785 Quotes by Bill Cowher

It is an unexcused absence, ... I'm very disappointed in his decision and we are ready to move on with or without him.

I just think that he is making good decisions. He is getting confidence and we feed off him. Ben is a leader out there for us, there is no question about that. I just like the frame of mind that he is in. He is a very focused player right now and he needs to be.

We're not going into the draft with any one area of need, and I think that was very important. And so we pretty much brought a lot of the pieces back. The only place we're a little bit depleted right now is at receiver.

For every yard that he's gained on the field, this guy, in my mind, has exceeded that off the field ? the kind of guy he is, the way he gives back and what he stands for. I've never been around too many guys like that.

Everything went fine. He's at home resting comfortably.

He worked a little bit but not as much as I hoped he would. There's not really any kind of setback. He does have a bone bruise and he has just not responded as quickly as I had hoped and his status is day to day.

It is an opportunity to utilize this as a home playoff game. There will be no talk whatsoever about any other scenario.

Tommy had the MRI and right now it looks like he has a non-surgical injury to his elbow. He will not be able to throw for six weeks and then at that point he will be able to start throwing and we will see where he is.

I just think Mike has continued to allow the kid to grow as a quarterback. I think he's making him a better quarterback.