Bill Cowher Quotes & Sayings

I'm their biggest fan every Sunday they go out there and play. I'm pulling for them, for the people in New Orleans and everything they're going through. If there are three or four hours that people can get away from the reality that is existing for them right now, the uncertainty, the unknown, the Saints can bring a sense of pride to them for that short period of time. — Bill Cowher

Perception is reality, but it may not be actuality, and you have got to be able to keep the difference between that. — Bill Cowher

It's the only call ... To have Christian Ponder as your third quarterback, a guy who started for you a year, to me it made it an easy call because you have a veteran guy who has played in this atmosphere before. — Bill Cowher

Kirk Cousins is the future of the Washington Redskins. — Bill Cowher

Nothing drives me more than to, hopefully, be able to hand (Steelers chairman Dan Rooney) that fifth (Vince Lombardi) trophy. If I can do that, then I would think, that when he brought me here, I finally accomplished what he wanted me to do. — Bill Cowher

We know about the Detroit offense with Calvin Johnson, the best receiver in the game. If this defense continues to play at this pace, they may have something to say about the NFC North. — Bill Cowher

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

We're not attempting to circumcise rules. — Bill Cowher

Yeah, I know he discovered the West Indies; it wasn't America. But the whole thing with Columbus was that people had been telling him, 'Don't go. The world's flat.' But he kept going. He found land. — Bill Cowher

So many times through the course of a season you are defined by your backups. They have three players in [Kirk] Cousins, Niles [Paul] and [Bashaud] Breeland who may be better than the players that they're replacing. — Bill Cowher

I want to bring back the pride and tradition long associated with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and more importantly, with the people of Pittsburgh. — Bill Cowher

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, a resume of these next seven weeks that will make the decision easy for the Redskins: either they sign him to a contract or they're still looking for the quarterback of the future. — Bill Cowher

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

Pressure is something you put on yourself. — Bill Cowher

J.J. Watt, he does on defense what Andrew Luck does on offense. He inspires those around him, he makes them better. — Bill Cowher