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Why would Snyder want Cowher and why would Cowher want to come here? There is no way Snyder will let him control his team and I certainly would not want him to either.

CanesSkins26 wrote:

Why would Snyder want Cowher and why would Cowher want to come here? There is no way Snyder will let him control his team and I certainly would not want him to either.

Just guessing here, but I would think that Snyder would want Cowher because in 15 years as the head coach of the Steelers, Cowher made the playoffs 10 times. Cowher reached the AFC Championship game 6 times, went to two Super Bowls, and won one. It's not very often that a Super Bowl winning coach is available. In his career Cowher has a record of 161-99-1, which is damn good. He is also probably the best coach available. His credentials aren't really debatable, but he might not necessarily be the best candidate for this team at this time.

As for why Cowher would want to come here....if Snyder offers him $10 million a year that might be the type of offer than he can't say no to.

SkinsJock wrote:I know you don't know much about Gibbs and now I also know you do not know much about Snyder and you have certainly not been paying much attention to what is happening around this team as far as these 2 guys are concerned.

Do you really think there is a chance that Snyder would offer $10 million to a coach like Cowher - that is so comical Laughing

Monkinthehall wrote:Williams all the way! I think he learned from his time in Buffalo just like Bellicik did in Cleveland. Question: Does anyone think that if promoted Williams would give the defensive coordinator job to Olivadotti?

SkinsJock wrote:

CanesSkins26 wrote:

Why would Snyder want Cowher and why would Cowher want to come here? There is no way Snyder will let him control his team and I certainly would not want him to either.

Just guessing here, but I would think that Snyder would want Cowher because in 15 years as the head coach of the Steelers, Cowher made the playoffs 10 times. Cowher reached the AFC Championship game 6 times, went to two Super Bowls, and won one. It's not very often that a Super Bowl winning coach is available. In his career Cowher has a record of 161-99-1, which is damn good. He is also probably the best coach available. His credentials aren't really debatable, but he might not necessarily be the best candidate for this team at this time.

As for why Cowher would want to come here....if Snyder offers him $10 million a year that might be the type of offer than he can't say no to.

I know you don't know much about Gibbs and now I also know you do not know much about Snyder and you have certainly not been paying much attention to what is happening around this team as far as these 2 guys are concerned.

Cowher's credentials are debateable - He might be the best coach available but only for a few teams - there are not a lot of GMs that will want this prima donna in their organization.

Do you really think there is a chance that Snyder would offer $10 million to a coach like Cowher - that is so comical

'Skins owner should avoid hiring Cowher

If Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder and his team are lucky, Bill Cowher will stay retired.

Before you Chin defenders start blabbering, realize this assessment isn't a shot at Cowher. It's a shot at the star system that guys like Snyder, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and, even before them, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones created in the coaching ranks. Frankly, it just doesn't work.

In short, what Gibbs did best in Washington was lay a very expensive but solid foundation. The last thing Snyder needs to do is rip up that foundation by bringing in Cowher or whatever other high-end coach he can find. They don't need Cowher to come in screaming and spitting – literally and figuratively – with his 3-4 defense and ball-control offense.

Why not? Because it doesn't work. Football is a sport where long-term success is built on putting in a systematic approach, not by changing the approach every few years.

Right now, Snyder needs to take a patient approach. He has a solid assistant head coach in Gregg Williams. Williams' stint as a head coach in Buffalo was nothing special. Then again, neither was Bill Belichick's run in Cleveland. Not that Williams has Belichick's brilliance, but Williams has Belichick's hunger, particularly the burning hunger that comes from initial rejection and humiliation.

The type of humiliation that drove Don Shula from Baltimore, where he lost the most important Super Bowl ever to the New York Jets, to Miami, where he drove a team to perfection in only his third season

Bottom line, here is a fact that few people understand about the NFL: Through the 80-plus year history of the league, only one man has guided two different franchises to a championship. That was Weeb Ewbank, who did it with Baltimore and the New York Jets.

A few have gotten two different teams to a Super Bowl: Dick Vermeil, Bill Parcells, Dan Reeves and Mike Holmgren. But even Holmgren, who's as good a planner and coach as you'll find, took six seasons of trial and error to get back to the title game with Seattle.

Truth is that chasing coaches with Super Bowl pedigrees guarantees nothing. The longer you do it, the more expensive, and dangerous, it gets.

SkinsFreak wrote:

SkinsJock wrote:

CanesSkins26 wrote:

Why would Snyder want Cowher and why would Cowher want to come here? There is no way Snyder will let him control his team and I certainly would not want him to either.

