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Mike Holmgren says on KJR-AM that he's done coaching | Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times
Not major news as most probably never thought of him as a serious candidate to return anyway.
I listened to the entire segment and he was clear that he was offered at least two head coaching positions and turned them down. He further said he had discussed with his family the possibility of taking the 9'ers gig and was ready to accept it if offered, but the team hasn't even reached out and had any discussions with him. In his words he said they clearly had no interest in him at all. When asked if he had reached out to them his response was that's not how it is done. He said you have representatives and they let it be known. So it is clear as day that they knew he wanted the job and didn't even talk to him about it.
Doubt that this should be any surprise either. At 66 no one is going to look at Holmgren for any kind of long term position. So had the 9'ers brought him in either he would be stuck with an offense that is currently built around the zone read and a run first conservative style or he would be there entirely just to rebuild it to his vaunted west coast roots and likely would be handing off that rebuild effort to someone else in only a few years.
This isn't an indictment on his abilities and he accepts that. He said he came to the decision that he is no longer interested in taking offers. He was asked why this is different from his prior statements and how can anyone view this as the final answer and he said good question. It sounds like the only thing that could change his mind is the 9'ers to change theirs and since it appears unlikely there is nearly no chance Mike Holmgren takes any offers from any other teams.
Not major news as most probably never thought of him as a serious candidate to return anyway.
I listened to the entire segment and he was clear that he was offered at least two head coaching positions and turned them down. He further said he had discussed with his family the possibility of taking the 9'ers gig and was ready to accept it if offered, but the team hasn't even reached out and had any discussions with him. In his words he said they clearly had no interest in him at all. When asked if he had reached out to them his response was that's not how it is done. He said you have representatives and they let it be known. So it is clear as day that they knew he wanted the job and didn't even talk to him about it.
Doubt that this should be any surprise either. At 66 no one is going to look at Holmgren for any kind of long term position. So had the 9'ers brought him in either he would be stuck with an offense that is currently built around the zone read and a run first conservative style or he would be there entirely just to rebuild it to his vaunted west coast roots and likely would be handing off that rebuild effort to someone else in only a few years.
This isn't an indictment on his abilities and he accepts that. He said he came to the decision that he is no longer interested in taking offers. He was asked why this is different from his prior statements and how can anyone view this as the final answer and he said good question. It sounds like the only thing that could change his mind is the 9'ers to change theirs and since it appears unlikely there is nearly no chance Mike Holmgren takes any offers from any other teams.
