[Nexus6]

I don't believe Cowher will be fired, but I also think he needs to go. He's done an outstanding job of getting his team's to the big game, but has never been able to close the deal, that's the bottom line. He's been given too many reprieves in my book. Yes, he had a rookie QB, but didn't that same rookie QB beat the Pats in the regular season?

[faithincowboys]

See my post 1700. I think Cowher, fundamentally, doesn't get critical aspects of the game. His instincts suck. He thought a td and a 2 point conversion would be easy with time dwindling down-- not to mention another fg? Why didn't he just run his 2 point conversion play on 4th down..or on 1st 2nd or third down for that matter?

Their offensive scheme lacked imagination. I acknowledge that the O and D had their troubles, but Cowher blew all of his assignments. His scheme was uninspired and his in-the-game play calling was hideous. Everything he was in charge of, he failed. The team was launching a comeback and he smothered it. I think there has to be some accountability. He's a nice guy, but he's not a winner.

[discostu]

And has any QB, rookie or otherwise, beaten a Belichick coached team in the rematch? No. Nobody prepares better for the playoff than Belichick, and he had all the advantages in this game: a two time Superbowl MVP, the most complete team in the league, the best clutch kicker in the game who opened up scoring by tieing the distance record at Heinz field, and a team that's been there and done that. This is a game the Steelers shouldn't have won, and they didn't, heck at the beginning of the season this is a game the Steelers shouldn't have played in but they did. Firing a guy for exceeding expectations, but not exceeding them all the way, is silly. The bottomline is Cowher's a good coach with a good core of the team that's put them in a position to be even better next year, people shouldn't get fired for that.