Holmgren on lame duck coaches

Stephen Trapani · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 46

From: http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/seahawks/

"We ran into Mike Holmgren wandering through the combine and spoke to
him for about 20 minutes. Two names being considered for the running
backs coach are Mack Strong and Ernest Byner. Holmgren said that Mack
has to figure out if he actually wants to get back into it, or whether
he wants to take some time off to get fully healthy. The other thing
playing into this is that it is apparent that it is only going to be a
one-year contract, after which Jim Mora is likely to hire his own guy.
It is hard, Holmgren said, to get somebody to pick up their entire
family and move out to Seattle knowing it is only going to be for one
season. But, he said, there may be guys willing to do that to stay in
the game, get the experience, etc. I think that is the reason they are
targeting Mack, because he is in town, has familiarity, Holmgren is
comfortable with him and he may not care if the job ends after one season."

Stephen

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seahawk · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 69

"Stephen Trapani" wrote in message $xE3.24@newsfe02.lga...
> seahawk wrote:
>> "Stephen Trapani" wrote in message
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> Well, Holmgren said above it's hard to find good assistant coaches for
> this upcoming season. Hopefully he can find a good RB coach and hopefully
> no one more important quits or there is going to be a problem, no matter
> how much support he gets from the rest of the staff.

I doubt that anyone else is going to leave. I read or heard somewhere that
the ones that did leave felt they weren't going to have a place in Mora's
regime and wanted to get a head start on finding a place to roost. The same
source indicated that the rest of the coaches were either wanting to stay
with Holmgren or felt they had a good chance to stick with the team past
this year. It might of been on a KJR discussion I heard that but it was
three weeks ago or so. I believe the team is stable now and you're not going
to have any more people leaving. That leaves just one coach to hire and
we're set. If the Seahawks thought Mora was going to fire all the current
coaches, I doubt they'd be touting the smooth turnover they expect to happen
next season. I would feel pretty sure Mora and Ruskell have talked about
that issue since it was reported that they had a number of discussions
concerning the HC position before it was decided and it just doesn't make
sense to set up this incredible turnover scenario and then disrupt it by
having an entirely new coaching staff come in. I would think that behind the
scenes, Mora has talked to the assistants and they pretty much know where
they stand. That's why all the coaches that left pretty much did so at the
same time. I expect to see some turnover next season but actually pretty
much minimal. If I'm wrong, I think we've been set up to believe something
that isn't going to happen and is an important part of a smooth transition
into a new era and that is continuity of management.

When I worked for government, I was in a department that had a new appointee
become the Manager every 4 years as the Mayor changed. Thank goodness they
were smart enough to have all the section heads below that Manager as hired
employees that survived the administration change or we would have been in
shambles every 4 years and just getting ourselves finally to the point where
we could work efficiently when it would all turn upside down again. My
understanding was that they had tried letting the new Manager appoint his
section heads at first and it had cost the city millions in lost production
before they decided they had to have someone staying between administrations
that knew how to run the place and get the work done. We're going to have
the same philosophy at work here when Mora takes over. If we keep the
majority of the coaching staff intact, we have a well oiled machine that
just keeps running. If we change out too many parts, they have to learn all
over how to work with each other and it's going to be disruptive. As I said,
I feel pretty certain that Ruskell and Mora have talked about that very
subject and have it pretty much in mind what they're going to do. Being the
optimist that I am, I believe they're going to do it right but if they don't
they get a black mark from me right off the bat. I'm not going to worry
about it though until next season when I see that it's going down that way.
Worrying about a problem that isn't a problem yet and likely not to develop
into one just isn't my style.

>> This is going to be some year to be a Seahawks fan! Daddy-O, I'm ready!
>
> Woohoo! Smile

Uh, but we better not peak too soon. It's a long wait til
> training camp.

At my age, you peak whenever peakin's possible. Smile

I always believe in
having a positive attitude about things. When things go wrong, that's the
time to become upset and get depressed and stress will naturally follow. To
do so when everything is perkin' right along is just adding stress that is
artificial but none the less harmful. Right now, the Seahawks are moving
right along and in the early stages of the offseason have already addressed
one of their biggest needs. What's not to like so far? I believe they will
make the smooth transition next season to Mora and until I see that it's not
going to go so well, I'm not going to stress over it.

--
William P. Tomisser
"Power Of Ten" Band
www.poweroften.net
Anchorage, Alaska

Stephen Trapani · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 46

seahawk wrote:
> "Stephen Trapani" wrote in message
[...]
> When I worked for government, I was in a department that had a new
> appointee become the Manager every 4 years as the Mayor changed. Thank
> goodness they were smart enough to have all the section heads below that
> Manager as hired employees that survived the administration change or we
> would have been in shambles every 4 years and just getting ourselves
> finally to the point where we could work efficiently when it would all
> turn upside down again. My understanding was that they had tried letting
> the new Manager appoint his section heads at first and it had cost the
> city millions in lost production before they decided they had to have
> someone staying between administrations that knew how to run the place
> and get the work done. We're going to have the same philosophy at work
> here when Mora takes over. If we keep the majority of the coaching staff
> intact, we have a well oiled machine that just keeps running. If we
> change out too many parts, they have to learn all over how to work with
> each other and it's going to be disruptive. As I said, I feel pretty
> certain that Ruskell and Mora have talked about that very subject and
> have it pretty much in mind what they're going to do. Being the optimist
> that I am, I believe they're going to do it right but if they don't they
> get a black mark from me right off the bat. I'm not going to worry about
> it though until next season when I see that it's going down that way.
> Worrying about a problem that isn't a problem yet and likely not to
> develop into one just isn't my style.
>
>>> This is going to be some year to be a Seahawks fan! Daddy-O, I'm ready!
>>
>> Woohoo! Smile

