Uncapped Year...Can Jerry Buy

[rags747]

a Championship by signing some key FA's? Lets face it, we need some critical parts to add to this team and alot of the guys are in their prime so to speak.

I would say that we have a small window of maybe 3 years to get it done. After that you have guys like Witten, Romo, Ware etc getting into the latter stages of their careers. Yes Romo can play into his mid 30's at least but at some point our current star players will be getting up there.

Can we sign a topflight cb, ol, lb etc in FA with the new uncapped year to speed up the aquisition of talent ?

 

[casmith07]

No we just need Bill Cowher. 10 years of his tutelage and we'll get a championship, although 3 years in we'll go to the Super Bowl and get beaten handily by one of our worst AFC rivals and then a long drought before we get back.

 

[Hypnotoad]

No we just need Bill Cowher. 10 years of his tutelage and we'll get a championship, although 3 years in we'll go to the Super Bowl and get beaten handily by one of our worst AFC rivals and then a long drought before we get back.

Cowhers been out of it too long now unfortunately. And the ability of Tomlin to easily replicate and or match his success leads me to believe there are more important parts to the steelers organization than just head coach.

 

[The Panch]

Cowhers been out of it too long now unfortunately. And the ability of Tomlin to easily replicate and or match his success leads me to believe there are more important parts to the steelers organization than just head coach.

Mike Tomlin=Barry Switzer in terms of that ring.

 

[Quarterback Coach]

a Championship by signing some key FA's? Lets face it, we need some critical parts to add to this team and alot of the guys are in their prime so to speak.

I would say that we have a small window of maybe 3 years to get it done. After that you have guys like Witten, Romo, Ware etc getting into the latter stages of their careers. Yes Romo can play into his mid 30's at least but at some point our current star players will be getting up there.

Can we sign a topflight cb, ol, lb etc in FA with the new uncapped year to speed up the aquisition of talent ?

still paying for the stadium...don't get carried away with thinking he'll spend.

 

[jobberone]

Here is Cowher's Head coaching record:

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
PIT 1992 11 5 0 .688 1st in AFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Divisional Game.
PIT 1993 9 7 0 .563 2nd in AFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Wild-Card Game.
PIT 1994 12 4 0 .750 1st in AFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to San Diego Chargers in AFC Championship Game.
PIT 1995 11 5 0 .688 1st in AFC Central 2 1 .667 Lost to Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX.
PIT 1996 10 6 0 .625 1st in AFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Divisional Game.
PIT 1997 11 5 0 .688 1st in AFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Championship Game.
PIT 1998 7 9 0 .438 3rd in AFC Central - - - -
PIT 1999 6 10 0 .375 4th in AFC Central - - - -
PIT 2000 9 7 0 .563 3rd in AFC Central - - - -
PIT 2001 13 3 0 .812 1st in AFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game.
PIT 2002 10 5 1 .656 1st in AFC North 1 1 .500 Lost to Tennessee Titans in AFC Divisional Game.
PIT 2003 6 10 0 .375 3rd in AFC North - - - -
PIT 2004 15 1 0 .938 1st in AFC North 1 1 .500 Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game.
PIT 2005 11 5 0 .688 2nd in AFC North 4 0 1.000 Super Bowl XL Champions.
PIT 2006 8 8 0 .500 3rd in AFC North - - - -
PIT Total 149 90 1 .623 12 9 .571
Total[4] 149 90 1 .623 12 9 .571

He has the best track record of any of the other head coaches out there being touted for being hired here and there.

While I don't think he'll be available to us, money talks. I'm still a Wade fan and will be pending the results of the rest of this year. I think Cowher is headed to Carolina and I think that's his dream job. But Jerry could change that. Although I'm a big fan of Cowher I believe there are other young candidates out there who can fill the job.

 

[CowboyWay]

What free agents? Have you seen the list of who's available? Its really not all that great.

 

[utrunner07]

He has the best track record of any of the other head coaches out there being touted for being hired here and there.

While I don't think he'll be available to us, money talks. I'm still a Wade fan and will be pending the results of the rest of this year. I think Cowher is headed to Carolina and I think that's his dream job. But Jerry could change that. Although I'm a big fan of Cowher I believe there are other young candidates out there who can fill the job.

It does not matter if Jerry gets a seance going and gets the ghost of Vince Lombardi to come back here and coach. As long as he has such a hands on roll in the coaching of this team and refuses to allow a HC to be a HC we are going to have problems.

 

[The Panch]

Here is Cowher's Head coaching record:

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
PIT 1992 11 5 0 .688 1st in AFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Divisional Game.
PIT 1993 9 7 0 .563 2nd in AFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Wild-Card Game.
PIT 1994 12 4 0 .750 1st in AFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to San Diego Chargers in AFC Championship Game.
PIT 1995 11 5 0 .688 1st in AFC Central 2 1 .667 Lost to Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX.
PIT 1996 10 6 0 .625 1st in AFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Divisional Game.
PIT 1997 11 5 0 .688 1st in AFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Championship Game.
PIT 1998 7 9 0 .438 3rd in AFC Central - - - -
PIT 1999 6 10 0 .375 4th in AFC Central - - - -
PIT 2000 9 7 0 .563 3rd in AFC Central - - - -
PIT 2001 13 3 0 .812 1st in AFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game.
PIT 2002 10 5 1 .656 1st in AFC North 1 1 .500 Lost to Tennessee Titans in AFC Divisional Game.
PIT 2003 6 10 0 .375 3rd in AFC North - - - -
PIT 2004 15 1 0 .938 1st in AFC North 1 1 .500 Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game.
PIT 2005 11 5 0 .688 2nd in AFC North 4 0 1.000 Super Bowl XL Champions.
PIT 2006 8 8 0 .500 3rd in AFC North - - - -
PIT Total 149 90 1 .623 12 9 .571
Total[4] 149 90 1 .623 12 9 .571

He has the best track record of any of the other head coaches out there being touted for being hired here and there.

While I don't think he'll be available to us, money talks. I'm still a Wade fan and will be pending the results of the rest of this year. I think Cowher is headed to Carolina and I think that's his dream job. But Jerry could change that. Although I'm a big fan of Cowher I believe there are other young candidates out there who can fill the job.

Jerry is the reason Cowher wants nothing to do with this place.

 

[CF74]

Cowhers been out of it too long now unfortunately. And the ability of Tomlin to easily replicate and or match his success leads me to believe there are more important parts to the steelers organization than just head coach.

Yeah like Zebras..

 

[Future]

Cowhers been out of it too long now unfortunately. And the ability of Tomlin to easily replicate and or match his success leads me to believe there are more important parts to the steelers organization than just head coach.

Wasn't Tomlin there while cowher was still the head coach?

I'm pretty sure he had been learning the ropes from Cowher and just stepped in. The two are pretty similar.

 

[casmith07]

Cowhers been out of it too long now unfortunately. And the ability of Tomlin to easily replicate and or match his success leads me to believe there are more important parts to the steelers organization than just head coach.

Referees?

 

[TheSport78]

Wasn't Tomlin there while cowher was still the head coach?

I'm pretty sure he had been learning the ropes from Cowher and just stepped in. The two are pretty similar.

I think Tomlin was a defensive coach in Minnesota?

 

[cowboyjoe]

still paying for the stadium...don't get carried away with thinking he'll spend.

i said the same thing about jerry not spending any more money on big time players because of his money tied up in the new stadium and i got blasted all over the board big time. so good luck with that;

 

[Future]

I think Tomlin was a defensive coach in Minnesota?

You would be right sir.

I think I was thinking of Whisenhunt