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
bowl super win
We're going to the Super Bowl to win it, not to just be there.
definitive players
We're going to have a lot of flexibility with some of the things we're doing, and the players have been very receptive. It's more definitive than things we've done in the past. The onus is being put back on the players to execute, and I think they like that.
following
We are all kind of following his lead.
age mature
We have a young quarterback who didn't play young today. . . . He's much more mature than his age would indicate.
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.
There are some things, demands, game-day stuff, that you share.
best football playing time
We're playing our best football at the right time of the year.
build front playoffs three understand wednesday weeks
We've been in the playoffs for three weeks now. Nothing will change. We have something to build off now. We'll come back on Wednesday and understand what we have in front of us.
almost heard
We heard 'em. You almost feel like you're at home.
create football growing trying
We're still growing as a football team. We're still evolving, we're still trying to create that chemistry.
We've got a young quarterback who didn't play young.
close
We've got a very close team. Jerome has been an inspiration to us all year.
black built country fan fans generation goes gold pull question rich second seeing team tradition
We have an unbelievable fan base. You go around the country and pull into hotels, there is always black and gold and Steelers fans hollering. There is no question it goes back to the rich tradition this team has and this organization built back in the '70s. What we are seeing now is the second generation of that fan base. It's great.
disruptive emotional feed great job leadership
He can be a very disruptive player. Joey's an emotional guy. Certainly, we feed off of that. He does a great job in the leadership role.