PITTSBURGH - Steelers Coach Bill Cowher said he would no longer use the expression "stay the course" when describing his plans for the remainder of the season. The change of expression followed intense debate within the administration about the need to signal a more reflexive, adaptable approach to the game of football.Cowher made the announcement yesterday at his weekly press conference. "'Stay the course' means keep doing what you're doing," said Cowher. "We don't want to keep doing what we're doing. We want to start doing things we haven't done yet, or done already, or will do in the future. And that's what we're going to start doing."
Cowher admitted that rumors concerning his future with the team may be a distraction, but he attempted to dispel doubts that he is not focused on the primary goal. "I'm not going to cut and run to North Carolina, like so many of my opponents hope I will," he said. "I'm going to see this thing through until we win. Or start winning."
The coach refused to set a timetable for when the Steelers would withdraw from last place in the standings. However, Cowher said after looking at film of Sunday's loss to the Denver Broncos, he was able to find some positive items. "We went an entire game without having one Pittsburgh firefighter arrested for indecent exposure,"
he said, adding, "That's something we can build on for this week."
