Bill Cowher Quotes (356 Quotes)

Their quarterback, Brady, has been there before. Unfortunately, he did what he's done many times before.

We only have three guys under contract at the safety position.

I don't know how they plan to feed us -- in shifts, maybe.

He really had a super game. It's a tough situation for him. I am just encouraged by the fact that he has gotten it taken care of and we'll probably have the opportunity to get him back this year.

We've got to play better than we're playing. There's no margin for error. They're playing with a lot of confidence and at a high level. ... But the opportunity is right there. If you have the opportunity to win this game, you have a chance to control a lot of your destiny. But we have to play a lot better than we are right now and a sense of urgency to get there.

We don't have the kind of offense where you'll see a quarterback putting up league-leading numbers. If Ben throws 20 times, at least 10 of those are third downs. You can't look at his numbers without taking that into account.

Joey is the emotional leader for our football team without question. He is the kind of guy that gets us going. We have some unique personalities and Joey is unique in his own sense. I've never been one to try and harness guys. I just want them to be respe

Danny does all the dirty work. He's the guy who's out there blocking linebackers and defensive linemen ... Danny is a true fullback in every sense of the word. He's like an offensive lineman in the backfield. He's a guy who has been there for (us) week in and week out. He doesn't say a lot.

With the bye week, we probably lost a little bit of that momentum. We were in one of those zones -- 'Just tell us where we're going next. Just send us off to another team.' I think these guys thrive on this. With all due respect to Heinz Field, we just kept going off. They said, 'You're the home team for the Super Bowl.' No, we're not.

We're playing the No. 1 seed in the AFC and in many people's eyes the No. 1 team in the National Football League. We're going to have to play so much better than we played the last time we played them, and we're going to have to play better than we played last week. It's going to take a flawless effort on our part. We're going to have to bring everything we have and more.

He ran very well, and I see no reason to make a change right now.

I will tell the players, as I've told the coaches, there will be no more questions about it, there will be no more discussion about it, our focus this week will be on the Indianapolis Colts. I don't think it will be a distraction at all and, having gone t

It's going to be a tough week. But we've been in this situation before. The thing we understand is (Monday) night will go for naught if we don't follow it up with a stellar performance. If we don't, we will not compete with this team.

I think their defensive line played a lot harder than our offensive line did. I don't think (Ben) had a whole lot of time in that game, and at times when he did, he wasn't able to connect.

That's what's good. You get those picks, get some extra picks, maybe move a little bit in the draft or stay and get some good quality players.

Trust me, they're the ones taking him out to eat every week.

We didn't do a very good job of handling the noise element the last time we went there. I would like to think that having been there once, you know what to expect. When we walked out of the RCA Dome, there was no question that it was louder than we anticipated going in. Now we understand what it is going to be like and we have to deal with it.

I've talked to Russ and Ken and, like I said, it will be later in the week because we're in the process of game-planning for this game. We will provide that opportunity for them but there will be no more discussions about that from here on out.

I don't think it's that big a deal what jersey color you're wearing, to be honest with you. Maybe that's just me.

We certainly aren't going to let history dictate our journey. As I told the players a lot of times, your journey can make history.

He's a very smart guy. He understands the game, studies the game. He has a great feel for the game. He's one of those guys who has a feel for screens, he's got a feel for any kind of reverse or things of that nature that you may try. He's always had that. Some guys have it, some guys don't.

Based on the information I have right now, Charlie Batch is the starter by default until I see more.

We have a very healthy organization. It starts at the top. There's no ego involved. We try to get things done as a team.

Coach Bill Cowher expressed much more concern following the 17-10 loss Friday. Our passing game, ... has not been in sync this entire preseason.

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.

John Elway , when I was an assistant, sent me to the Pro Bowl a couple of times.

I'll worry about that when the time comes.

He can jump-cut as good as anyone I've ever been around or seen.

But it is a competitive advantage. I said last week, if I were coaching in Houston and I had a team from the North coming down, I would -- with all due respect to the fans -- have the roof open, make them wear black and talk about it enough to have it work in their minds.

The difference between Ben last year and this year is night and day.

You just saw an outstanding football game. Unfortunately, we came out on the short end of it. It was a tough loss, but we'll bounce back from it and move on.

I'd like nothing greater than to be able to hand owner Mr. Dan Rooney the trophy.

I knew Mike, obviously, beforehand, and after talking with him, it was kind of a no-brainer. I think it was a choice up to Mike, and I respected any decision he made.

In my 14 years, I don't think we've ever had so many guys get votes. As I told the team, it was very reflective of what they thought of their teammates and the fact that they really do consider themselves a team. That is pretty special to get that many guys with two or more votes.

He's like the guy in basketball who wants the ball in his hands when the game is on the line. I would equate that to our quarterback at the end of a game.

We're going to attempt to get as many people as we can signed to extensions and hopefully get our draft picks in on time.

They still do some of the things they've done in the past, but I'm sure they're holding back some things as well, ... That's the unknown you've got to expect going into the first game.

We've gone through the disappointment, we've gone through the expectations. We've gone through the three-game losing streak in the middle of the season. We've done some things no one has ever done, so I think there is proper perspective.

They pretty much dominated us, ... Our offense to their defense, they were pretty smothering out there, and we really couldn't get anything going. Their offense and their defensive front pretty much dominated tonight, and you can't deny that.

When you get to this point in the season, there are not a lot of surprises. You have a couple of very good football teams that want to put together their best game plan, and then execute it in detail. There are usually three or four opportunities in any game to make the right play, and have an effect on the outcome. This game probably won't be any different.

Not just Jerome , but all of these guys will have to deal with demands on their time. I tell them, 'Getting here is one thing, but don't get out of your routine.

We had no margin of error, just wipe the slate clean and focus on the next game. Don't worry about the playoffs. Don't worry about what's taken place.

You work hard to travel this path, but if you're not able to finish the deal you'll be forgotten. You have a chance to put your name up there with some of the great teams. That's the opportunity that you're selling to your players.

I've never had any issues with Ben. I certainly have talked to him sometimes about choices and consequences, the same thing you do with any other player. But I have never had any problems with him in terms of our communications and what his responses are, and that's all I can ask.

Nothing went wrong with Plax in Pittsburgh. He just got a good offer to play somewhere else. We weren't mad at him, and I think he leaves on very good terms, at least as far as we're concerned.

The first time you face someone, you are not sure how they are going to approach you on both sides of the ball. I think the second time through, you have a better sense of what they are about. So there is a little bit of adjustment that goes into the game planning on both sides of the ball.

I knew Mike, obviously, beforehand, and then after talking with him, it was kind of a no-brainer. I think it was a choice up to Mike and I certainly respected any decision that he made.

Nothing drives me more than to hopefully be able to hand him the fifth trophy.

It's been a good system for us. We've been able to build some depth. It's nice to have a third or fourth guy who can go through a year, watch and then be able to step in when a guy goes down or leaves.

We're going to have to deal with the crowd noise. That's something that we dealt with last week, too. So it's going to be no different.