Bill Cowher Sure Quotations

We're going to be very proactive, make sure if there's any problems to get them taken care of now because we want him ready to go for the first game.

He is very much wanted back here. So we will continue to talk to make sure that he is comfortable with what his role will be.

I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him. He saw something in me I'm not sure I saw in myself.

I went over it and over it and over it, really hammered on it. When I thought I'd mentioned it enough, I made sure I mentioned it again.

We've made sure everyone is aware that to get here is one thing, but don't make any mistakes about what we're here to do. I think the veterans have come in and taken care of that.

We didn't lose after the bye last year. But that's all right. I get enough losses around here, so I just try to make sure I get credit for some of the wins.

They still do some of the things they've done in the past, but I'm sure they're holding back some things as well, ... That's the unknown you've got to expect going into the first game.

It's good to know you still have Duce back there, feeling better and better. Every time I'm on the sideline, he's there making sure I see him and reminding me he's still there. I like the fact he's doing that.

It's been an inspiration to our team, no question. We talked about it. The fact that we're able to play this last game in Detroit, we're getting him back there. Now what we have to do is make sure this is a positive. That's the message now and the driving force for that team, really.

(The) biggest thing is hydrating and making sure you get enough fluid in your body. But we'll stick to our normal schedule a lot like New England did last week. And we'll go out there late on Saturday and play on Sunday. I don't think it'll have much of an effect.

The biggest concern I have is making sure we understand that we aren't going to pick up where we left off.

I'm not sure we were the best team last year. I think we played the best at the right time of year.

I just saw him briefly after the game. It was kind of a whirlwind. I'm sure we'll talk in the next couple of days. I've never been one to stop anybody from having an opportunity to live out a dream ... If he wants any advice from me, I'd give it to him, but certainly the decision would be his.

I remember the game very vividly, and I'm sure Dom recalls it as well. You always remember your first win. It was always a big challenge to win in the Astrodome. Not many teams did.

I put a lot of thought into it. What exactly I'll say, I'm not exactly sure right now. It's kind of a last-minute thing. The biggest thing right now is not to make this game out bigger than it is. ... There's been a sense of urgency and a desperate state we've played in the last seven weeks and I don't think Sunday will be any different.

The first time you face someone, you are not sure how they are going to approach you on both sides of the ball. I think the second time through, you have a better sense of what they are about. So there is a little bit of adjustment that goes into the game planning on both sides of the ball.