Mike Hohensee
Mike Hohensee
Michael Louis Hohenseeis a former professional football quarterback who played in the United States Football League, Canadian Football League, National Football League and Arena Football League. He most recently the head coach of the AFL's Portland Thunder. He played college football at the University of Minnesota, and was in the AFL for two seasons, from 1987 to 1988. Hohensee has been a head coach since 1990, beginning at the Washington Commandos. He has served as head coach of eight different...
grand half improved might second team
I don't look at the second half as easier. Every team is a challenge. Grand Rapids might be the most improved team in the league.
game plays
It was a game we should have won, but they made the plays and we didn't.
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It's to our advantage. It's about the time we're finishing up our daily practices.
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Taking the world champions to the last second without a kicker, that's not bad.
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We all will miss Keith. He is a true professional and always conducted himself in a way that reflected positively on the organization.
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We had to do some unconventional things out there in our kicking game, and we ended up having to draw some 2-point conversion plays up on the bench, but we found out we have a pretty good quarterback under center. I am impressed with the team's character and look forward to the next 15 games.
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We had to do a few things to get back on track.
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Bottom line is we didn't win. I think we come out of this game with a lot of positives that we found out about our football team. But, we have to continue to get better.
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Bobby came to us with some baggage, but he's ours now and we're glad to have him. He's a good route runner and has incredibly soft hands, much softer than I realized.
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Every game has been a learning process for us. Hopefully, we'll win enough games to get to (the playoffs) because we're going to play our best football at the end of the season.
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Onsides are a tangle of arms and legs with bodies flying.
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My family and I are excited to be staying in Chicago through the 2009 season. Thanks to the passion and commitment of my staff, players and the entire Rush organization over the past six years, we have been able to build a team we all can be proud of.
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They made plays when they had to. We didn't make throws when we had to, didn't make stops when we had to and didn't make catches when we had to.
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It was a tough decision but something we felt had to be done because kicking is so important in this game. We will all miss Keith. He is a true professional and always conducted himself that way. It wasn't personal. We would have kept him if there wasn't another kicker out there, but there was.