see heres the thing tho. football hasnt changed. its ALWAYS been a pass first league. coaches just didnt GET IT. this run first thing has been handed down forever and coaches just believed that to be gospel. its only a pass first league now because they FINALLY GET IT. but they all dont. i promise u that. san fransisco was so good under walsh because of the way their passing game setup the run and made the running plays productive on a play by play basis.
u want to run the ball still. but uve got to be productive when u do. even a "run first" coach like norv turner is has to get there through the threat of the pass. u cant run the ball into 8 man lines like weve tried to do in the past. its just not going to work over time.
there is no way to know how cowher thinks about offense, but id be willing to bet he doesnt think much differently then he did. and if he doesnt - i just dont want to see it. and yes cowher had a fantastic record. but he truthfully was in essentially the worst division in football for year after year. they didnt have anybody to go through to make it to the playoffs ever thats how bad the other teams were...bengals? browns? they have both always been terrible for over 20 years. pittsburghs season didnt even start till the playoffs did, that poor divison set them up for better playoffs seeds, more home games in the playoffs, and yet he only got it done 1 time after years and years of no success. why? he was content with bubby brister, neil odonnell, kordell stewart at quarterback. because he thinks like sparano used to. he thinks like wanny. pittsburgh was handed a silver spoon for years and never got it done.
so im concerned. im concerned what type of offensive approach we would have with cowher. im skeptical he would get it right.
