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
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I've never had a problem with that. It's flattering to be wanted, and certainly I would never stand in the way of any of our coaches if they have a dream of becoming a head coach. If I can help them in any way I would certainly do so and will do so.
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We've got some guys who have not been there before, but we have a lot of coaches who have been there before.
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I would never stand in the way of any of our coaches if they have a dream of becoming a head coach. We'll work within the league structure. ... I have no problem with that.
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We have a lot of coaches who have been there before. We'll try to educate them, but this will be a very important week, no doubt.
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I didn't get out of coaching to get back into it. This is my next challenge and I'm planning to work hard at it.
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I don't know when it's going to hit me, but a lot of hard work went into it by these coaches and these players. Eight weeks ago, I don't think anybody would have thought we'd be here today.
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No one feels worse about losing a game like that than the players and coaches in that locker room. They throw everything into it. No one felt worse than Tommy. I mean, this is a quality individual. We all understand the criticisms that come with this game and we understand that, but when you start taking it outside the field, to the house, to the kids, to me, you've crossed the line.
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We came a long way. This is a special organization and I'm happy for the players, coaches and the city of Pittsburgh.
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But our players know. This is still Baltimore. They still have some good players, and their coach challenged them and they responded.
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It starts at the top, there is no question about that. I've been very blessed and fortunate to be in a very stable organization. At the same time, you can take nothing for granted. You still have to go out there every year and improve yourself. You ask players to do it and I think as coaches you have to do it. I think we all understand that. I'm just very fortunate and blessed to be part of an organization that is very open, very stable and very understanding.
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The biggest concern I have is making sure we understand that we aren't going to pick up where we left off.
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It's almost surreal right now. This is a special group of coaches and a special group of players. All year long they were resilient.
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You don't notice him much if you don't watch a lot of film. But the coaches see it all the time. He's really smart, he's really sound and, at any time, he's going to come up with a play to beat you.
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We had an opportunity to coach him in the Pro Bowl and that's a special player. Andre Johnson has turned into one of the better receivers in the National Football League.