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Jerome Bettis believes Bill Cowher is eyeing NY Giants' head coaching job
Isn't it great how the NFL works? Here we are sitting around, trying to figure out if and when Perry Fewell will sign on as Giants defensive coordinator. Meanwhile, Jerome Bettis is already looking at who the next head coach of the team will be.
The retired running back said Thursday in an interview with Sirius/XM's "Mad Dog Unleashed" show with Chris Russo he believes his former coach, Bill Cowher, has his eye on the Giants' job that currently belongs to Tom Coughlin.
Here's the transcript:
Host/Chris Russo: “Will we ever see Cowher on the field again?”
Jerome Bettis: “You’re going to see him up close and personal. I think he’s going to be with the Giants. I believe he’s going to be with the Giants. I think that’s the team that he really coveted. This is where he always wanted to be. The Mara family, he’s been very close to them. … He’s known them very well and was on the inside track, before the Giants won the Super Bowl, for that job and I think he’s holding out for that opportunity if it presents itself.”
Russo: “So you think if Coughlin didn’t make a run you think Cowher would have gotten the job.”
Bettis: “He would have definitely gotten the job and if Coughlin doesn’t get that team back in the right direction next year I think they’ll pull the plug.”
Russo: “That’s a very tough call. I’m not sure. He’s older, Tom. But you think Cowher is going to sit…”
Bettis: “That’s what he’s doing.”
Russo: “You think the Giants is what he’s got his eyes on.”
Bettis: “That’s where he’s got his eyes. … Let me tell you the one thing I do know. I do know, because he told me, he doesn’t want to go anywhere that doesn’t have an established quarterback. He said he’s tired of doing the let me find a quarterback thing because in Pittsburgh he never had a quarterback until Roethlisberger and then he was like, ‘Hey, I’m ready to go. I finally got a quarterback.’ That’s not what he’s going to do again. He’s going to have an established quarterback wherever he goes.”
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Of course, none of this matters if Coughlin leads the Giants to a successful 2010 season. So why don't we just file this away for now, huh? We'll revisit if and when we must, okay?
Isn't it great how the NFL works? Here we are sitting around, trying to figure out if and when Perry Fewell will sign on as Giants defensive coordinator. Meanwhile, Jerome Bettis is already looking at who the next head coach of the team will be.
The retired running back said Thursday in an interview with Sirius/XM's "Mad Dog Unleashed" show with Chris Russo he believes his former coach, Bill Cowher, has his eye on the Giants' job that currently belongs to Tom Coughlin.
Here's the transcript:
Host/Chris Russo: “Will we ever see Cowher on the field again?”
Jerome Bettis: “You’re going to see him up close and personal. I think he’s going to be with the Giants. I believe he’s going to be with the Giants. I think that’s the team that he really coveted. This is where he always wanted to be. The Mara family, he’s been very close to them. … He’s known them very well and was on the inside track, before the Giants won the Super Bowl, for that job and I think he’s holding out for that opportunity if it presents itself.”
Russo: “So you think if Coughlin didn’t make a run you think Cowher would have gotten the job.”
Bettis: “He would have definitely gotten the job and if Coughlin doesn’t get that team back in the right direction next year I think they’ll pull the plug.”
Russo: “That’s a very tough call. I’m not sure. He’s older, Tom. But you think Cowher is going to sit…”
Bettis: “That’s what he’s doing.”
Russo: “You think the Giants is what he’s got his eyes on.”
Bettis: “That’s where he’s got his eyes. … Let me tell you the one thing I do know. I do know, because he told me, he doesn’t want to go anywhere that doesn’t have an established quarterback. He said he’s tired of doing the let me find a quarterback thing because in Pittsburgh he never had a quarterback until Roethlisberger and then he was like, ‘Hey, I’m ready to go. I finally got a quarterback.’ That’s not what he’s going to do again. He’s going to have an established quarterback wherever he goes.”
* * * *
Of course, none of this matters if Coughlin leads the Giants to a successful 2010 season. So why don't we just file this away for now, huh? We'll revisit if and when we must, okay?
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