Bill Cowher's coaching status

[zeke12]

Yeah, that'll happen, Rosie.

 

[RAMBO]

Maybe Cowher to Dallas in 2008 after Tuna retires?

Oh Sweet Franco's Afro, not the Cowboys.

I hope he comes back for one more season to the right the ship. He's a Yinzer, so I don't think he'll want his last season in Pittsburgh to be a losing (or .500) one.

If he goes, who do you want as a replacement?

Part of me wants Ken Whisenhunt to be promoted. Part of me wants Russ Grimm. I'm evenly split on those two.

If and when Cower goes away Whisenhunt should be the next head coach.

 

[Rosie]

Yeah, that'll happen, Rosie.

Zeke don't stomp on my dreams! Anyone but Childress at this point.

 

[outofplace]

Maybe Cowher to Dallas in 2008 after Tuna retires?

Oh Sweet Franco's Afro, not the Cowboys.

I hope he comes back for one more season to the right the ship. He's a Yinzer, so I don't think he'll want his last season in Pittsburgh to be a losing (or .500) one.

If he goes, who do you want as a replacement?

Part of me wants Ken Whisenhunt to be promoted. Part of me wants Russ Grimm. I'm evenly split on those two.

I'm not as enamored with those two as some others seem to be. Grimm strikes me as a guy who is a lot better off as an assistant. I just have a hard time seeing him as an NFL head coach.

And Whisenhunt? Mr. Empty Backfield on first down? No thanks. I'd rather him than Grimm, but I think they should look hard outside the organization as well. The only reason I'd want to stick with an internal hire is if they think they can get Cowher back when he returns to coaching.

Ed Bouchette's story above suggests Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and Bears' defensive coordinator Ron Rivera as possibilities. If Bouchette throws something out there, he usually knows something, so I'm betting the search will go beyond the internal candidates.

 

[Twoback]

Maybe Cowher to Dallas in 2008 after Tuna retires?

Oh Sweet Franco's Afro, not the Cowboys.

I hope he comes back for one more season to the right the ship. He's a Yinzer, so I don't think he'll want his last season in Pittsburgh to be a losing (or .500) one.

If he goes, who do you want as a replacement?

Part of me wants Ken Whisenhunt to be promoted. Part of me wants Russ Grimm. I'm evenly split on those two.

If and when Cower goes away Whisenhunt should be the next head coach.

I'm voting a big fat no on that. Don't care for his work at all. Loved him for the duration of the playoff run last year, but that's the extent of it.
Would really like to see the team make a run at Marvin Lewis.
Not kidding about that.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

I'm hearing rumors of Martz to Atlanta, which could be an interesting fit.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

LJB, how? Arthur Blank is a big Michael Vick fan. Martz's system needs an accurate passer, which Vick obviously isn't. The receivers, outside of Alge Crumpler, are a complete mess.

Will Martz want to inherit this situation, especially if Blank is half the Vick fan I think he is?

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

Scrap the receivers, get people who can actually run a route. Stats and drops don't quantify that, but you can clearly see it. If Mora's not gone, Greg Knapp most certainly will be. It's as ill-shapen an offense for a team as there is, badly designed and executed even worse.

 

[RAMBO]

I'm hearing rumors of Martz to Atlanta, which could be an interesting fit.

I don't know about that man, I mean you got look at from the Alanta's view they are known as a run happy team and Martz loves to pass the ball like 30 times a game I don't if it would be a good fit.

 

[RAMBO]

LJB, how? Arthur Blank is a big Michael Vick fan. Martz's system needs an accurate passer, which Vick obviously isn't. The receivers, outside of Alge Crumpler, are a complete mess.

Will Martz want to inherit this situation, especially if Blank is half the Vick fan I think he is?

You know what right but if the Falcons can go out and do shoping and pick a pair of good WR that can catch the damn ball for change than maybe Martz might think about it.

 

[Oz]

I thought this was the Bill Cowher thread. Don't we already have a Vick thread?

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

It might as well be a coaching carousel thread.

You make every football thread a Steelers thread, nohow.

 

[Oz]

Only when Seahawks fans whine loud enough that I can't ignore them anymore.

 

[Cousin Jeffrey]

I think Martz would be intrigued by Vick, and would suit his system to Vick's ability. We all know he has a huge ego, what better way to satiate it than by being the guy that finally turns Vick into QB 2.0?

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

Worse than that, Oz, I'm an old Oiler fan.

Just admit it, you have a unique talent for turning every football thread into a celebration of the Steelers.

I'll confine further comments to a relevant thread, but I think Martz could turn some water into wine in Atlanta.

 

[Oz]

Just admit it, you have a unique talent for turning every football thread into a celebration of the Steelers.

Actually, I don't. Look at the weekly NFL threads and you might see me make a comment to speak my peace, then I move on. If someone else replies to that comment, I might add something more.

You're letting one running weekly NFL thread that turned into a Steelers-Seahawks bitchfest cloud your memory.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

It's OK by me. It's something I would have done when I was 16 years old, too.

There is a more than valid case for negligent officiating in that game that your brethren have acknowledged. (You have not). If you want to give it another run, then say so.

 

[outofplace]

Just admit it, you have a unique talent for turning every football thread into a celebration of the Steelers.

Actually, I don't. Look at the weekly NFL threads and you might see me make a comment to speak my peace, then I move on. If someone else replies to that comment, I might add something more.

You're letting one running weekly NFL thread that turned into a Steelers-Seahawks bitchfest cloud your memory.

Besides, I think it's me that does more of the Steelers-related threadjacking.

 

[Oz]

LJB, why revisit history? We would only run in circles 20 times over again.

And for the record, I did acknowledge that the refs blew some calls. That wasn't the best-called game. But it's hardly the only reason the Seahawks lost that game. As poorly as the Steelers played that day, the Seahawks were worse.

 

[Starman]

Worse than that, Oz, I'm an old Oiler fan.

Just admit it, you have a unique talent for turning every football thread into a celebration of the Steelers.

I'll confine further comments to a relevant thread, but I think Martz could turn some water into wine in Atlanta.

What the hell has he done in the past 5 years that would lead you to believe that??