Dec 31 2008
Cowher says No, who will say Yes???
The Associated Press is reporting the Bill Cowher has declined the possibility to coach the NY Jets for the 2009 season. Cowher was believed to be the front runner to replace the recently fired Eric Mangini. Cowher, who is 51, was 161-99-1 in 15 seasons with the Steelers, including a Super Bowl victory in 2006. Cowher has been an analyst with CBS since the end of the 2006 season.
So that leads to the question, who is next for the Jets? Other names that have been mentioned include: Marty Schottenheimer, Mike Holmgren, Jim Fassel and Bill Parcells. From inside the Jets organization both offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer and offensive line coach Bill Callahan have been mentioned.
How about these 2 new names that have recently become available: Mike Shannahan or Mike Martz. Martz is an interesting option, as he is an offense strategist who has been successful with some preious teams such as St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions. Both teams flourished offensively under Martz.
Shannahan, is also very strong offensively, and has been notorious for his use of his offensive line which will not only open up the running game (which has 2 strong weapons in Jones and Washington) but also will give Farve (should he return) a lot more time and protection.
Expect a decision to happen sooner rather than later with all these names currently out there and available. I would expect an announcement before the Super Bowl, or shortly there after.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Cowher is playing a little bit of hard-ball with the Jets. He wants to be in the New York market - in my opinion, and if the Jets work hard enough, they’ll get him…
Hey Sports101, thanks for dropping a comment. I think Cowher would be a great fit, but my gut tells me he is enjoying broadcasting more. Let’s face it, for starters, he is a lot warmer on Sundays, and he probably has much less stress.
I’m going to monitor this closely in the coming weeks, but my feeling is that a Mike will be the head coach in 09.
I’m guessing by Mike you mean Holmgren? He would definitely be a good fit to the program, however the problem I think any coach is going to have coming in is wondering what the heck Favre is going to do! I’m sure those in charge want him to make up his mind quickly so it doesn’t effect their coach search…
“for starters, he is a lot warmer on Sundays,”
– that’s awesome! ha ha
Holmgren, Marz or Shannahan. One of them will be in there.
looks like shannahan is out as well now.