Raiders hire Jason Tarver as defensive coordinator

Feb 7, 2012

The Oakland Raiders hired Jason Tarver as the team's defensive coordinator on Monday.

Tarver was the co-defensive coordinator for Stanford last season.

Stanford's defense ranked either first or second in the Pac-12 in eight defensive categories last season.

Tarver had spent the previous decade as an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers, primarily as a linebackers coach.

He should bring some discipline to a Raiders team that set an NFL record last season with 163 penalties for 1,358 yards.