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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We did a good job today of having our offense break the huddle quickly. And we've had a lot of work against the no-huddle offense. We have hand signals for the defense on the sideline. So those are things that shouldn't come as any surprise to us.
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There's no question that he's the best there is when he's healthy. He was an integral part of our defensive success before the injury, and we expect him to be part of the future as well. He has worked very hard to come back, so we're not worried about him at all.
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We've got some work ahead of us, there's no question. You just don't pick up where you left off. It doesn't work that way. We're going to lose some guys in free agency, probably. We'll try our best to keep as many of them around as we can.
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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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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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Given the fact he's the only guy I have ever worked for, a lot of who I am and how we do things and what I believe in comes from Marty.
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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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We've worked hard with our look teams about when they break the huddle, getting the ball snapped within eight to 10 seconds. These guys come up to the line of scrimmage and they're gone. It's different. We've worked on it all week. The guys are getting a sense of what the tempo is like.
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It may have been more that we're working out on a different surface than what we usually work on in Pittsburgh.
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We had another third-and-12 against Baltimore last week, we kind of stayed back in a basic defense and that was a touchdown. This was third-and-12 again and I was not going to do it again, so we came with the blitz and we were fortunate it worked out.
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We worked Thursday, Friday, Saturday (in Pittsburgh), and had three good days of work. I gave the team Sunday off as a transition day to take care of their families.
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Jerome is a great guy. The way he played, the way he was off the field, he brings so much professionalism to our team. I can't be happier for him. He's what's right about the National Football League. He's a very inspiring individual. He knows how to deal with people. He makes you want to work as hard as you can to succeed. If it was his last game, what a great way to go out.
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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.
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He worked a little bit today, not as much as I'd hoped he would. It was not really any kind of setback. He does have a bone bruise and it just has not responded as quickly as I'd hoped and his status is day to day.