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Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:44 am EST

Bill Cowher leaves door open for Buffalo Bills coaching job

By Mark J. Miller

“BillBuffalo Bills owner Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. is going against his own tradition, it seems. A guy who has always not paid a lot of dough for coaching appears to be going high-end this time around. Wilson is supposedly ready to fork over $10 million a season for the right coach, according to the Buffalo News.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher was apparently contacted by the Bills to see if he had any interest in taking over the team.

He reportedly told the team that he's didn't want to interview for the gig "at this time."

Cowher is supposedly happy to wait till season's end to see what other jobs come available. It's not likely that the Bills will wait till the end of the season to hire a new coach. The team supposedly wants someone to be signed on before then. The team is supposedly meeting with former Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Shanahan sometime in the next seven days.

Source: Buffalo NewsNew Window

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  1. William B
    1. Posted by William B Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:25 am EST

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    Cowher is Carolina bound everybody!
  2. Steel MeatCurtains
    2. Posted by Steel MeatCurtains Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:31 am EST

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    Since when did Shanahan coach the Seahawks???
  3. biggcat
    3. Posted by biggcat Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:34 am EST

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    Shanahan DIDN'T coach the Seahawks-- this is just more of the same aweful reporting from yahoo.
  4. Drag-on DLee
    4. Posted by Drag-on DLee Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:44 am EST

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    What they meant to say was the Oakland Raiders was the other team he coached. But obviously they didn't look into his past coaching placements carefully. Hahahahahahahahaha.
  5. Drag-on DLee
    5. Posted by Drag-on DLee Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:47 am EST

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    Wouldn't it be ironic if he "Bill Cowher ended up as the coach of the Cleveland Browns. Hmmmmmm. Food for thought, get rid of mangenie the wennie and they might just get back to prominence of the old days. Maybe?
  6. Steel MeatCurtains
    6. Posted by Steel MeatCurtains Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:52 am EST

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    They were LA Raiders when he coached them :)
  7. JS
    7. Posted by JS Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:55 am EST

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    Heck, Yahoo Sports needs to be put on injured reserved, permanently. Amateurs!
  8. Steven P
    8. Posted by Steven P Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:55 am EST

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    As a Browns fan I would love to see Cowher come to Cleveland! However he has too many ties to the Steelers and their owner(the Rooney Family). But you never know...Money talks and if Lerner would fork up the big bucks(probably around 100 million) you never know. But they need to get rid of Mangina soon so they can start talking to these proven winner coaches.
  9. Fish
    9. Posted by Fish Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:18 am EST

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    Cowher is overated, look how long he held on to Kordella. They would have had a couple more trophies had he not wasted time on that WR. The only thing Cowher did was put a winning team on the field year after year, but always choked in the big games.
  10. Steel MeatCurtains
    10. Posted by Steel MeatCurtains Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:19 am EST

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    Steven P....Cowher got his coaching start with the Browns, first as special teams coach, and then as their secondary coach. Therefore, I don't think his ties to the Steelers will have anything to do with his final decision. I still think he is waiting for something closer to his current home in North Carolina opens. He and his wife both graduated NC State and its no secret he prefers to be closer to home at this point in his life. I say he goes to Skins when Snyder throws the bank at him.
  11. DJ
    11. Posted by DJ Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:26 am EST

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    Im a bills fan and please dont get Mike Shanahan. This guy is not that good, I feel its just another set back. Hopefully Im eating my words next year but.........Perry Fewell would be fine with me. Just get this guy a qb and some depth. Thats what I would do.
  12. DJ
    12. Posted by DJ Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:27 am EST

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    Mike Shanahan is overated
  13. atoasted1
    13. Posted by atoasted1 Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:45 am EST

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    Cowher is being patient and will wait for the Carolina job to become available. Based on thier performance it'll be soon.
  14. Da REAL Joe Cool
    14. Posted by Da REAL Joe Cool Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:16 am EST

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    Hey don't diss the chin!! He's going to Dallas next year, Jerry fire Wade please!!
  15. Highwater
    15. Posted by Highwater Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:50 am EST

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    How many times can you use the word "supposedly" in one paragraph? Supposedly, he could also check his facts. And supposedly he should have and editor correct his typos. My text messages are written better than this!
  16. thonas77
    16. Posted by thonas77 Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:25 pm EST

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    Cowher to Bears haha wishful thinking anyways.
  17. grs29
    17. Posted by grs29 Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:37 pm EST

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    Carolina or Washington are the most likely landing spots for Cowher. I agree however that Carolina is definately his first choice. Fox has been there too long and will be out soon. As far as Cowher goes I think he's perfectly content to continue doing the Sunday show until that job becomes available.
  18. Iron Eagle
    18. Posted by Iron Eagle Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:52 pm EST

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    @ Drag-on DLee and Steven P...I too am a Browns fan and it pains me to see how this team is being run from owner on down...It seems to me that the only "football" team he gives a damn about is the one in England...If he's spend as much time with his American Football team as he does with his British "Football" team things would be different.
    If you remember it wasn't until the media in Cleveland called him out that he was visible at a Browns game and that "meeting" with those two fans from the "Dawg Pound" was just to make him look good in the media. and it really didn't accomplish much.
  19. Shaheen S
    19. Posted by Shaheen S Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:18 pm EST

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    Shanahan coached the Seahawks...when?
  20. Furiousd
    20. Posted by Furiousd Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:52 pm EST

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    i much as i hate to admit it as a Panther fan. The amount of money it is going to take to get Cowher away from CBS is higher than Jerry Richardson will EVER pay.
  21. acemn232
    21. Posted by acemn232 Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:52 pm EST

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    It's a Mark Miller report guys, he is never accurate with anything he writes but for some reason they keep putting his crap in here.
  22. Big Nate Is Here
    22. Posted by Big Nate Is Here Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:57 pm EST

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    I don't care where Cower goes and coaches. As long as its not for the Cowboys. Coach Mike come to the Cowboys as a head coach and kee Wade as your D Cordinator. Lets GO COWBOYS.
  23. Da REAL Joe Cool
    23. Posted by Da REAL Joe Cool Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:00 pm EST

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    BIG D 4 Bill Cowher, u know it's gonna happen!
  24. bradatpfm
    24. Posted by bradatpfm Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:28 pm EST

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    Why is Cowher linked to Carolina??
  25. hoakypoaky
    25. Posted by hoakypoaky Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:39 pm EST

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    Cowher & his family moved to Charlotte years ago. Everyone knows he's just been waiting patiently for the Panthers job to open up. Done deal. Cowher coaches in Carolina & nowhere else. I'm a Bills fan & lived in Pittsburgh & I still say you can have his ass. Overrated!

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