Bill Cowher is the cutest
Cowher adds fuel to rivalry with Bengals
From The Cincinnati Post
Bill Cowher did his best to add to the rivalry between the Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers, mocking the "Who-Dey?" chants of Cincinnati fans on two different occasions.
The first time was in the locker room after the Steelers knocked the Bengals out of the playoffs with a 31-17 win at Paul Brown Stadium on Jan. 8. Cowher repeated his "Who-Dey? We Dey!" chant during the Steelers' Super Bowl victory parade through the streets of Pittsburgh.
When the teams play in 2006, expect the atmosphere for both games to be heightened more than they already have been.
"I've added way too much to (the rivalry), I know that," said Cowher, speaking to media at the NFL combine. "But you know what, I have so much respect for what Marvin (Lewis) and Mike Brown have done in Cincinnati and the team they have put together. Without question they are there. They are on the cusp of a championship year. We realize that every time we play them it's a battle, it always has been."
Pittsburgh has beaten the Bengals in 21 of the 29 games played between the teams since Cowher became head coach in 1992, but the teams split the regular-season series in 2005 and the Bengals won the AFC North championship.
"You can't have a rivalry unless the teams trade off winning once in a while," said Lewis.
The Bengals did their own fair share of taunting against the Steelers last season. The week leading up to the game in Pittsburgh on Dec. 4, wide receiver Chad Johnson used a torn "Terrible Towel" as a food bib. After the Bengals beat the Steelers 38-31 at Heinz Field, wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh wiped the bottom of his cleats with the yellow towel favored by Pittsburgh fans.
The lasting memory of the playoff loss for Bengals fans will be that of quarterback Carson Palmer lying on the FieldTurf at PBS after taking a hit to the left knee from Pittsburgh defensive end Kimo von Oelhoffen. Palmer suffered torn ACL and MCL ligaments on the hit, but the team expects him to be ready for the season opener in September.
"Carson Palmer will be back, I don't think there is any question to that, but there are a lot more pieces to that puzzle and not just Carson," said Cowher. "He's an integral part of it, trust me, but they've got a lot of pieces around him and with Marvin overseeing that defense they're going to continue to get better. It's going to a big-time rivalry for years to come."
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Will somebody explain this "Who-Dey" thing to me? It sounds dumb.
Just found a sweet T-shirt:
Anyway, I found a cute Bill & Ben autographed Superbowl XL pic:
Bettina
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