Coach Mike Holmgren

As I've studied football and football theory, as I've had the chance to listen and talk with coaches, I've learned a lot, but one idea has stuck with me. I first heard it from Mike Holmgren and then a year later from Tony Dungy and Andy Reid. While two of these men run similar systems (Holmgren and Reid) they do differ greatly from Dungy in most aspects. But something they alluded too, though didn't expand on, is that in football...  

Let's start on a positive note. Upon his arrival in December 2009, Holmgren's first order of business was cleaning up the structure of the organization, a frazzled mess in the wake of too many failed head coaches and front-office men scattered ...  

I want to know that stuff. Kent Johnson, who has been with me, been our strength and conditioning coach since Green Bay, said he was doing fine. He was not lifting too much weight for Phil. He had already done a couple reps. Things were going good and then ...  

The best thing Holmgren can do for Browns general manager Tom Heckert and head coach Pat Shurmur is recede into the shadows and let them do their jobs. But knowing Holmgren, the pull of microphones and cameras will be too strong and we'll no doubt hear ...  

I love prime time games as a fan. As a season ticket holder of the Seahawks and a share holder of the Packers I am very excited for the September 24th Monday Night Football game at Century Link Field. Ever since Mike Holmgren chose to leave the Packers ...  

Any website can post "offseason grades" for NFL teams, mixing the draft and free agency into transaction soup, then straining it through the mind of some sportswriter who doesn't know who half the players are. Only the Shutdown Corner has the resources to get actual players, coaches, and executives from each team to evaluate their own offseasons! That's right: over the next few weeks, you will get transaction evaluations straight from the...  

While the Browns weren't putting those lofty expectations on Richardson, President Mike Holmgren hopes Richardson can emulate the success of another Alabama product, running back Shaun Alexander, who played for Holmgren with the Seattle Seahawks ...  

While the Browns weren’t putting those lofty expectations on Richardson, President Mike Holmgren hopes Richardson can emulate the success of another Alabama product, running back Shaun Alexander, who played for Holmgren with the Seattle Seahawks in 2000-07.  

Mike Holmgren – 12/14/11 Seemingly innocuous words coming from the former Packers and Seahawks coach – at least until you remember that Browns’ owner Randy Lerner has essentially handed over his inherited franchise to Holmgren – who in turn has ...  

And then Ryan Miller the big tackle from Colorado ... We didn’t want to lose him and I guess my conversations with Pat and Tom in particular were if you even think someone is going to hop over there, if you even think someone is going to jump us then ...  

Cleveland Browns coach Pat Shurmur believes outstanding quarterback play "brings synergy to the whole team." The Browns' selection of Brandon Weeden with their second first-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft seemed to be irrefutable proof they no ...  

Tracking Mike Holmgren's history as head coach/general manager of the Seattle Seahawks might offer a clue to the Browns' plans with the fourth pick of the draft this year. When Holmgren coached Seattle to the Super Bowl in 2005, Shaun Alexander carried the ...  

Former Cleveland coach Sam Rutigliano does not doubt Browns general manager Mike Holmgren. "I have respect for Mike Holmgren," he said. "He comes from the Bill Walsh tree. He was with Joe Montana, Steve Young, Brett Favre, Matt Hasselbeck.  

Fine. But that's a healthy way to go about it ... Then, at that point we had all agreed that that was the guy we wanted." (On how fast Travis Benjamin is and if they needed to add speed to the roster): Shurmur: "He's extremely fast.