Chief Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9185888 I never realized there was that many coaching changes, makes these 2 look impressive in my book. To me it;s fitting that they meet in the SuperBowl. Edited January 25, 2006 by Chief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehand Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9185888 I never realized there was that many coaching changes, makes these 2 look impressive in my book. To me it;s fitting that they meet in the SuperBowl. 1286879[/snapback] and they both have mustaches. Simply amazing... Edited January 25, 2006 by Bonehand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunysteelfly76 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Considering how the sports business works today it is pretty amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junebugz Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Unless either of them decide to hang it up they should definitely have a few more years on their respective teams too with making it to the big game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 The Steelers are where they are right now because of the Rooney's loyalty. The Steelers have had 2 coaches since, I believe 1970: Chuck Noll & Bill Cowher. That is truly unbelievable if you think about it. Cowher had a couple of years where his teams under-achieved a great deal, and after one of them, can't remember the year, Cowher went I believe 6-10, and the talk about him getting fired was running rampant in the 'Burgh', so, what does Dan Rooney do, he give Cowher a contract extension to let Cowher and everyone else know that he believes in him. I think it is about to start paying off next Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegiebo Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I'm not a big Cowher fan. I just don't see him as one of the coaching greats. But dude has been to 6 of the last 12 AFC Championships, and his 2nd Superbowl. Not much has remained consistent over this time other than Cowher's presence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I'm not a big Cowher fan. I just don't see him as one of the coaching greats. But dude has been to 6 of the last 12 AFC Championships, and his 2nd Superbowl. Not much has remained consistent over this time other than Cowher's presence. 1287215[/snapback] Hey Squeeg, I've never been really down on him, because his success through the years has been impressive. However, I have been down on the fact that he seemed to get too conservative and predictable in the games that mattered most. I think he has completely gone away from that this year. The gameplans in these playoffs have been so impresive. Not just because they are working, but, because they are doing things to keep the opposition guessing. Hopefully they have one more good one in them. I really do think a Super Bowl win will change Cowhers legacy from Very Good to Great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegiebo Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Hey Squeeg, I've never been really down on him, because his success through the years has been impressive. However, I have been down on the fact that he seemed to get too conservative and predictable in the games that mattered most. I think he has completely gone away from that this year. The gameplans in these playoffs have been so impresive. Not just because they are working, but, because they are doing things to keep the opposition guessing. Hopefully they have one more good one in them. I really do think a Super Bowl win will change Cowhers legacy from Very Good to Great. 1287227[/snapback] So long as it doen't come down to a time-management issue, we have a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 So long as it doen't come down to a time-management issue, we have a chance. 1287245[/snapback] I always hear this stuff, but, he is like 95-1-1 when leading by 10 in the 2nd half. He frustrates me too sometimes, but you can't argue with a record like that can you ? Unless you are talking about time-management with us trying to come back, and I don't even want to think about that happening.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Little Bit Special Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 As a Packer fan it is really too bad that Holmgren left for more control over personnel only to relinquish that control later. With Wolf drafting and him coaching they might have made a couple more runs at the SB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainySmurf Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Maybe some more teams will adopt a more long-term, stick-with-the-program philosophy. I'm kinda tired of hearing about how players don't listen to coaches after a while. If you have a good coach and the players get tired of listening to him, how about replacing some players that aren't listening? That will make the rest listen to him. Teams say it's easier to replace the coach than the players, but why? Because there's more players? Seems like you're encouraging the players to lay down on a coach if they don't like what he's saying. Try firing the biggest troublemaker and see if the players listen to the coach then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Little Bit Special Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Maybe some more teams will adopt a more long-term, stick-with-the-program philosophy. I'm kinda tired of hearing about how players don't listen to coaches after a while. If you have a good coach and the players get tired of listening to him, how about replacing some players that aren't listening? That will make the rest listen to him. Teams say it's easier to replace the coach than the players, but why? Because there's more players? Seems like you're encouraging the players to lay down on a coach if they don't like what he's saying. Try firing the biggest troublemaker and see if the players listen to the coach then. 1289171[/snapback] I don't disagree, but you can blame the salary cap. A team can eat a coaches salary as long as the money is there. A player is much more complicated with signing bonuses and acceleration clauses. The cap hit of cutting highly paid underachievers can handcuff a team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 The Steelers are where they are right now because of the Rooney's loyalty. The Steelers have had 2 coaches since, I believe 1970: Chuck Noll & Bill Cowher. That is truly unbelievable if you think about it. Cowher had a couple of years where his teams under-achieved a great deal, and after one of them, can't remember the year, Cowher went I believe 6-10, and the talk about him getting fired was running rampant in the 'Burgh', so, what does Dan Rooney do, he give Cowher a contract extension to let Cowher and everyone else know that he believes in him. I think it is about to start paying off next Sunday. 1287122[/snapback] Enter Ben Roethlisberger after that 6-10 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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