The case against Cowher

[SmootSmack]

Good thread. Good points.

Let me ask you this, do you think his personnel decisions were hindered by a limited checkbook in Pittsburgh?

[BrudLee]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Good thread. Good points.

Let me ask you this, do you think his personnel decisions were hindered by a limited checkbook in Pittsburgh?

To some extent - frankly, most teams don't have the advantage the Skins do (with the ability to pay so much in bonuses).

There's a wonderful website ( http://www.steelersalarycap.com/ ) that shows approximately where the team was from 1994 (the first year of the cap) through the present. From 1994 through 2004, they created a statistic called SALVOA, or SALary Value Over Average. The Steelers were below the league average only twice, and never by more than 5%. Does that mean he let valuable players leave the team because he couldn't afford them anymore? And if so, how does that speak to his ability to "buy the groceries"?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by BrudLee

To some extent - frankly, most teams don't have the advantage the Skins do (with the ability to pay so much in bonuses).

There's a wonderful website ( http://www.steelersalarycap.com/ ) that shows approximately where the team was from 1994 (the first year of the cap) through the present. From 1994 through 2004, they created a statistic called SALVOA, or SALary Value Over Average. The Steelers were below the league average only twice, and never by more than 5%. Does that mean he let valuable players leave the team because he couldn't afford them anymore? And if so, how does that speak to his ability to "buy the groceries"?

Does SALVOA factor in all players or just the Samoans (see what I did there)?

Anyhow, good information there. For the record, while I could think of worse options Cowher isn't my first choice to take over. My fear, as I told you elsewhere Brud is that if we don't get Cowher this year we'll just try again next year unless we really make a full commitment to someone. Such as Gregg Williams.

[BrudLee]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Does SALVOA factor in all players or just the Samoans (see what I did there)?

Anyhow, good information there. For the record, while I could think of worse options Cowher isn't my first choice to take over. My fear, as I told you elsewhere Brud is that if we don't get Cowher this year we'll just try again next year unless we really make a full commitment to someone. Such as Gregg Williams.

How did I not see a Big Joe reference coming? I'm getting too old for this sh---(EXPLOSION!)

The Cowher fans seem to want stability by the comments I've heard around the Intarweb, and in a quest for stability, they would risk completely overturning the coaching staff and much of the roster. That's called "irony", despite what Miss Morrisette may have told you.