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
disrupt great guys line offense rhythm upbeat
These guys come up to the line of scrimmage and they're gone. They do a great job. It's an offense that is a rhythm offense, it's an upbeat offense, and we've got to find a way to disrupt it or else we could be in for a long day.
coached format full gone guess ideas kept learned places practice receptive
He's coached in a lot of different places and tinkered with a lot of different ideas, but I've kept the same practice format that I learned from him for 14 years here. I guess he's gone the full cycle. He's always been very open-minded. He's receptive to change.
gets guy joey unique
Joey is the kind of guy who gets us going. We have some unique personalities, and Joey is unique in his own sense.
drives fifth hand hopefully
Nothing drives me more than to hopefully be able to hand him the fifth trophy.
drop good near
He's a good target. He doesn't drop many balls. He can get anything near him.
driven means special trying year
He's a special person; he means a lot to this team. He's been very much an inspiration to this team. I think we're driven very much by trying to make this a special year for him.
gives might percent quite
Duce, quite frankly, might not be 100 percent this whole year. Jerome Bettis, he gives you something.
bullpen chris matt stay talked
I talked to Matt and I talked to Chris Doering, and I told them to stay in the bullpen for one more year, ... You never know.
disrupt guys line offense rhythm
These guys come up to the line of scrimmage and they're gone. It's an offense that is a rhythm offense and we've got to find a way to disrupt it.
consummate great players team
Jerome has been an inspiration to everyone, players and coaches. He's more than just a great player, he's the consummate team mate.
everywhere putting start
It was like getting a new toy. You start putting him everywhere and anywhere.
patience tests
He tests your patience. But I go with him because he's a gamer.
carved group guys niche proud team
These guys were so resilient. We're proud to be the team of the '70s, but we've carved our own little niche with this group right here.
special
I can't say enough about our special teams. To me, that was the only thing that was on today. We didn't play well enough offensively or defensively.