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I am just wondering what the mood is in Pittsburgh and if there is any sense of Cowher's next move? Remember we ran into the big emotion of Dick Vermeil's last game at the end of the 2005 season and were beaten pretty badly even though we were resting guys for the playoffs.

I am just taking a wild guess here, but if he does walk away, I could see a scenario in which he takes over for John Fox when he gets canned after next year in Carolina. Man that guy always looks lost. :huh:

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Yeah, you are probably right. It's been moved.

To put it mildly....screw Cowher. Screw him and his team. Screw his future. Screw his past. Screw everything about him. No one cares.

I know we all despise him around here but I would like to finish 9-7 and was just curious to see what's going on over there.

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Hmmm ... just now saw this thread as I must have missed the initial posts around Christmas. Anyway, I have heard about every possible angle on this around here. From wanting him to sign a huge long term contract, to having him simply coach for the one year left on his current contract, to kicking him out as fast as possible. Folks around here are as fickle as it comes concerning head coaches. Anyway, the consensus I hear from the local media is that he will have a decision after the weekend, and it will surely be that he is stepping aside. Related, I am also hearing that the Rooney's plan to hold that final year over his head. This could eventually get into legal matters even if he takes a year or two off as he will have not fulfilled a contract that he signed. Crazy stuff. So now the conversation turns to who is going to replace him. That makes things an even bigger mess. Grimm or Whisenhunt are likely, but they tend to go outside. Go outside, and you probably lose both guys. Promote one, and the other likely leaves. Gets pretty messy pretty fast.

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Hmmm ... just now saw this thread as I must have missed the initial posts around Christmas. Anyway, I have heard about every possible angle on this around here. From wanting him to sign a huge long term contract, to having him simply coach for the one year left on his current contract, to kicking him out as fast as possible. Folks around here are as fickle as it comes concerning head coaches. Anyway, the consensus I hear from the local media is that he will have a decision after the weekend, and it will surely be that he is stepping aside. Related, I am also hearing that the Rooney's plan to hold that final year over his head. This could eventually get into legal matters even if he takes a year or two off as he will have not fulfilled a contract that he signed. Crazy stuff. So now the conversation turns to who is going to replace him. That makes things an even bigger mess. Grimm or Whisenhunt are likely, but they tend to go outside. Go outside, and you probably lose both guys. Promote one, and the other likely leaves. Gets pretty messy pretty fast.

Merrill Hoge does a weekly spot on the local afternoon sportstalk radio show and said he thought Cowher was gone. He mentioned that he was hurt when the Rooney's did not offer him a long term deal after winning the Super Bowl. And they call us the Bungals... :wacko:

Hoge mentioned Mike Mularky as someone that will probably get an interview since he was there before. In all seriousness, any discussion about Dick LeBeau?

I heard that one of the guys is to interview for the Arizona job too.

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Hmmm ... just now saw this thread as I must have missed the initial posts around Christmas. Anyway, I have heard about every possible angle on this around here. From wanting him to sign a huge long term contract, to having him simply coach for the one year left on his current contract, to kicking him out as fast as possible. Folks around here are as fickle as it comes concerning head coaches. Anyway, the consensus I hear from the local media is that he will have a decision after the weekend, and it will surely be that he is stepping aside. Related, I am also hearing that the Rooney's plan to hold that final year over his head. This could eventually get into legal matters even if he takes a year or two off as he will have not fulfilled a contract that he signed. Crazy stuff. So now the conversation turns to who is going to replace him. That makes things an even bigger mess. Grimm or Whisenhunt are likely, but they tend to go outside. Go outside, and you probably lose both guys. Promote one, and the other likely leaves. Gets pretty messy pretty fast.

Merrill Hoge does a weekly spot on the local afternoon sportstalk radio show and said he thought Cowher was gone. He mentioned that he was hurt when the Rooney's did not offer him a long term deal after winning the Super Bowl. And they call us the Bungals... :wacko:

Hoge mentioned Mike Mularky as someone that will probably get an interview since he was there before. In all seriousness, any discussion about Dick LeBeau?

I heard that one of the guys is to interview for the Arizona job too.

Do you think Rooney calls Mike Brown to ask about Marvin Lewis? What kind of compensation package would that take? It just sounds too eerie. Lewis coaching there before, being from Pittsburgh area. Is that his dream job?

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Do you think Rooney calls Mike Brown to ask about Marvin Lewis? What kind of compensation package would that take? It just sounds too eerie. Lewis coaching there before, being from Pittsburgh area. Is that his dream job?

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That was floating around last week. It's been pretty quiet this week. I can't remember what happened when Belichick left the Jets for New England but I am sure it is at least a first and something else.

I am sure it would be a dream job since he is from there and has family there, but his kids are in school here and it might be an obstacle. Plus he seems like the kind that would want to finish what he started. Also is it safer to stay here or riskier to fail at home?

If Marvin does leave, who could we get? We got Chucky and Brat in-house, while Denny Green and "Baby-Face" Mora are now free so we would get the pick of the litter. :bangin::puke::crybaby::chair::death::furious::yucky:

I also keep having this scenario playing out where Cowher sits out a year and ends up in Carolina in 2008.

