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
friday game
We'll get them in here Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We'll put a lot of (the game plan) in, not all of it, give them that edge, I don't want it to get stale.
ben numbers offense putting taking third throws
We don't have the kind of offense where you'll see a quarterback putting up league-leading numbers. If Ben throws 20 times, at least 10 of those are third downs. You can't look at his numbers without taking that into account.
constant eighth finishing margin seven week weeks
We are not done with that journey. Right now, this thing wasn't about week to week, it was about finishing the deal. And we started seven weeks ago and this is the eighth game. We had no margin of error, but it will be a constant reminder.
credit football four great turn whenever win
Whenever you turn the football over four times, you aren't going to win many football games. You have to credit Jacksonville for a great game.
There are some things, demands, game-day stuff, that you share.
effort flawless last played time
We are going to have to play much better than we played the last time we played them. We are going to have to play much better than we played last week. It is going to take a flawless effort on our part.
black built country fan fans generation goes gold pull question rich second seeing team tradition
We have an unbelievable fan base. You go around the country and pull into hotels, there is always black and gold and Steelers fans hollering. There is no question it goes back to the rich tradition this team has and this organization built back in the '70s. What we are seeing now is the second generation of that fan base. It's great.
best football playing time
We're playing our best football at the right time of the year.
build front playoffs three understand wednesday weeks
We've been in the playoffs for three weeks now. Nothing will change. We have something to build off now. We'll come back on Wednesday and understand what we have in front of us.
almost heard
We heard 'em. You almost feel like you're at home.
clean focus margin next slate taken wipe worry
We had no margin of error, just wipe the slate clean and focus on the next game. Don't worry about the playoffs. Don't worry about what's taken place.
age mature
We have a young quarterback who didn't play young today. . . . He's much more mature than his age would indicate.
effect extra football game involved playing speed weather
The extra day won't have any effect on it. We're going to have to weather the flurry that will be involved with the emotions, the speed of the game and playing a high-quality football team.
field four goals improve settled three
We settled for three field goals in the four times down there. It's something we can improve on and something we need to improve on.