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
difficult fight mentality ours paths playing week
Some people's paths are going to be a lot more difficult than others. Ours for one. We're playing to live to fight another day, and that's the mentality we're going to have week in, week out.
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We'll wear white because we're on the road. We're not playing at Heinz Field and, to me, that makes it a road game and we wear white jerseys for road games.
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We've got to play better than we're playing. There's no margin for error. They're playing with a lot of confidence and at a high level. ... But the opportunity is right there. If you have the opportunity to win this game, you have a chance to control a lot of your destiny. But we have to play a lot better than we are right now and a sense of urgency to get there.
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We've got to keep doing what we're doing - not turning the ball over, not getting penalties and playing smart.
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Obviously, he's a Pro Bowl player, his numbers speak for themselves. He's playing with a lot of confidence and he is without a doubt the catalyst for what they do.
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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.
field playing
We're not playing at Heinz Field so, to me, it's an away game.
fourth game last playing three weeks
We've been playing well the last three weeks on the road, and we've got another fourth game on the road. I don't know if that's superstitious, but that's the way I'm thinking.
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.
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We're playing our best football at the right time of the year.
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We're running the same game plan this Sunday, ... so I figured it will still be fresh in their minds. I looked at our schedule, and I saw that we are playing the Oilers for the second week in a row, so the game plan will remain exactly the same.
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They're playing at a high level. They're explosive. ... We certainly have to play better than the last time we played them, and better defensively than how we played today.
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This is a supreme team with the same aspirations we do. They're playing with a high level of confidence. It's not going to get done by showing up and we really have not accomplished anything. That's the thing we have to keep in mind because some people will give you kudos, and will talk about all the good things we've done, but that can all change with one play, with one quarter or one bad game.
allow good max playing
Kendall is getting better and better. Him working with Max ( Starks , right tackle) is only going to allow them to get more comfortable. They're getting some very good playing time, but I feel very good about that right side.