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
No one wants a disruptive situation on his roster. There is too much at stake. Without naming names, we've seen too much of it recently. Teams are getting tired of it.
Now that you mention it, I might take it easy. I haven't decided yet. I'm surprised (the staff) hasn't brought it up yet ... to get rid of me.
There are times when I become frustrated when we get second (down) and nine, ... (But) I was bound and determined today to stay with it.
We're going for the record. We've set a lot of records this year. We're going for that one, too.
Let's just wait on that and make sure what's written and what's said is correct.
Chris is very steady. He's had a fine year. He gets overlooked. They tease him about it. I tease him about it.
I had made an agreement when we signed him that if he got a chance to be a starter that I would help to make that happen, and a deal's a deal,
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.
We talked through some of those things. We just had a really good talk. We've been able to communicate very well.
The plays were good plays, and I think we prepared properly. But really it's about the players making plays and making the catch and blocking. And when they do that, you look pretty good as a signal-caller.
The only thing I can think of (for the Steelers being favored) is that they beat Indianapolis, which was a huge win for them. Indy was having a great, great year and is a great football team. And that popped Pittsburgh, as it should.
When you look at the two teams, (the Patriots) have been in more situations like this and they are more experienced than we are. They are a very veteran and smart team, and that's our goal, to get there. What I have to do is get our guys to believe they can be there. I believe we're going to be a better football team at the end of the year than we are right now because each game our young guys get better.
The only statistic that counts is the score at the end of the game. Give credit to the Steelers. They're a tough team to play against.