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Football Quotes by Bill Cowher

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Bill Cowher talks about finding your stride and staying hungry, especially in December. He says a coach should try every option and that fans remember who wins, not who loses. He also mentions that running backs are often undervalued and that quarterbacks need a short memory to stay confident.

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Don't get me wrong; I miss the live elements of coaching.

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In all honesty, I hope I don't coach again.

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Every year the identity of a team changes to some degree.

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Kirk Cousins is the future of the Washington Redskins.

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I had the best job in the NFL.

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I don't think running backs have ever been under-valued.

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Football is the total team game.

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No one loves football more than me.

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Need always plays into your decisions more as the draft unfolds.

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I didn't get out of coaching to get back into it. This is my next challenge and I'm planning to work hard…

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There's been a lot talk about football and safety issues. My big thing is the benefits far outweigh the risks.

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Nobody remembers that you lost a Super Bowl, they remember who won a Super Bowl.

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When have you ever seen a one on one match up on this platform? Andrew Luck on offense…going against J.J. Watt

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The biggest thing as a head coach, you want to make sure you exhaust every option.

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I had some great players, great coaches, the best organization in football.

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Antonio Brown is, if not the best receiver in the league, one of the best.

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To be taught to coach by Marty Schottenheimer, to be able to go to an organization like the Steelers. I came there…

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I want kids to continue to enjoy our game and benefit from the rewards of playing the ultimate team sport. That's why…

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Le'Veon Bell, as we have seen through the years when healthy, is such a dynamic player not just out of the backfield,…

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As a quarterback, you have to have a short memory. Don't lose your confidence, and stay within yourself. Don't try to do…

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Going back to being a head coach entails a full-time commitment to that job and I would not go into it for…

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If I ever want to get back into coaching I should be calling teams they shouldn't be calling me. That's when you…

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I am not going to go back into coaching, just to go back into coaching. It has to be the right situation.…

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So many times through the course of a season you are defined by your backups. They have three players in [Kirk] Cousins,…

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I've had a couple of people - prominent coaches - walk into an office, shut the door and say, 'What's it like,…

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All the projects that coaches go through in the offseason are based on the success other teams had in every area whether…

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If I'm Colin Kaepernick I have to prove myself. I would say, 'I would love the opportunity to show that I am…

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This isn’t Kirk Cousins’ job to win. Right now this is Kirk Cousins’ job to lose…He’s putting together a profile right now,…

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I've probably watched more basketball games than anything.

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Football is a total team sport.

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Keith Butler is a very good football coach.

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There are parts of coaching that I miss.

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I think the bottom line is wins and losses. That is probably the most important stat to look at.

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A lot of times losing a game is not taking care of the football, foolish penalties.

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We won a lot of games, we brought play'off games to the city of Pitts'burgh, we won play'off games.

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Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger are big guys with strong arms.

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You still have to be able to throw the ball and play good defense to win a championship.

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The goal is to hit your stride, stay in the hunt and be playing your best football in December.

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Tom Coughlin has done a great job and is an excellent coach.

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What the Jets did with Mark Sanchez, they took a rookie quarterback and went pretty far with him.

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The goal is to hit your stride, stay in the hunt and be playing your best football in December.

The biggest thing as a head coach, you want to make sure you exhaust every option.

I see a lot of myself in a young Mike Vrabel. He is very competitive. He is very respectful of the game, but he…

I think a guy like Saquon Barkley is a very special back, and where the was drafted was very appropriate.

I was blessed to play a small role in the Steelers tradition.

When have you ever seen a one on one match up on this platform? Andrew Luck on offense…going against J.J. Watt

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…

I don't think running backs have ever been under-valued.

Stealing someone's signals was a part of the game and everybody attempted to do that. We had people that always tried to steal signals.

I find most video games too complicated to play.

When you do something all of your life, it's still ingrained in you.

Nobody remembers that you lost a Super Bowl, they remember who won a Super Bowl.

I think when you do anything at a high level, it's very difficult to just stop and do nothing.

As a quarterback, you have to have a short memory. Don't lose your confidence, and stay within yourself. Don't try to do too much.

I was blessed to have followed a legendary coach in Chuck Noll.