Mike Holmgren
Mike Holmgren
Michael George Holmgrenis a former American football coach and executive, most recently serving as president of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Holmgren began his NFL career as a quarterbacks' coach and later as an offensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers, where they won Super Bowl XXIII and XXIV. He served as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 1998, appearing in two Super Bowls, and of the Seattle Seahawks from 1999 to...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth15 June 1948
CitySan Francisco, CA
He did exactly what he was supposed to do, and we blocked it well.
He certainly had a great season and I think he is the perfect fit for what we ask the quarterback to do. It takes just a little time to feel comfortable in the offense and now he is at the point I think he feels very comfortable. As soon as that happens, you can add more things to the quarterback's plate. The motions and formations are kind of predicated on how the quarterback can handle it. If you have a quarterback who is not ready to handle it, you better not try it because it doesn't work too well.
He kind of set the tone for all those guys inside. And they've played well. He was a little like what John Randle was like for us a couple years ago.
He'll be able to get on the field in a couple of weeks, I would think,
He was very sorry, apologized to me. This morning, he apologized to his teammates.
He was very sorry and apologized to me. He did not want anything like this to be a distraction. He really does realize that the players represent the community and he is one of the guys that would like to be a role model in this community. He realizes that this has been a negative thing in what should be a feel-good week for us.
He's coming back a little at a time. We're going per doctors orders on this. If they say 'No, he can't be there,' he's not there.
He has great hands. We knew that. He's a big target. I think his speed is a little underestimated. And we really needed him to play the way he played.
get out of town and ride my motorcycle for a few days.
Carolina offered him just a phenomenal financial package, and he was gone. Ken had developed his skills. We drafted him, we liked him, he had gotten better and better and better, and now he's playing at a certain level. That was a good signing by Carolina.
But we're in as good a position as any team to absorb that. Our attitude has always been the next guy steps in, and off you go.
Those (turnovers) typically come in bunches and those are real contagious.
To get this thing to quiet down we all just decided he has to not practice, not play, ... Otherwise it's one of those nagging things that could get worse if you don't do it.
To have the story of the Super Bowl be the officials, that was crazy. I was more angry and frustrated by some of the calls that I was devastated.