Holmgren: Done coaching

[Midnightangel]

I'm not saying Belichick wasn't a good coach, just that Holmgren was better.

Apologies but what's your yardstick?

 

[gandydancer]

Dont'cha wish your coach can dress like him dont'cha and give interviews like him dont'cha. I'd rather have R2D2 speak for the team than him, painful to watch say the least. Some people aren't comfortable in front of mike and he and Lynch are 2 prime examples

Sonny, you made me picture a video of BB. Can see it now

Dont'cha wish your coach was a lot like me Dont'cha...Guessing that song will be stuck in my head today.

 

[geezer]

I am selfish, cause I am glad he will not be coaching but instead still a guest on my local radio station. Love his insight and comments.

 

[GNG]

Apologies but what's your yardstick?

He took two different teams to a Super Bowl and never had the dismal seasons as a head coach that Belichick did.

 

[GNG]

I am selfish, cause I am glad he will not be coaching but instead still a guest on my local radio station. Love his insight and comments.

You are just relieved that he won't be coaching the Niners.

 

[WizardHawk]

You are just relieved that he won't be coaching the Niners.

Not because he would make them great again, but because we love the guy up here and having him coach the enemy would take some of that off I'm sure.

He lives here full time. That's why he works for our local sports radio station. He's a part of our city as well as Seahawks legacy.

If he went on and coached anywhere else I'd be fine with it. Well almost anywhere. Wouldn't want him going to a team I hate.

 

[geezer]

You are just relieved that he won't be coaching the Niners.

Maybe, he would do a good job for them. Lets see who gets the job.

 

[sonnyblack65]

Sonny, you made me picture a video of BB. Can see it now

Dont'cha wish your coach was a lot like me Dont'cha...Guessing that song will be stuck in my head today.

My bad Gandy I just had to watch 1 hr of Pussycats dolls to get his image off my head too Love me some Nicole

 

[Midnightangel]

He took two different teams to a Super Bowl and never had the dismal seasons as a head coach that Belichick did.

OK...but then you'd also have to support that Bill Parcells is better than BB as he took 2 different teams. He even managed to win in Dallas with Jerry Jones as the owner.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

I would put him ahead of Cowher but behind Belichick. The guy was one of the best at taking mediocre football teams and making them relevant not only just for a year but for many years. Yes he only has the 1 Super Bowl title to his name but I would hire him in a heartbeat. I would love to have him on the Broncos FO right now as he is a great football mind that I think could only benefit whatever organization he goes to.

I give him a lot more credit as a HC and play caller than a FO guy...he screwed the pooch in CLE and they had a lot of high picks.

 

[tducey]

Shame Holmgren's done coaching but I respect his decision. Also while he was a good coach, no way is he better than Belichek.

 

[GNG]

Shame Holmgren's done coaching but I respect his decision. Also while he was a good coach, no way is he better than Belichek.

I believe he is. We can agree to disagree.

 

[Anointed One]

It's a wise man who knows when to walk away.

Bingo... Robert Smith and Barry Sanders come to mind as well...

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I believe he was.

Yet he couldn't repeat with a stacked Packers team?

 

[Labgrownmangoat]

It's a wise man who knows when to walk away.

Not only does he know when to walk away. . . he knows when to run.

 

[GNG]

Yet he couldn't repeat with a stacked Packers team?

His one major flaw in an otherwise impeccable career.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

His one major flaw in an otherwise impeccable career.

Couldn't beat Cowher either.

I always thought he was one step away from a coronary.

And he was absolute crap as the guy who buys the groceries.

 

[WizardHawk]

No doubt Holmgren was at his best when he just coached the team. Seahawks first game him dual roles and didn't work out well. Once he stepped down and removed his other job titles things came together rather fast.

I don't think he's the greatest HC of all time and now that Carroll has a lombardi you can't call him the best Seahawks HC either, but he was still a hell of an offensive mind and developed some serious QB's in his day. Turned a few mediocre QB's into more than they would have been as well like Hasselbeck.

I'm still just curious to know which of the other 5 teams looking for HC's actually offered him the job. Buffalo? Jets? The Raiders would be an interesting one as it's a west coast team and close to his second home and roots.

 

[GNG]

No doubt Holmgren was at his best when he just coached the team. Seahawks first game him dual roles and didn't work out well. Once he stepped down and removed his other job titles things came together rather fast.

I don't think he's the greatest HC of all time and now that Carroll has a lombardi you can't call him the best Seahawks HC either, but he was still a hell of an offensive mind and developed some serious QB's in his day. Turned a few mediocre QB's into more than they would have been as well like Hasselbeck.

I'm still just curious to know which of the other 5 teams looking for HC's actually offered him the job. Buffalo? Jets? The Raiders would be an interesting one as it's a west coast team and close to his second home and roots.

I'm sure Holmgren would want a coaching gig that gave him input into personnel acquisitions.

 

[GNG]

Couldn't beat Cowher either.

I always thought he was one step away from a coronary.

And he was absolute crap as the guy who buys the groceries.

Holmgren isn't the only person that couldn't handle dual duties as head coach/GM. I always felt he was the best offensive mind in the business and a real innovator. Cowher was blessed with coaching under a strong GM and also having elite personnel.