woodbuck27
01-28-2012, 10:10 AM
http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article_spofford/article-1/Holmgrens-respect-for-Wolf-keeps-growing/0b387eb6-4fb3-45b7-ae69-8837aef89cdb?campaign=e120127
** Key Notes fr. this article:
** Holmgren said he and Wolf “never had a real argument,” ... which may be a bit of a stretch, but the respect they had for one another carried them though the difficult times.
** “He was at his very best with me after we lost a tough game, and that’s tough to do,” said Holmgren, who will have Wolf present him at the induction banquet on July 21.
“I’m learning that myself in my current position. You feel bad, but your job is to support the coach as best you can.”
** The team had been groomed though its formative years by outstanding coaches, as Holmgren’s first staff in 1992 included five future head coaches.
** One key to getting over the hump was Holmgren getting quarterback Brett Favre to cut back on his gambling mentality in the pocket.
Holmgren recalled a conversation he had with Favre during which the quarterback said “that’s just the way I play,” and Holmgren responded,
“If you play that way, we’re a 9-7 team. That’s what we are. We want to be better than that, you want to be better than that.”
Eventually Favre, who went on to win three straight league MVP awards from 1995-97, sat next to him on the plane ride home after a big road win and finally told his coach,
“I get it.”
“For a teacher or a coach to have your star player come up and say that to you, that’s about as good as it gets,” Holmgren said.
** The Packers won Super Bowl XXXI following the 1996 season, returned to the Super Bowl the next year and then had a shot at a third straight NFC title snuffed out by San Francisco in the 1998 wild-card game.
That game ended on Steve Young’s dramatic, last-second touchdown pass to Terrell Owens, but the Packers would have won the game had a fumble earlier on that drive by San Francisco’s Jerry Rice been reviewable. Rice had been ruled down, and at the time, a down-by-contact call could not be reviewed because the play was considered over.
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GO PACK GO !
** Key Notes fr. this article:
** Holmgren said he and Wolf “never had a real argument,” ... which may be a bit of a stretch, but the respect they had for one another carried them though the difficult times.
** “He was at his very best with me after we lost a tough game, and that’s tough to do,” said Holmgren, who will have Wolf present him at the induction banquet on July 21.
“I’m learning that myself in my current position. You feel bad, but your job is to support the coach as best you can.”
** The team had been groomed though its formative years by outstanding coaches, as Holmgren’s first staff in 1992 included five future head coaches.
** One key to getting over the hump was Holmgren getting quarterback Brett Favre to cut back on his gambling mentality in the pocket.
Holmgren recalled a conversation he had with Favre during which the quarterback said “that’s just the way I play,” and Holmgren responded,
“If you play that way, we’re a 9-7 team. That’s what we are. We want to be better than that, you want to be better than that.”
Eventually Favre, who went on to win three straight league MVP awards from 1995-97, sat next to him on the plane ride home after a big road win and finally told his coach,
“I get it.”
“For a teacher or a coach to have your star player come up and say that to you, that’s about as good as it gets,” Holmgren said.
** The Packers won Super Bowl XXXI following the 1996 season, returned to the Super Bowl the next year and then had a shot at a third straight NFC title snuffed out by San Francisco in the 1998 wild-card game.
That game ended on Steve Young’s dramatic, last-second touchdown pass to Terrell Owens, but the Packers would have won the game had a fumble earlier on that drive by San Francisco’s Jerry Rice been reviewable. Rice had been ruled down, and at the time, a down-by-contact call could not be reviewed because the play was considered over.
Please ...CLICK LINK above for the entire story. It covers alot.
GO PACK GO !