The Cowher Watch

[Mr. Scot]

So with Cowher now talking about being ready to coach again, the question is where does he wind up.

Based on what we know, it's a pretty safe bet it won't be Charlotte. Jason Garrett's record - and a recent report from Florio - assert that it won't be Dallas either (not that I expected he'd be able to coexist with Jerry Jones anyway).

Other teams that are likely to be looking for a new head coach...

- Buffalo

- Cincinnati

- Denver

- San Francisco

Teams that may potentially be in the market...

- Cleveland

- Detroit

- Houston

- Tennessee

- San Diego

Cowher started his coaching career in Cleveland. I would have put them as the chief possibility if not for Mike Holmgren being there. Tennessee would be ironic since there's a story told that Cowher ended Jeff Fisher's playing career with a special teams tackle that messed his ankle up.

So where does "The Chin" end up coaching?

[jim stone]

I think Jones has decided Jones will coach his boys.

[Skew]

Well, if being close to family really is that important to him, I would take out the west coast teams.

And I agree with the Cleveland statement; no since Holmgrem is there.

And dont think he wants to go to the perennial losers; Detroit, buffalo.

So that leaves;

Cinci (FO is still dysfunctional)

Denver * (far from home/family but good FO)

Houston

Tenn * (close to home/family)

[Mr. Scot]

I wonder, if he wanted to go back to Ohio and he went to Mike Brown and said "turn the whole thing over to me and I'll make this team a winner", would Brown take him up on it?

[Jangler]

If not Carolina... Then I think Cleveland, he played there too, and who doesn't want to coach the team they played for?

[Mr. Scot]

If not Carolina... Then I think Cleveland, he played there too, and who doesn't want to coach the team they played for?

With Holmgren already in place?

[Jangler]

Maybe he doesn't want as much control as people think, and also it's his former team. Then to be able to take it to Pittsburgh twice a year? That's pretty tempting.

[Kevin Greene]

Based on what we know, it's a pretty safe bet it won't be Charlotte.

What do we know.

[Mr. Scot]

What do we know.

Gantt, Reed and Yasinskas have all said we won't go for Cowher.

Naturally, you can disagree. But if Cowher doesn't come here, then where does he go?

[Mr. Scot]

Maybe he doesn't want as much control as people think, and also it's his former team. Then to be able to take it to Pittsburgh twice a year? That's pretty tempting.

Ah, but he can likely get total control and be back in the AFC North (and Ohio) by going to Cincinnati. Plus there's a high draft pick and the challenge of turning around the Bengals.

[Kevin Greene]

Gantt, Reed and Yasinskas have all said we won't go for Cowher.

Naturally, you can disagree. But if Cowher doesn't come here, then where does he go?

Naturally you can take Gantt, Reed and Yasinkas' speculations as gospel.

Until Jerry Richardson says otherwise it's either foolish or arrogant to assume otherwise.

[Kevin Greene]

Ah, but he can likely get total control and be back in the AFC North (and Ohio) by going to Cincinnati. Plus there's a high draft pick and the challenge of turning around the Bengals.

Cowher in Cincinnati, this is great stuff.

Here's a man who won't even discuss with a team their head coach position until the end of the season and their head Coach is fired and you think it's likely he might go against the Steeler organization and sell out to Cincy. Nice.

[Mr. Scot]

Naturally you can take Gantt, Reed and Yasinkas' speculations as gospel.

Until Jerry Richardson says otherwise it's either foolish or arrogant to assume otherwise.

What I take is that they know more about the inner workings of the team than any of us does because they actually have access to the inner workings and the people in charge.

Pretty much everything we know about the inner workings of the team comes from them - or others like them - so going against them can be a reach. No, they aren't always right, but they pretty much always know more than we do, and they know it sooner.

Cowher in Cincinnati, this is great stuff.

Here's a man who won't even discuss with a team their head coach position until the end of the season and their head Coach is fired and you think it's likely he might go against the Steeler organization and sell out to Cincy. Nice.

Cowher's already made an intradivisional switch going from Cleveland to Pittsburgh, so this wouldn't be that shocking. Heck, even Dick LeBeau went to the Bengals for a few years there.

[Kevin Greene]

Cowher's already made an intradivisional switch going from Cleveland to Pittsburgh, so this wouldn't be that shocking. Heck, even Dick LeBeau went to the Bengals for a few years there.

The assumptions you are willing to make being chiseled in stone based virtually on nothing always amaze me.