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
pressure
That is a lot of pressure to put on a guy.
allowed deal helped indy last noise prepare road win
That last win at Indy probably helped us more than anything else because it allowed us to prepare for the noise we had to deal with on the road in the playoffs.
build football players question strides trying
They've got a lot of football players who are trying to build something. I don't think there's any question they're making strides in the right direction.
expect holding sure unknown
They still do some of the things they've done in the past, but I'm sure they're holding back some things as well, ... That's the unknown you've got to expect going into the first game.
force pressure
They put pressure on you defensively and force you into mistakes.
certain game lines others physical respect unto within
A lot of it comes down to, in my mind, respect for the game and respect for the players. Do unto others as you want others to do unto you. It's a physical game that we play. It's a very competitive game that we play, but within that, there are certain lines that you don't go over.
mean people
A lot of people tell you you can't do it, but you know what, it doesn't mean you don't go out and try.
history people special
A lot of people tell you that you can't do something. Well you can't if you quit. We made history and that's what's special to me.
camp certain complement difference dramatic elements game perform plays prepare result stuff training
A lot of stuff we have done during training camp was done competitively. When you game plan, there are certain elements that you prepare for, certain things that you want to do. Certain plays will complement other plays. It's a pretty dramatic difference from that point. (But) we'll see. I'm not going to say that was the result of anything. You still have to go out and perform and do it.
care problems ready sure taken
We're going to be very proactive, make sure if there's any problems to get them taken care of now because we want him ready to go for the first game.
We're being smart. He doesn't need a lot of reps.
running rush situation
With the situation we have at running back, we don't have to rush to get him back,
afternoon ahead sunday team worry worrying
We know better than that. Ahead is going to be there; you just worry about Houston. That's the only team we are worrying about. I'm not worrying about anything more than Sunday afternoon at one o'clock.
defensive jack
We've all had heroes, and I know Jack Lambert was for me because I was a defensive guy.