Because He's A Goddamn Hoss, That's Why

While most coaches are content sitting on the sidelines barking at their players, Bill Cowher gets in there and mixes it up.















from steelers.com

LATROBE, Pa. – It’s called backs-on-backers, and it’s one of those drills that can be heard as well as seen.

A couple of days into camp, Coach Bill Cowher always conducts a spirited session of backs-on-backers, a drill where a running back is asked to step up and take on a blitzing linebacker.

Some teams run this drill by having the linebackers cover the backs on pass patterns, but the Steelers prefer the more primal head-banging version. And as if the drill needed any more spice, Cowher always plays the role of the quarterback, which kind of exposes him to the blitzing linebackers. Last year, Joey Porter knocked Cowher off his feet; this year Cowher didn’t hit the ground, but that’s not to say there was no contact.

"All those guys like to get the quarterback who runs that drill," said Cowher. "It’s an opportunity for them. They’re enticed by that."