Shades better than McVay?

[whisper]

100%. Schottenheimer had a healthy coaching tree but guess what, his teams sucked in post season. So who cares how many branches he had.

Marty tended to go "turtle ball" even more so in the postseason - a trait one of his tree coaches, Bill Cowher, tended to replicate for much of his career, as well. But Cowher did break that trend in 1995, his first SB run, and, of course, in his 2nd SB run in 2005.

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

Marty tended to go "turtle ball" even more so in the postseason - a trait one of his tree coaches, Bill Cowher, tended to replicate for much of his career, as well. But Cowher did break that trend in 1995, his first SB run, and, of course, in his 2nd SB run in 2005.

Here's food for thought. Cowher went turtle ball with a lead in the 4th and it worked well because he had one of the league's great power backs. If there is no Jerome Bettis in Pittsburgh, is Cowher trying to play the same game but with less success?

[feltdizz]

Here's food for thought. Cowher went turtle ball with a lead in the 4th and it worked well because he had one of the league's great power backs. If there is no Jerome Bettis in Pittsburgh, is Cowher trying to play the same game but with less success?

Hey, if you got Bettis it makes sense to salt games away.

and hell, it STILL almost backfired in Indy.

[Northern_Blitz]

100%. Schottenheimer had a healthy coaching tree but guess what, his teams sucked in post season. So who cares how many branches he had.

Yep.

It's about winning (and that's what they get paid to do), it doesn't matter at all.

If the conversation is about total contribution to the game, then I think it's probably a point in his favor that he mentored a bunch of guys.

[TheRealTazz864]

Like your other screen name, you bring up so many non-sequiturs. Probably more non-sequiturs than actual related comments.

You're the one talking about "Shades...." And Joe Biden wears sunglasses indoors... That sounds pretty sequitury to me....

[Captain Lemming]

Here's food for thought. Cowher went turtle ball with a lead in the 4th and it worked well because he had one of the league's great power backs. If there is no Jerome Bettis in Pittsburgh, is Cowher trying to play the same game but with less success?

Nah, he did it long before he acquired Bettis. It was smart.

[Northern_Blitz]

Nah, he did it long before he acquired Bettis. It was smart.

It was a good strategy for the era he coached in.

[whisper]

You're the one talking about "Shades...." And Joe Biden wears sunglasses indoors... That sounds pretty sequitury to me....

It does? Well, it's not. It's just non-sequitur business, per usual.

[whisper]

It was a good strategy for the era he coached in.

Ummm, not so great in the postseason, as his record illustrates. Until he finally cracked postseason success (2005), he had a losing playoff record.

[whisper]

Here's food for thought. Cowher went turtle ball with a lead in the 4th and it worked well because he had one of the league's great power backs. If there is no Jerome Bettis in Pittsburgh, is Cowher trying to play the same game but with less success?

He did call Bettis his "closer." He talked about having the lead in the 9th and putting your "closer" in to seal the game.

[feltdizz]

Ummm, not so great in the postseason, as his record illustrates. Until he finally cracked postseason success (2005), he had a losing playoff record.

How many playoffs games were we up by 11 and Bettis wasn’t able to salt the game away.

I don’t think we ever had the luxury of a nice lead in the 4th quarter of a playoff game to even try turtle ball.

[TheRealTazz864]

It does? Well, it's not. It's just non-sequitur business, per usual.

Do you know what "sequitur" means??? "Shades" are another name for "sunglasses..." Joe Biden is sometimes called "Shades" because he wears sunglasses indoors... You use the term "shades" in your post, referring to coaches... Ergo, IT FOLLOWS (is sequitur... meaning in SEQUENCE...) that you think Joe Biden coaches football in the NFL... He does not...
Any other hand-holding you need???

[whatever]

Tomlin definitely does less with more.

[whisper]

Do you know what "sequitur" means??? "Shades" are another name for "sunglasses..." Joe Biden is sometimes called "Shades" because he wears sunglasses indoors... You use the term "shades" in your post, referring to coaches... Ergo, IT FOLLOWS (is sequitur... meaning in SEQUENCE...) that you think Joe Biden coaches football in the NFL... He does not...
Any other hand-holding you need???

Whatever, you're as goofy as your other screen names.

[TheRealTazz864]

Whatever, you're as goofy as your other screen names.

It is to laugh... It's reassuring to know that I am not as goofy as imagining two people are one person....