Uh, but we better not peak too soon. It's a long wait til
>> training camp.
>
> At my age, you peak whenever peakin's possible. Smile

I always believe in
> having a positive attitude about things. When things go wrong, that's
> the time to become upset and get depressed and stress will naturally
> follow.

The way I look at it, things haven't "gone wrong" until the Seahawks are
mathematically eliminated from playing any more games. Not when it looks
like they will be eliminated, but the actual moment of the actual game
when they actually are done for the season.

But I find it interesting to understand what problems had to be overcome
and why things are going wrong or going right, as much as possible. So
while I'm always optimistic about challenging for the title, I don't
find I have to close my eyes to what is going wrong to enjoy the ride.

> To do so when everything is perkin' right along is just adding
> stress that is artificial but none the less harmful. Right now, the
> Seahawks are moving right along and in the early stages of the offseason
> have already addressed one of their biggest needs. What's not to like so
> far? I believe they will make the smooth transition next season to Mora
> and until I see that it's not going to go so well, I'm not going to
> stress over it.

I'm certainly not going to stress over two seasons from now either. It's
Holmie's last season I care about now.

Stephen

seahawk · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 69

"Stephen Trapani" wrote in message $tz3.329@newsfe07.lga...
> seahawk wrote:
>> "Stephen Trapani" wrote in message
> [...]
>> When I worked for government, I was in a department that had a new
>> appointee become the Manager every 4 years as the Mayor changed. Thank
>> goodness they were smart enough to have all the section heads below that
>> Manager as hired employees that survived the administration change or we
>> would have been in shambles every 4 years and just getting ourselves
>> finally to the point where we could work efficiently when it would all
>> turn upside down again. My understanding was that they had tried letting
>> the new Manager appoint his section heads at first and it had cost the
>> city millions in lost production before they decided they had to have
>> someone staying between administrations that knew how to run the place
>> and get the work done. We're going to have the same philosophy at work
>> here when Mora takes over. If we keep the majority of the coaching staff
>> intact, we have a well oiled machine that just keeps running. If we
>> change out too many parts, they have to learn all over how to work with
>> each other and it's going to be disruptive. As I said, I feel pretty
>> certain that Ruskell and Mora have talked about that very subject and
>> have it pretty much in mind what they're going to do. Being the optimist
>> that I am, I believe they're going to do it right but if they don't they
>> get a black mark from me right off the bat. I'm not going to worry about
>> it though until next season when I see that it's going down that way.
>> Worrying about a problem that isn't a problem yet and likely not to
>> develop into one just isn't my style.
>>
>>>> This is going to be some year to be a Seahawks fan! Daddy-O, I'm ready!
>>>
>>> Woohoo! Smile

Uh, but we better not peak too soon. It's a long wait til
>>> training camp.
>>
>> At my age, you peak whenever peakin's possible. Smile

I always believe in
>> having a positive attitude about things. When things go wrong, that's the
>> time to become upset and get depressed and stress will naturally follow.
>
> The way I look at it, things haven't "gone wrong" until the Seahawks are
> mathematically eliminated from playing any more games. Not when it looks
> like they will be eliminated, but the actual moment of the actual game
> when they actually are done for the season.
>
> But I find it interesting to understand what problems had to be overcome
> and why things are going wrong or going right, as much as possible. So
> while I'm always optimistic about challenging for the title, I don't find
> I have to close my eyes to what is going wrong to enjoy the ride.
>
>> To do so when everything is perkin' right along is just adding stress
>> that is artificial but none the less harmful. Right now, the Seahawks are
>> moving right along and in the early stages of the offseason have already
>> addressed one of their biggest needs. What's not to like so far? I
>> believe they will make the smooth transition next season to Mora and
>> until I see that it's not going to go so well, I'm not going to stress
>> over it.
>
> I'm certainly not going to stress over two seasons from now either. It's
> Holmie's last season I care about now.
>
> Stephen

I really like that he made it very clear that everyone had better care about
his last season as the primary objective for the next 12 months. It looks as
if Holmy's getting ready to put out the coaching job of a lifetime. I hope
everyone else is ready to match the effort. Smile

If everyone does, this could very well be a special season. OK Stephen, I'm
trying to hold back and save some for the season. Smile

It's hard though.

--
William P. Tomisser
"Power Of Ten" Band
www.poweroften.net
Anchorage, Alaska

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