Mike Holmgren wants to be known as a loser. But the Seahawks coach doesn’t mean defeat on the field - he’s talking weight loss.
Jim Moore of the SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER chews the fat with Holmgren, and the coach’s attempt to become a lean, mean play-calling machine. Since starting his diet ten weeks ago, Mike proudly proclaims he’s lost about 25 pounds.
So, who does Holmgren have to thank for his decreasing waistline? Read more…
Julius Jones is really jiving with his new home. The ex-Cowboys RB, who signed with the Seahawks in the off-season, talks to the SEATTLE POST- INTELLIGENCER about plying his trade in the Pacific Northwest.
In his first interview since joining Mike Holmgren’s crew, Jones gushed about how much he “likes it here” and how it’s “one of my favorite places to play”. He was especially enamored with Qwest Field, and how it compares to his previous workplace: Read more…
Is Jeremy Shockey on his way to the Pacific Northwest? No way, Jose. The SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER reports that the Seahawks have denied a report in the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS that they were one of the teams interested in acquiring the Giants’ injured tight end.
In a quick turn of events, Seahawk fans will now be forced to find something new to complain about. Current whipping boy, Shaun Alexander, was released today.
(I can still keep my wife, right?)
That’s right, just 2 years after winning league MVP and leading Seattle to the Super Bowl, Alexander finds himself looking for a job. Bones made of peanut brittle seem to have that effect. Read more…
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“To watch Clinton Portis and the strain for the extra yard, it can fire you right up. I think he has excellent vision and he seems to be disciplined moving in the hole. He is probably the idea of an every-down back. We did not do that in Seattle. We did not have that every-down back in Seattle. We had to piece and put and kind of makeshift situations with plays. Clinton Portis is the kind of guy that you can have in and pass protect, can have in and run the ball.”
Former Seattle assistant Zorn scores a direct hit there on Shaun Alexander. This is clear evidence that Zorn is cutting his coach-speak classes, which is great news for The District media. Now they don’t have to wait for Marion Berry to once again fire up a pipe to have something fun to report on.
The coach announced on Tuesday that 2008 will be his last season in the Pacific Northwest. (Unless he gets a job with the CFL’s B.C. Lions.) But before he decided to stick it out, Mike had to get the okay from the wife.
Holmgren stated, “Kathy and I came to a decision this weekend to finish my contract, and we’re very happy about it,” while adding, “We’re going to go after it hard one more year.”
We’re sure the little missus likes to hear that. But did Mike make the right decision in coming back for an encore?
