But is it worth it?
The coaching carousel continues to spin around the NFL. Not every team is patient enough for a Jeff Fisher or a Jon Gruden.
Most teams subscribe to three- or four-year plans. It's of the Bill Parcells model:
- Come to town
- Clean house
- Get a new quarterback
- Draft linemen
- Turn a losing season around
- Maybe playoffs?
- Pass it down three years later
That's the formula owners and fans want. If it results in contention for a championship within those years, then even better!
That's not the mold that produced Cowher. He's the rare breed of coach that will become the face of the organization—the man on the sidelines who is more important than the man behind the center.
But is there any situation as ideal for Cowher as the Steelers were in 1992? Is the NFL still a league of patience?
He looks very happy on CBS as an analyst. If he does return to coaching, will it be to build a new team from the bottom, or will he want to go somewhere with the talent but no direction?
He has his ring, reputation, and legacy. It's everyone else that needs him.
Angel Navedo covers the New York Jets for Examiner.com. His work can also be found on NYJetsFan.com, where he is the Head Writer, and on MyGridironSpace.com—a premier social networking site built exclusively for NFL fans.
He is also a Senior Writer at the Bleacher Report, where he is one of the New York Jets Community Leaders.
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