Mike Holmgren Says He Isn't Going To Coach The Browns

According to Les Carpenter of Yahoo Sports, Mike Holmgren knows the perception lingers that he his real plan is to stabilize the Browns for a year, learn the organization, then at season’s end, dump Eric Mangini and make himself the coach. The rumor has been percolating since he took the job in December. Many expected Holmgren to fire Mangini then, given the Browns’ 5-11 record and the fact Mangini was not a devotee of the West Coast Offense like all of Holmgren’s protégées. As a result, Holmgren tries to squelch any longings he might have to coach again, beating them down – if not for the sake of his own stomach, which did not handle defeats well at the end in Seattle – then for Mangini’s sake. “When the actual season comes along, that will be the next test [of his yearning to coach],†Holmgren says with a laugh. “I’ve thought a lot about this,†he added. “And I’ve committed to being the president.â€

Source: The Redzone

 

We'll see how he sticks to that if the team starts 1-9 again or some crap like that.

 

.......yet ............

 

Im learning to take this guy at his word, if he says he means it he does, until he doesnt.

 

Whatever, he started his tenure on the wrong foot by not canning Eric from the git go.

 

Holmgren could coach circles around Mangina.

Seriously.

Mangini sucks.

 

Yeah we would be much better off if we had coach who turned a blind eye to multiple NCAA rule, and recruiting violations then fled, and deserted the team who restored his reputation as a coach. If only we had that kind of coach. Man we would be so lucky.