Cowher for the win (literally). Nubs, you hit the nail on the head. Cowher left a winner on his own terms, and much to the sadness of fans and players; Fisher was operating on fumes by the time he was told to call it quits - a sabbatical may have reinvorgated him, but maybe not since his record was not so great to begin with. IMO, Gruden talks a great game and did a good job with Oakland and I guess motivating Dungy's players. However by the time he was kicked to the curb, no one, neither his team nor the fanbase in TB could stand him. He's also the supposed QB guru who decided to stand pat with an already journeyman Brian Griese, instead of jumping on Aaron Rodgers, after benefitting from Saban's brainfart. If we or anyone else hires him, I've long said he should tithe half his income to Tony. He's definitely engaging and smart but perhaps in the perfect position for him at ESPN right now.
In a league of "what have you done for me lately" Cowher is the only one with a reasonably current point of reference without failure sandwiched between his glory days and now.
Now would any of the 3 be an upgrade and improvement? Without a doubt! But IMO of those 3 Cowher's the only no-brainer option available. He was on the top of his game when he left and if anything between the perspective from being a talking head, opportunity to decompress from the trauma of his wife's untimely passing, and general rejuvenation to regenerate the will to compete and win, he's our guy if he'll have us.
In a league of "what have you done for me lately" Cowher is the only one with a reasonably current point of reference without failure sandwiched between his glory days and now.
Now would any of the 3 be an upgrade and improvement? Without a doubt! But IMO of those 3 Cowher's the only no-brainer option available. He was on the top of his game when he left and if anything between the perspective from being a talking head, opportunity to decompress from the trauma of his wife's untimely passing, and general rejuvenation to regenerate the will to compete and win, he's our guy if he'll have us.