Fidgit Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Follow up question: Why did Holmgren leave? Super Bowl > Super Bowl > Playoffs with close end against dynasty team. That doesn't seem like a normal time to leave a team as a head coach. Did they shaft him on pay or credit or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Fidgit said: Follow up question: Why did Holmgren leave? Super Bowl > Super Bowl > Playoffs with close end against dynasty team. That doesn't seem like a normal time to leave a team as a head coach. Did they shaft him on pay or credit or something? He wanted full control of operations. The Packers wouldn't give it to him. Edited June 25, 2020 by PapaShogun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidgit Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, PapaShogun said: He wanted full control of operations. The Packers wouldn't give it to him. That seems...ironic. He went to Seattle who stripped him of full control like 5 years later, didn't they? Like right after he drafted Alexander and Hutchinson in the first round too. Maybe I have my timeline wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Fidgit said: That seems...ironic. He went to Seattle who stripped him of full control like 5 years later, didn't they? Like right after he drafted Alexander and Hutchinson in the first round too. Maybe I have my timeline wrong. It's not ironic that he left for a team that gave him full control. That's just...ronic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y*so*blu Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Because Reggie White retired, Brett Favre's risk-taking didn't always pay off, and there were a lot of other great teams in the NFC during those years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportcourt7 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 When's the last time we saw a four-peat? The Bills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 20 hours ago, Fidgit said: That seems...ironic. He went to Seattle who stripped him of full control like 5 years later, didn't they? Like right after he drafted Alexander and Hutchinson in the first round too. Maybe I have my timeline wrong. That was a few years later though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugger Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 On 6/25/2020 at 12:48 PM, PapaShogun said: He wanted full control of operations. The Packers wouldn't give it to him. I think this happened back in 1968 with Lombardi. He wanted part ownership or something like that and the BOD balked at that. I believe he got that from Washington and that is one of the reasons why he left. Another reason was he hated being only the Packers' GM in 1969. I heard stories of him going ballistic up in the owners/GM booth watching Bengston screw up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 On 6/23/2020 at 8:37 AM, vegas492 said: That tends to happen when you have All Time Greats under center, and we've been blessed with two in a row. Soon to be three. (fingers crossed) I'd settle for Jordan Love being a "Jeff Garcia after Montana/Young" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 On 6/25/2020 at 12:48 PM, PapaShogun said: He wanted full control of operations. The Packers wouldn't give it to him. Which was stupid...Holmgren left for Seattle, they brought in Rhodes for 1 yr and 2 yrs after that, gave Mike Sherman full control (arguably 1 yr, as I've heard that Wolf let Sherman direct the '01 draft, which was ended up being a flaming dumpster fire for GB). So "no, we can't give you full control!" became "eh, Wolf is done" within about 700 days. Granted, Holmgren wasn't great as tsar of football in Seattle, but he was definitely better as GM than Sherman was in GB, and was a better coach in the first place (though Sherman wasn't a bad coach; Sherman the coach got completely undermined by Sherman the GM). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 24 minutes ago, Mr Bad Example said: Which was stupid...Holmgren left for Seattle, they brought in Rhodes for 1 yr and 2 yrs after that, gave Mike Sherman full control (arguably 1 yr, as I've heard that Wolf let Sherman direct the '01 draft, which was ended up being a flaming dumpster fire for GB). So "no, we can't give you full control!" became "eh, Wolf is done" within about 700 days. Granted, Holmgren wasn't great as tsar of football in Seattle, but he was definitely better as GM than Sherman was in GB, and was a better coach in the first place (though Sherman wasn't a bad coach; Sherman the coach got completely undermined by Sherman the GM). Honestly, I thought Holmgren got A LOT better in Seattle when he went back to focusing solely on coaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Archimedes said: Honestly, I thought Holmgren got A LOT better in Seattle when he went back to focusing solely on coaching. I'm certainly not defending him as a great GM. But he did OK. But you are right, the proof is in the W/L record - 31-34 as coach/GM with 1 playoff berth in 4 yrs, 59-46 as HC with 5 playoff berths in 6 yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 On 6/25/2020 at 12:18 PM, Fidgit said: Follow up question: Why did Holmgren leave? Super Bowl > Super Bowl > Playoffs with close end against dynasty team. That doesn't seem like a normal time to leave a team as a head coach. Did they shaft him on pay or credit or something? On 6/25/2020 at 12:58 PM, Fidgit said: That seems...ironic. He went to Seattle who stripped him of full control like 5 years later, didn't they? Like right after he drafted Alexander and Hutchinson in the first round too. Maybe I have my timeline wrong. As stated, Holmgren left for full control of an organization, it was something he wanted in Green Bay, but would never get. The writing was on the wall his entire last year in Green Bay. And despite the team still performing well, it did have a "lame duck" head coach effect on the team. Just because he was stripped of full control didn't mean he didn't want it, badly, when in Green Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 The real shame for those Packer teams with White/Favre is that the Cowboys were just that darned good at that time. When GB won their title with Favre/White, White was already aged. While the team was still very good, I think they were better years before when they couldn't clear that Cowboy hurdle, which was their offensive line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 6 hours ago, vegas492 said: The real shame for those Packer teams with White/Favre is that the Cowboys were just that darned good at that time. When GB won their title with Favre/White, White was already aged. While the team was still very good, I think they were better years before when they couldn't clear that Cowboy hurdle, which was their offensive line. I don't know about the '94 team, but the '95 team was good enough to win a SB. And might've had the chance if not for Erik Williams' cheap shot on Jurko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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