Fan in Chicago

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

I am late to this thread, but that was a bone-headed non-challenge. There was sufficient evidence for that call to be over-turned. Hope it doesn't come back to bite the Ravens

'Cower' would be more appropriate

FWIW, a head coach needs to do a lot of things such as game planning, personnel development, in game decisions, choosing key plays etc. That need not be told to anyone on this board. I just don't see Cowher consistently beating a Belicheck coached team. We have been getting our rears handed to us by BB for years now. We need someone who has gone against the best and planned plus had his team ready to beat the likes of BB. Seeing what Cowher did in Pittsburgh seems entirely underwhelming in most of the above aspects. I just fervently hope that Nix has the good sense to abandon the pursuit of Cowher, if indeed one is on-going. That would be the preferred outcome as it will show Nix's savvy. The other option is Cowher refuses to come here which, while won't speak to the new FO's skills, will still be better than if he really did come on board.

Neither am I. Very strongly so. As I discovered yesterday, so is Simon. So no you are certainly not alone but as someone else said, we are in a minority. The guy does not add much by way of being a HC. He needed a loaded roster and Dick Lebeau's defense to help him win ONE. And that was inspite of him being a HC - not because of him. All he had to do was get out of the way and let the above factors take his team to a victory. A better coach would have won more superbowls for the Steelers.

How about Marty as HC Weis as OC Mangini as DC (assuming he is let go by the Browns)

So I take it you will share in the cost of my black paint can ?

Good luck to your efforts. My earlier post was not meant to crap on your thread nor as a flame. I vehemently oppose hiring Cowher as a HC and wanted to voice my disapproval of his credentials. As a fan, you are welcome to display said board ofcourse and I applaud the passion you show. For the good of the team, IMHO, I hope he is not hired and your efforts are unsuccessful.

No offense to your efforts, but I will pay for a black paint can to write over your message.

I second that for all the reasons you stated so eloquently. Sorry the way things went down, coach April. Your squad consistently performed well and for that you should take a bow. Hope we don't end up missing you too much.

"I think the person that probably has the best chance .." No kidding. Three qualifiers in one sentence

I have to agree with you on this. He had some absolutely great players on defense and perhaps a better coach may have given the offense enough attention to win more superbowls.

Oh, this cannot end well for you.

You may have heard it right. There was so much left over crap that Nix just wanted the place to stop stinking.

So I take it we should respect the opinion of Pats* fans too ?

As someone else hinted, the staff may have been let go to signal to the prospective new HC that he will have a say in all hirings. That is a strong first message and lets the relationship between the HC and organization to get going on the right foot - not to say it removes any future excuses said HC may make should he be unsuccessful.

Thank you. So far, so good. As for the computer, we have it in a room near the family room so we can monitor what they are doing. I have resisted getting them a laptop or a computer in their room. We don't often go to stare at their screen, but the placement was meant more as a deterrent to unacceptable behavior on the net.

I have two daughters aged 15 and 11 and they have added me on fb. I mostly do not comment on their status, wall or pics unless it is an occasional compliment. What I do like is to keep a tab of their mood and then pay special attention to them when they write that they are sad or depressed. I don't tell them I saw it on their fb but just casually give them more attention during those days.

Parrish, Lynch, Hardy, McCargo, Whitner, Youboty, Steve Johnson I am hoping we can coax Schobel into not retiring and bring back TO. Much as I have railed on TO in the past, I think with a good QB and OL, the Evans-TO combination will be explosive.

Which article ?

Probably a DB coach...

A friend from the DC area had told me earlier in the week that Zorn would be fired as soon as the team is off the field and that Shanny will be announced Monday. I thought this is another of them rumours but the first part came true albeit a bit 'late'.

Mildly amusing that this term is then used in a post about Cowher.

Some coaches inherit great rosters (Gruden), others develop them (Belicheck) and some have them thrust upon them (Cowher). Then there is the Bills.... While shedding nary a tear, I can say we are better off anyway. Kitch all that ?

You got it backward. The madness will start once he makes a decision.