever be in the Hall of Fame when he's alive
Tasker is what special teams are today! You didn't go to the bathroom or get more food when bills kicked off because of Tasker. You waited for that hit. You definitely watched when he lined up as a WR.
Gotta love Steve Tasker
Steve Tasker for the HOF! Around the NFL Podcast approved!
Hall of Fame, no one did it better than Steve, ever!
Love Steve, fun fact he has an underrated rap bar about him from mike g of odd future. If you know you know.
7:52
His mutual love for the game, team and city is nuclear.
DEFINITELY AN NFL HALL OF FAMER!... and I'm a 32 year CHIEFS fan. :)
That he also played rugby explains a lot! Every player has to be able to run, tackle, ruck and kick (ok in extremis if you are a prop) would really accellerate your thinking on ST.
Still love you Steve! You could have been a player at WMS. Dodge and Best!
Raiders Bills 1990 regular season matchup.......Bills came back from 10 points down in the 4th quarter and next thing you know, Bruce DeHaven dialed it up when the Raiders were forced to punt - Steve Tasker comes untouched off the edge, blocks the punt, bounces right into the hands of rookie JD Williams who ran away with it for the touchdown and put the Bills in front for good. And Nate Odomes' pick-six sealed it.
Played STs/RB/WR/S during his 13 yrs
LOVE YOU #89!!!!!!
GO BILLS!!!!! I BILLIEVE!!!!
No success like he has but I have a small taste of what he’s saying, I was the smallest guy on the field and working harder than all to earn respect from teammates, love this dude 🤙🏼✌🏼
Steve Tasker is the one man who could have played real iron man football and made a difference everywhere. Greatest ever on special teams, good receiver, and let’s face it he would have made a killer safety. #89 belongs in the HOF
Una leyenda sin duda, mi jugador favorito de mi Billls Búffalo.
The hardest thing to do is front line
HE WAS AWESOME.... MR. RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME.!!!!!
One university rugby season i blocked about 3 kicks by the opposing 10. My teammate started calling me Steve Tasker. Never would have thought he played rugby too. Nate Ebhner, another great rugby player turned nfl player. It's an interesting idea actually. Lots of awesome athletes playing rugby try to transition to the nfl and struggle because the game is so complex. Whereas special teams are so much more simplified and really just playing.
One of the best players of all time!
......this is a man who understood his legacy and didn’t snub his nose to it. Many pro athlete chase short term money gains and lose the long game.
I'm not saying I don't want this but y'all uploaded a lot today
Once Hester gets put in we’ll see guys like Steve and many other great special teams greats go in no doubt. It’s just as important as offense and defense.
Yup so important that the 2010 chargers had the #1 rated offense and defense but the worst ranked Special Teams, and missed the playoffs completely.
Everyone remembers that play Steve Tasker made on Cowboy Leon Lett....💯
As a Bills fan who came of age during Tasker's time in Buffalo, I might be a bit biased... but how is it possible that a guy that everyone knew as Mr. Special Teams is not in the HOF. Maybe this will be the year that he gets in through the Senior Committee.
In school I played both ways, but my favorite position to play was gunner on kickoffs and punts.
She did talk about when he caught up with Leon Lett and stripped the ball..I'm a Dallas fan.. but this guy and them 90's Bills teams were badass and very talented..
that was Don Beebe
He belongs in the hall of fame.
I love the Olympic sprinter story.
HOF Player with HOF heart.
Well, this guy's last name says it all! He was always up to the task(er)!
Need to have a section in the HOF for special teams players if they can get individual awards like PBs guys like Steve, Devin Hester, Josh Cribbs, Matt Slater need to be in the HOF
Should be in the HOF. Matthew Slater is probably my favorite current player on the Patriots and it's because of Tasker.
Nice 👍🏻
4:54 nice oj cameo
If you can get named to a Pro Bowl and be named All-Pro as a special teamer, then you should be able to go in the hall of fame as one too.
If you saw those 90's Bills play, you KNOW 89 deserves HOF consideration
He belongs in the HOF 100% come on NFL
He was not a specialist. He was a professional football player.
Steve is to GD Humble
Tasker was in the right place at the right time, kicking a football is not hall of fame material
Can we appreciate Carissa Thompson’s glow up from 1995
Shame on the HoF for not inducting Tasker, an incredible player that will never be matched, is basically the formula for HoF status.
Nice
Catch a glimpse at OJ Simpson at 4:53. Pause it at that time and you’ll see him
The greatest bill of all time!
@@jaydon7956 Until the Super Bowl years, he was. Now it's Bruce Smith.
@@tygrkhat4087 hell no! OJ put the bills in the map! Brie was great but OJ is the greatest Bill
@@jaydon7956 Bills fans will name 100 other Bills before even remembering OJ played
@@xp8969 cause u guys are too young! Real OGs remember who put the bills on the map. Ask the older people who the hell “The Juice” was. The greatest running back in his time. Bruce as great as he was in his time was over looked for guys like LT and Reggie
Can you tell the story of the NFL without mentioning a guy? That's the question to answer when it comes to determining if a guy should be in the Hall. Tasker was not only the best special teams player ever and went to seven Pro Bowls, he was the MVP of the Pro Bowl in 1993 as a special teams player!!!!! (he had four tackles, forced a fumble, and blocked a field goal). He blocked a punt in Super Bowl XXVII to lead to the first score of the game. You can't tell the story of the NFL without him, thus he's gotta be in the Hall.
They need a Special hall of fame for Steve Tasker.
Gold jacket Tasker🟨
Steve Tasker not a Hall Of Famer 2021 is a disgrace. He deserves it more then certain individuals who have been recently been admitted