Posted on 11/22/2009 1:50:31 PM PST by The Pack Knight
CLEVELAND (AP)—Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren is interested in working for the struggling Cleveland Browns.
Holmgren said on his weekly radio show on Seattle’s KJR that he has not yet spoken to Browns owner Randy Lerner, who is looking for a “serious, credible leader” football authority to run his struggling team. However, Holmgren did indicate he would welcome the chance to take on a rebuilding project like the 1-8 Browns.
“It takes a tremendous amount of energy, but there is a certain appeal there,” the 61-year-old Holmgren. “There’s something in my personality, too, that taking on those types of projects, that kind of gets me going. But there’s a lot of work to do.
“The important thing, going into any organization is that all of the principles, all of the decision makers are pointed in the same direction, with the same motives, the same desires, and then you have a chance.”
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Here's hoping. I don't care if Holmgren coaches of GMs, so long as Mangini is out of there.
Yeah, but what about the struggling Seahawks?
What a joke that game was today! I’m from the Cleveland area, and was rooting for the Lions! The Browns are Clowns! Disappointing to say the very least.
The rumor is Holmgren will be brought in as a consuntant on a temporary to clean house. He cannot be immediately hired as a GM because of the Rooney rule.
Hey! That’s not fair (to clowns)!
Amen-I gave up early on the Seahawks today. I’m not sure Holmgren has the answers for the Browns.
Wow, being an NFL coach is a lot like being a weather forecaster. No matter how many times you fail, you can still find a job and maintain your reputation as being good at what you do.
Huh? He’s gone to the playoffs 11 out of 16 seasons as an NFL head coach, gone to the Super Bowl three times, and won one. If he’s a failure, then how many coaches do you consider successful?
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