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
Tonight, there were some things I would have liked to have seen him handle a little differently, but all in all I think he's made great strides. There were a couple of formation things and a couple of audible checks. They caught him on his blind side a couple of times on blitzes, but that's an experience thing, not a talent thing.
The other guys have to crank it up a notch.
We had a good practice. I was pleased. The enthusiasm and execution were pretty good.
We had a good game plan, and we wanted to come out passing the ball. Matt's not unlike a lot of quarterbacks who hit their first two or three passes and then are off and running.
We have a chance to do something new again here, this season, if we stay at it.
Those (turnovers) typically come in bunches and those are real contagious.
We said, 'Just stand over there and do what you are supposed to do.'.
This year, we're under the radar and we're playing well. I think we can stay that way for a while ? as long as we keep winning.
We had a couple of chances to gain some yards and we ran laterally instead of up the field. At the same time I want it to improve, and I have to see some improvement.
Who's the favorite or who's the underdog - we have nothing to do with that. We are who we are and Pittsburgh is who they are.
The good news is with rest -- I believe and our medical people believe -- he will get better.
Now our second season starts. Fortunately we have a first-round bye, so we can heal up a little bit and get ready to play in the playoffs.
Next season, I would expect more from him. I'm always going to push the envelope a little bit, and I think he would expect more from himself.
It's not necessary to go down there and hang out down there, ... This wasn't an isolated incident in that neck of the woods.