Bill Cowher
I had some great players, great coaches, the best organization in football.
Football is a total team sport.
To give back something to the game of football has been a part of my life.
The one thing that you can't ever take away are the relationships, the experiences that you have, particularly at the high school level.
Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger are big guys with strong arms.
I really enjoy my job at CBS.
You're not going to see me on the sidelines. I enjoy it, I miss it, but not enough to get back.
No one loves football more than me.
I am a member of the Heads Up Football Advisory Committee, have participated in a Heads Up Football clinic, and strongly endorse the program. It's a better, safer way to play the game.
Heads Up Football is a comprehensive youth and high school football membership program developed by U.S.A. Football and supported by the NFL and other leaders in sport and medicine to advance player safety.
I want kids to continue to enjoy our game and benefit from the rewards of playing the ultimate team sport. That's why it's important for young players, parents, and coaches to know about U.S.A. Football's Head Up Football program.
We're trying to give a young man life lessons - sacrifice, commitment, teamwork, self-confidence, self-esteem. That's what this sport does for kids.
There's been a lot talk about football and safety issues. My big thing is the benefits far outweigh the risks.
Kaye was such a loving and compassionate person and she was the foundation of our family. Kaye was always at my side throughout my career as a player, coach, NFL analyst and, most importantly, as a parent to our three daughters Meagan, Lauren and Lindsay. They will miss their mother dearly.
The captain tag is something that every head coach in this league takes seriously.
The captain tag is something that players vote on, head coaches they give their title to. It requires a player that you think exemplifies leadership.
When you do something all of your life, it's still ingrained in you.
I'm from Pennsylvania, and that love for the simplicity of life never left me.
When you become a head coach, you've played the game; you've coached the game. You have a great understanding of what happens at every level.
I enjoy the balance I have in my life.
Men are naive to their bodies. They don't pay attention to their skin like women do.
I am not going to go back into coaching, just to go back into coaching. It has to be the right situation. And I don't know what the right situation consists of.
I have always had great respect for those who served. In my time, we had the draft.
Anything I can do to help inspire and thank our troops in anyway will be a tremendous honor for me.
Just thinking about the Pittsburgh franchise and Dan Rooney when he hired me, my first goal was just not to get fired before my 20th high school reunion.
I'm not looking to double my money with one golden opportunity.
Need always plays into your decisions more as the draft unfolds.
There are parts of coaching that I miss.
You still have to be able to throw the ball and play good defense to win a championship.
It's an offensive league. All the rules cater to the offense.
We all understand football is entertainment. And people like high-scoring games. But you still have to play defense to win championships.
I see a lot of myself in a young Mike Vrabel. He is very competitive. He is very respectful of the game, but he looks at each opportunity as an opportunity to prove something that people don't think you can do, and he'll create that narrative.
My family has made a lot of sacrifices for me, and I'm looking forward to being there for them.
There comes a time in your life - I'm healthy and happy, and I've been fortunate - you've got to prioritize things.
In all honesty, I hope I don't coach again.
You can always go back, to coaching. You can't go back to spending time with your family.
Balance is really important.
I never brought my job to my house, I never brought my house to the job.
Confidence is a fragile thing.
Every year the identity of a team changes to some degree.
It isn't just about winning the championship and I don't think you should be defined by that.
You realize how hard it is to get there, but don't lose sight that the goal is to win a championship.
Nobody remembers that you lost a Super Bowl, they remember who won a Super Bowl.
What the Jets did with Mark Sanchez, they took a rookie quarterback and went pretty far with him.
There's so much more involved with the game than just sitting there, looking at the numbers and saying, 'OK, these are my percentages, then I'm going to do it this way,' because that one time it doesn't work could cost your team a football game, and that's the thing a head coach has to live with, not the professor.
The draft is like game day on a 3rd-and-5. You have a lot of plays you can choose from. You go with your gut, pick and play and hope it works.
I find most video games too complicated to play.
All the projects that coaches go through in the offseason are based on the success other teams had in every area whether it's offense, defense or special teams. What they do is see if they can incorporate anything they see with the people they have.
The one thing you have to be careful of is trying to do what other teams and players are doing when you don't have the people to do it yourself.