Just guessing here, but I would think that Snyder would want Cowher because in 15 years as the head coach of the Steelers, Cowher made the playoffs 10 times. Cowher reached the AFC Championship game 6 times, went to two Super Bowls, and won one. It's not very often that a Super Bowl winning coach is available. In his career Cowher has a record of 161-99-1, which is damn good. He is also probably the best coach available. His credentials aren't really debatable, but he might not necessarily be the best candidate for this team at this time.

As for why Cowher would want to come here....if Snyder offers him $10 million a year that might be the type of offer than he can't say no to.

I know you don't know much about Gibbs and now I also know you do not know much about Snyder and you have certainly not been paying much attention to what is happening around this team as far as these 2 guys are concerned.

Cowher's credentials are debateable - He might be the best coach available but only for a few teams - there are not a lot of GMs that will want this prima donna in their organization.

Do you really think there is a chance that Snyder would offer $10 million to a coach like Cowher - that is so comical

Amen, SkinsJock, you hit the nail on the head with that response. CanesSkins26 doesn't seem to know much about Gibbs, Snyder, the current players desires or Cowher himself.

A few snips from an article I found:

'Skins owner should avoid hiring Cowher

If Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder and his team are lucky, Bill Cowher will stay retired.

Before you Chin defenders start blabbering, realize this assessment isn't a shot at Cowher. It's a shot at the star system that guys like Snyder, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and, even before them, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones created in the coaching ranks. Frankly, it just doesn't work.

In short, what Gibbs did best in Washington was lay a very expensive but solid foundation. The last thing Snyder needs to do is rip up that foundation by bringing in Cowher or whatever other high-end coach he can find. They don't need Cowher to come in screaming and spitting – literally and figuratively – with his 3-4 defense and ball-control offense.

Why not? Because it doesn't work. Football is a sport where long-term success is built on putting in a systematic approach, not by changing the approach every few years.

Right now, Snyder needs to take a patient approach. He has a solid assistant head coach in Gregg Williams. Williams' stint as a head coach in Buffalo was nothing special. Then again, neither was Bill Belichick's run in Cleveland. Not that Williams has Belichick's brilliance, but Williams has Belichick's hunger, particularly the burning hunger that comes from initial rejection and humiliation.

The type of humiliation that drove Don Shula from Baltimore, where he lost the most important Super Bowl ever to the New York Jets, to Miami, where he drove a team to perfection in only his third season

Bottom line, here is a fact that few people understand about the NFL: Through the 80-plus year history of the league, only one man has guided two different franchises to a championship. That was Weeb Ewbank, who did it with Baltimore and the New York Jets.

A few have gotten two different teams to a Super Bowl: Dick Vermeil, Bill Parcells, Dan Reeves and Mike Holmgren. But even Holmgren, who's as good a planner and coach as you'll find, took six seasons of trial and error to get back to the title game with Seattle.

Truth is that chasing coaches with Super Bowl pedigrees guarantees nothing. The longer you do it, the more expensive, and dangerous, it gets.

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Much of the rest of this article are criticisms of Snyder and his meddling and always trying to go for the "big splash". Bringing in Cowher at some astronomical price would be doing the same thing. We don't need that, but most importantly, the players and the rest of the organization don't want that either. If you've been listening, you'd know that.

Since Gibbs has returned, I don't see Snyder meddling anymore, or at least to the degree he used to, and as Dan himself said yesterday, he's learned a lot from Gibbs. What he's learned is the importance of stability and continuity, rightly pointed out in the article above and in Dan's own words yesterday. Sure, Dan made some mistakes early on after he bought the team. One would expect that, nobody is perfect. But I have seen a lot of maturation on Dan's part, and I love having him as an owner. Gibbs has been good for Snyder.

Frankly, all this talk about Cowher is a complete waste of time. He won't be the next coach of the Redskins. Bet on it.

old-timer wrote:Sally Jenkins of the Post commented on this issue, and she and I see this issue the same way. First, Snyder needs to butt out of day-to-day operations and fire that sycophant Vinny Cerrato. Then he needs to hire a competent GM and let said GM select the head coach AND take sole responsiblity for all other personnel decisions. Snyder's amateurish management style and management by committee STINKS.

Not gonna happen, I know, but this team is DOOMED TO MEDIOCRITY until it does.

SkinsFreak wrote:I agree with needing a GM... in the future. Right now, Gibbs and staff have this team heading in the right direction. Bringing in a GM at this time will just be one more chief who thinks his way is the right way. We already have too many chiefs and not enough Indians. It is my opinion that things should remain status quo for one more year. A year down the road, I agree a GM would be beneficial.