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
In Green Bay it was quite different than the situation in Seattle because they had a wonderful tradition.
At the league level -- and I sit on the committees that talk about this stuff -- they want to do everything that they can for the safety of the player, ... In warm weather, we really talk about it a lot.
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.
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.
I know they're not OK with it. I wanted them to keep their heads up. There's no need to apologize for anything. We lost the football game and we lost it because of the reasons you lose most games ... mistakes.
I know the club's position is we would like him to stay in Seattle. I think he should finish his career as a Seahawk.
I know that he's a better player than he performed on Sunday. And now, if he gets a chance to be the guy and start, I think you'll see the player that has done very well for us since he's been here.
I'm kicking it to our medical staff. If they say, 'No, he can't be there,' he's not there.
Steve Smith, for his size, is very, very strong -- physically a strong guy, has strong hands.
That happens on occasion. You'll get a team signing somebody that skews, that's like Alex Rodriguez signing with Texas.
They have you outnumbered just a little bit. Now it is safer, I suppose, than throwing a pass, but you can't worry too much about that.
They know what's at stake. And so you don't have to talk too much about that. I have to be coaching the same way.
They would go at it in practice pretty good, and Darrell is off to a good start. That will be a fun thing to watch, those two.
I want to see how they come out after halftime, ... stamina and so forth.