And Parcells, not only won TWO Superbowls with the Giants, and led the Pats to a Superbowl, also took the Jets to the playoffs and ALSO took the Cowboys to the playoffs.

The only head coach to guide 4 different teams to the playoffs. That’s a LOT closer than Holmgren.

Bring the 3-4 to that defense, using Mathis and Freeney as his OLBs.

He’d have to rebuild the D-line from the ground up, but the Colts need that anyway.

Everyone that isn’t worshipping this guy like he’s the Second Coming knows that Coward will be asking to be overpaid, given full control of all the personnel & draft decisions, and also given a team he can step right into that doesn’t require a ton of fixing first.

ANYONE who thinks old “ass chin” will settle for anything less is on ‘something’.

He ain’t giving up that cozy TV gig he has unless it’s an offer he can’t refuse.

Some dumbbell owner will give it to him, too.

It won’t do any good unless the NFL & the refs “help” him win another Super Bowl like they did VS the Seahawks. And since Billy Boy’s next team likely won’t be Pittsburgh again, don’t expect that to happen, anyways…

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Joe Namath, 1965
John Elway, 1983
Peyton Manning/Ryan Leaf, 1998

I don’t follow KC much, but it’s a franchise with a rich tradition and storied ownership. Not too much different that the Steelers. Although he’s not a midwest guy, I could see this being a fit from a pure football perspective.

the one thing he always lacked, however, until ben, was a quality quarterback. i remember the jets stealing neil o’donnell and thinking they had something…but then again, they thought they had something in richie the k……..

cmb79 says: Oct 24, 2011 1:46 PM

My guess? San Diego.
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He better move fast then, they’ll be in L.A. next year.
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I hope you’re right Joe.

If he didn’t come from Peter King would PFT had added their usual comments of not believing what people say until they actualyl do it?

And Bobhk has a great point

That’s still 1 more SB than most of the coahces that come through the NFL.

Apparently even Cowher himself thinks he’s overrated and will only go to a ready made situation to save himself embarrassment. You should be able to win anywhere if you are such a good coach.
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First, the article is speculating on what Cowher wants, so he hasn’t said he’ll only go to a ready-made situation. The Steelers improved from 7-9 to 11-5 the year Cowher took over. As a young coach, he wasn’t afraid to take over a losing franchise from a legend (Chuck Noll).

Second, your assertion that good coaches can win anywhere is simplistic. Football is a team sport–in every respect. Mike Ditka gave away an entire draft to get Ricky Williams, putting successors in the hole in terms of young talent. Not even a great NCAA coach can overcome the recruiting dilemma of a team on long-term probation. The NFL is a QB-driven league, and despite Goodell’s ridiculous pipe dreams about European expansion, the NFL can’t find enough elite QBs to start for the 32 existing teams. Some coaches are great at Xs and Os but terrible at player personnel. Some owners refuse to spend to re-sign good players or build adequate facilities. And some won’t keep their noses out of the coach’s business.

Many factors could keep a good coach from winning.

It will be an uphill battle for whomever takes the Miami job.
Your division rivals are New England, the Jets and an improving Buffalo team. With the state of the Dolphin’s roster, it will be difficult for any coach to leapfrog those three.

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Bill’s timing was bad. He wanted much more money at a time when the swing was toward young coordinators with no head coaching experience. Well, like Tomlin. There’s no salary cap on coaches but in the economic times team saw that overpaying for the likes of bringing Gibbs back and other legacy coaches college or pro…well, the payoff was not there.

I think Bill will go back to coaching now that his three talented basketball playing daughters (their mom, Kay, played in the WNBA) are gone.

I think it will be a place where the owner will put up the bucks, give Cowher control….and it will be a place where free agents want to go!

I agree the Giants would be a good candidate but I like the Miami scenario. Bill will follow LeBron to South Beach.

I know Coughlin isn’t as much on the hot seat right now, but the Giants schedule in the second half is absolutely brutal, and if the Giants miss the playoffs a third straight year, it could mean the end of Coughlin.

Also, Coughlin is 65, which is right around the age where coaches think about retiring. Wouldn’t surprise me if Coughlin is close to retiring soon, and Cowher could swoop in to take the job.

The Giants already have a franchise QB with Eli and have a lot of talent, so that could attract Cowher to come and coach the Giants..