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Do you think Rooney calls Mike Brown to ask about Marvin Lewis? What kind of compensation package would that take? It just sounds too eerie. Lewis coaching there before, being from Pittsburgh area. Is that his dream job?

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your groin for even suggesting such a thing! :rolleyes:

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Do you think Rooney calls Mike Brown to ask about Marvin Lewis? What kind of compensation package would that take? It just sounds too eerie. Lewis coaching there before, being from Pittsburgh area. Is that his dream job?

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your groin for even suggesting such a thing! :rolleyes:

:lmao:

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hopfully grimm or wins takes over rather then a good HC.

No kidding. That is my biggest hope. I have watched this team inside and out for many years. Either of these guys will be out of the headcoaching consideration within 2-3 years. Man, I REALLY want one of them to get this job. It will make for a truly enjoyable experience while I finish my stay here in Pissburgh.

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hopfully grimm or wins takes over rather then a good HC.

No kidding. That is my biggest hope. I have watched this team inside and out for many years. Either of these guys will be out of the headcoaching consideration within 2-3 years. Man, I REALLY want one of them to get this job. It will make for a truly enjoyable experience while I finish my stay here in Pissburgh.

No, no, no. It's time for Dave Wannstedt to return to the NFL... :lmao:

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Cowher's fate was being discussed on ESPNRadio the other day and it was almost a given that he'd step down. But it was the speculation about why he was taking time off was what I found most interesting. In short, people close to Cowher claim he was shocked to learn how little winning the Super Bowl meant to him.

Apparently he went from euphoria to..."is that all there is"...in world record time, and no longer finds himself able to screw up the energy needed to be a head coach in the NFL.

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http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/PIT/9908320

Sources: Cowher to resign from Steelers

NFL.com wire reports

PITTSBURGH (Jan. 4, 2007) -- Bill Cowher is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers -- to say goodbye.

The Steelers will begin a coaching search Jan. 5 to replace the departing Cowher, a person familiar with Cowher's status said. Cowher called owner Dan Rooney to tell him of his decision, and the team announced a Jan. 5 news conference not long after that. Cowher is expected to attend.

The 49-year-old Cowher, one of the NFL's most recognizable faces and most successful coaches for 15 seasons, has weighed resigning since shortly after the Steelers finally won the Super Bowl last February following numerous near misses.

Cowher has talked of wanting to spend more time with his family, especially now that they are living in a new home in Raleigh, N.C., where he and wife Kaye attended North Carolina State. Cowher's two oldest daughters are at Princeton and the youngest has only 2½ years of high school remaining, time Cowher apparently doesn't want to spend away from her.

While Cowher would be resigning with one season left on his contract, there is no indication he would retire from pro football. He said recently he is not close to being burned out, and still likes coaching and dealing with players.

Cowher, who led the Steelers to the playoffs 10 times, the AFC title game six times and the Super Bowl twice, met with Rooney and team president Art Rooney II on Jan. 2 and asked for several days to weigh his future plans. There was an understanding a decision would be made quickly because the Steelers don't want any top candidates accepting other jobs before talking to them.

While the Steelers would have given Cowher until next week to make up his mind, he decided not to make them wait and called Dan Rooney today.

Two strong contenders to replace Cowher -- Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt and offensive line coach Russ Grimm -- already are in place and are interviewing with other teams. The team would interview at least one minority candidate, possibly more, and talk with several candidates outside the organization.

The Steelers were willing to give Cowher some time following a disappointing 8-8 season to get away from the team, but felt they couldn't wait much longer with the Falcons, Cardinals and Dolphins already seeking coaches. The Falcons interviewed Whisenhunt, and the Cardinals plan to interview Whisenhunt and Grimm.

There have been numerous signs pointing to Cowher's departure, beginning when he told the team last spring he was uncertain of his plans past this season. Contract extension talks last summer did not progress past the preliminary stage.

Also, his season-ending meetings Jan. 1 with his players, which often last hours and hours, were much shorter than usual. No players were seen in the Steelers' complex past mid-afternoon and Pro Bowl guard Alan Faneca said it was obvious Cowher looked ready to leave.

The Steelers gave Cowher the option of returning next season and completing his current contract, but that arrangement would probably not satisfy either side.

Cowher, if he coaches again, has signaled he wants to be one of the league's highest-paid coaches. His current $4 million-plus salary is about half that of Mike Holmgren, whose Seahawks lost to the Steelers in the Super Bowl last season. The Steelers have given no indication they are willing to pay any coach an $8 million salary.

The Steelers also wouldn't welcome a lame-duck coaching situation because it would create a season-long distraction, and ongoing speculation about who Cowher's successor would be.

Cowher is the NFL's longest-tenured coach with his current team; Tennessee's Jeff Fisher, with 13 seasons, is second. Cowher, a former Pittsburgh area high school player, is third among active coaches in regular-season victories with a 149-90-1 record, and fourth overall with a 161-99-1 record counting postseason games.

If he wants to return to a sideline immediately, with another team and at a much higher salary, that team would have to work out compensation with the Steelers because Cowher is under contract for 2007. But several players said they were certain that if Cowher didn't coach the Steelers next season, he would not coach any team.

I wonder who the steelers will select to replace him. Whoever it is will be under a lot of pressure.

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