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stillers4me
02-04-2011, 05:19 AM
Kevin Greene wasn't on the other side in 1993, was not where he is now, teaching linebackers how to pressure and sack quarterbacks in much the same manner he did for 15 seasons in the NFL.

But he kind of wishes he had been. At the very least, part of him wishes he could have sat in on some of the meetings of the Steelers defensive coaches in '93.
In that room, where game plans were formed and schemes devised, were four men who would sculpt a defense that would dominate the NFL for large portions of the next 18 seasons and become a blueprint for other teams to emulate. At the head of the table was Bill Cowher, the head coach.

Next to him was Dom Capers, his defensive coordinator and the first person Cowher hired when he replaced Chuck Noll as head coach in 1992. Also seated at the table were Dick LeBeau, the secondary coach; and Marvin Lewis, who was linebackers coach. All three eventually would go on to become head coaches in the NFL...........

read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11035/1122808-66.stm