stoopified
1/5/2007, 11:57 AM
Caught Skip Bayless and crew this morning on ESPN.They were talking about Cowher and his legacy after he leaves the Steelers.Skip says Cowher is a very good coach but not great.
That state ment in itself I WON'T argue,as I neither like nor dislike Cowher.Skip followed this with the statement: COWHER DOES RANK WITH GREAT COACHES LIKE LOMBARDI,WALSH,LANDRY and JIMMY JOHNSON.WTF?Johnson was meiocre at gSu,won a NC with Scnellys players,won 2 Super Bowls at Dallas(with Jerrys deep pockets),then had a less than stellar stint at Miami.IS he a great coach just because because he won 2 Super Bowls?
I have never liked Johnson and freely admit that this colors my evaluation of him.However I fail to see how his overall body of work makes him a great coach.First he was mediocre at oSu,while his sucsessor had better results.Second he followed Scnelly who built Miami up and won a title by winning a title and jumping to the NFL.
At Dallas Jimmy was able to trade Walker for a bevy of draft picks to buld a team.Then there is the fact that Jones had more money than sense and WOULD pay ANYTHING for talent( no salary cap).Barry followed Jimmy and won a Super Bow( with less talent)l,which I think proved that it wasn't just Johnson's coaching that won.
Add to that the less than stellar tenure at Miami and it makes BULLET HEAD look like a good but not great coach.Cowher won a Super Bowl ,took his team to the playoffs 10 of 15 seasons,won 8 division titles. On second thought Skip IS right ,Cowher and Johnson aren't on the same level,Cowher is better.
That state ment in itself I WON'T argue,as I neither like nor dislike Cowher.Skip followed this with the statement: COWHER DOES RANK WITH GREAT COACHES LIKE LOMBARDI,WALSH,LANDRY and JIMMY JOHNSON.WTF?Johnson was meiocre at gSu,won a NC with Scnellys players,won 2 Super Bowls at Dallas(with Jerrys deep pockets),then had a less than stellar stint at Miami.IS he a great coach just because because he won 2 Super Bowls?
I have never liked Johnson and freely admit that this colors my evaluation of him.However I fail to see how his overall body of work makes him a great coach.First he was mediocre at oSu,while his sucsessor had better results.Second he followed Scnelly who built Miami up and won a title by winning a title and jumping to the NFL.
At Dallas Jimmy was able to trade Walker for a bevy of draft picks to buld a team.Then there is the fact that Jones had more money than sense and WOULD pay ANYTHING for talent( no salary cap).Barry followed Jimmy and won a Super Bow( with less talent)l,which I think proved that it wasn't just Johnson's coaching that won.
Add to that the less than stellar tenure at Miami and it makes BULLET HEAD look like a good but not great coach.Cowher won a Super Bowl ,took his team to the playoffs 10 of 15 seasons,won 8 division titles. On second thought Skip IS right ,Cowher and Johnson aren't on the same level,Cowher is better.