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Originally Posted by saden1
He may not be a great coach but if the objective is to win a SB and he has 1 he can't possibly be a bad coach. Granted, I wouldn't hire him but I wouldn't fault anyone else for hiring him nor would I go after Cowher. I'm not interested in lame duck coaches, plus I like Zorn and I would like to give him more time to see what he can do.
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Oh I don't think Cowher is a bad coach, I think he is a good coach. I just don't think he's the "come in turn everything around and win a Super Bowl right away" guy a lot of people seem to think he is. At least that's the impression I get. Most coaches aren't even given the amount of time to win a Super Bowl Cowher was given in Pittsburgh. Marty went what, 14-2 in San Diego and was let go the next year. Gibbs won the Super Bowl in his second year and won 3 in 12 years where Bill did'nt win one until his 14th year. I think he's more like Marty than Gibbs or Walsh or someone like that. Which is to be expected since he was a pupil of Marty's. Not that being like Marty is bad. If you're satisfied with a winning record and have patience, he's your man. He turned Pittsburgh around quickly in the win column when he got there and he'll probably do it again at his next stop but winning a Super Bowl, in and of itself, doesn't necessarily make you a great coach or guarantee you'll do it again. That's all I'm saying. Look at Barry Switzer. Just like you, I'm not really into lameduck coaches or retreads, Gibbs was an exception, we needed some hope and remembrance of what we once were at the time, and I'd like to give Zorn a chance to see what he can do.