There's so much more involved with the game than just sitting there, looking at the numbers and saying, 'OK, these are my percentages, then I'm going to do it this way,' because that one time it doesn't work could cost your team a football game, and that's the thing a head coach has to live with, not the professor.
— Bill Cowher
You realize how hard it is to get there, but don't lose sight that the goal is to win a championship.
Confidence is a fragile thing.
You can always go back, to coaching. You can't go back to spending time with your family.
My family has made a lot of sacrifices for me, and I'm looking forward to being there for them.
We all understand football is entertainment. And people like high-scoring games. But you still have to play defense to win championships.
There are parts of coaching that I miss.
Just thinking about the Pittsburgh franchise and Dan Rooney when he hired me, my first goal was just not to get fired before my 20th high school reunion.
I am not going to go back into coaching, just to go back into coaching. It has to be the right situation. And I don't know what the right situation consists of.
When you become a head coach, you've played the game; you've coached the game. You have a great understanding of what happens at every level.
The captain tag is something that players vote on, head coaches they give their title to. It requires a player that you think exemplifies leadership.
You don't just forget things overnight.
I want kids to continue to enjoy our game and benefit from the rewards of playing the ultimate team sport. That's why it's important for young players, parents, and coaches to know about U.S.A. Football's Head Up Football program.
No one loves football more than me.
Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger are big guys with strong arms.
Football is a total team sport.
If I ever want to get back into coaching I should be calling teams they shouldn't be calling me. That's when you know you really want to do it.
What the Jets did with Mark Sanchez, they took a rookie quarterback and went pretty far with him.
It isn't just about winning the championship and I don't think you should be defined by that.
I never brought my job to my house, I never brought my house to the job.
In all honesty, I hope I don't coach again.
I see a lot of myself in a young Mike Vrabel. He is very competitive. He is very respectful of the game, but he looks at each opportunity as an opportunity to prove something that people don't think you can do, and he'll create that narrative.
It's an offensive league. All the rules cater to the offense.
Need always plays into your decisions more as the draft unfolds.
Anything I can do to help inspire and thank our troops in anyway will be a tremendous honor for me.
Men are naive to their bodies. They don't pay attention to their skin like women do.
I'm from Pennsylvania, and that love for the simplicity of life never left me.
The captain tag is something that every head coach in this league takes seriously.
There's been a lot talk about football and safety issues. My big thing is the benefits far outweigh the risks.
Heads Up Football is a comprehensive youth and high school football membership program developed by U.S.A. Football and supported by the NFL and other leaders in sport and medicine to advance player safety.
You're not going to see me on the sidelines. I enjoy it, I miss it, but not enough to get back.
The one thing that you can't ever take away are the relationships, the experiences that you have, particularly at the high school level.
I've lived a blessed life.
Stealing someone's signals was a part of the game and everybody attempted to do that. We had people that always tried to steal signals.
Nobody remembers that you lost a Super Bowl, they remember who won a Super Bowl.
Every year the identity of a team changes to some degree.
Balance is really important.
There comes a time in your life - I'm healthy and happy, and I've been fortunate - you've got to prioritize things.
Football is the total team game.
You still have to be able to throw the ball and play good defense to win a championship.
I'm not looking to double my money with one golden opportunity.
I have always had great respect for those who served. In my time, we had the draft.
I enjoy the balance I have in my life.
When you do something all of your life, it's still ingrained in you.
Kaye was such a loving and compassionate person and she was the foundation of our family. Kaye was always at my side throughout my career as a player, coach, NFL analyst and, most importantly, as a parent to our three daughters Meagan, Lauren and Lindsay. They will miss their mother dearly.
We're trying to give a young man life lessons - sacrifice, commitment, teamwork, self-confidence, self-esteem. That's what this sport does for kids.
I am a member of the Heads Up Football Advisory Committee, have participated in a Heads Up Football clinic, and strongly endorse the program. It's a better, safer way to play the game.
I really enjoy my job at CBS.
To give back something to the game of football has been a part of my life.
I had some great players, great coaches, the best organization in football.
