Bill Cowher
Bill Cowher
William Laird Cowheris a former professional American football coach and player in the National Football League. In Cowher's 15 seasons as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team won eight division titles and made 10 playoff appearances. Cowher led the Steelers to the Super Bowl twice, winning one. He is the second coach in NFL history to reach the playoffs in each of his first six seasons as head coach, a feat previously accomplished by Paul Brown. Cowher resigned...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth8 May 1957
CityCrafton, PA
liked
No, I kind of liked the ones he's had,
continue grow time trusting ups
Like anything else, it will grow with time and as we continue to go through ups and downs. I'm always there for him, and he'll always know how I feel. We have a very trusting relationship.
against drive guys letting opening plays
Letting them take the opening drive right down against us wasn't very encouraging. We responded. We had some guys make plays ... (but) we just didn't play very well.
chance girls grew house love parents raise since special unique
I love coaching, and I love being in Pittsburgh, ... When you get a chance to come back to the place you grew up, there's something special about that. I grew up here, my parents still live here, and I've been able to raise my girls here. We've been in the same house since 1992, and that's unique in our business.
classy football guy meant moment respect special
I have so much respect for what Jerome Bettis has meant to this football team. He's such a classy guy and he's been such an inspiration. He and I have always had a special relationship, and this is a special moment for him.
anyone bad hate season
I feel very bad for Carson Palmer. It was an unfortunate accident. You hate to see anyone have his season end like that.
special
I can't say enough about our special teams. To me, that was the only thing that was on today. We didn't play well enough offensively or defensively.
special
I can't say enough about our special teams.
call easy gives goal great guy line red skill using zone
What Jerome gives you down in the red zone is how we are using him. On a 4th-and-1 you have a guy like Jerome Bettis. It's an easy call to make really. Down around the goal line he has a great skill for that.
bit game guys longer obviously period
We have a 15-minute cooling-off period after the game and we obviously have some guys who could use a little bit longer than that.
best felt halftime taken weathered
We kind of weathered the storm. We felt like at halftime we had kind of taken their best shot.
course grew grounded group hard tough traveled
We kind of traveled the hard road, but in the course of it, we probably grew as a team. It was tough to do what we had to do, but this is a very resilient, a very grounded group of guys.
football gave run rushing
You have to keep your composure. We gave up some rushing yards. They were able to run the football effectively in the first half.
certainly challenge excitement last played playing third time
This will be our third time playing them. They're explosive. They played well defensively down the stretch. There will be a lot of excitement in that stadium. It's a big challenge for us. We certainly have to play better than the last time we played them and better defensively than how we played today.