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
becoming certainly coaches dream flattering head help problem stand
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.
certainly choices issues problems responses talked terms
I've never had any issues with Ben. I certainly have talked to him sometimes about choices and consequences, the same thing you do with any other player. But I have never had any problems with him in terms of our communications and what his responses are, and that's all I can ask.
becoming coaches dream head league problem stand within work
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'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.
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I will have no problem with that. Coaches, they already know, you're a product of what you're able to do on the field. If anything, it gives them more incentive and I've always felt that way, having gone through the process myself. So, we'll work within it and see what happens.
front jumping people player problem project sit somebody wanting
You can sit there and project. But the problem thing you can't project is people jumping up when they see a player they want and they jump right in front of you. That's why sometimes you do trade, because of wanting to get a player before somebody else can.
continue desperate giving people seven somewhat team weeks
We've been somewhat of a desperate team for a long time. I think we need to continue to play that way. Like I said before, we are still the same team that, seven weeks ago, not a lot of people were giving us a chance.
access chances limit plenty talk tried
We just tried to limit Ben's access this week. You'll all have plenty of chances to talk to him.
against detroit home lost road situation three wherever win
We were put in that situation when we lost those three games. We have to come back and win at home against Detroit and go on the road wherever we need to go.
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We mixed it up, you have to. We did a good job, dropping eight or mixing pressure to try to disrupt him, get him out of his rhythm.
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We mixed it up and did a good job of dropping eight and bringing pressure and trying to disrupt them and get them out of their rhythm. They hit some big plays there in the fourth quarter, and we were fortunate to get out of there with the win.
best football guy league missed national position recognized won
We missed him. Yeah, we won some games, but this guy is one of the best at his position in the National Football League and is recognized as such.
allowed change mindset pure
We went back to the pure basics, with the mindset that has allowed us to get to this point. We can't change that now.
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We had the opportunity, even in overtime. It's very frustrating at this point, walking away with a defeat. We knew coming in that it was going to be a grind and it turned out that way.