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...didn’t want to leave—I had been [in Seattle for] seven years,” Kacyvenski says. “[Seahawks coach] Mike Holmgren gave me a shot, and it’s always been my hope and dream. He’s been like a father figure...
Coincidentally, the Rams and Seahawks face each other for the first time this season on Sunday in St. Louis. Mike Holmgren, head coach of the Seahawks, was displeased with Kacyvenski’s signing and told the Associated Press that he was concerned that Kacyvenski might pass along critical intelligence earned in seven seasons with Seattle...
...town owns the team in more than name. Coach Mike Holmgren likes to tell the story of one of his first visits to the grocery store after he left the 49ers to take the Green Bay job in 1992. As his cart approached that of a little old lady, she looked at him and said, "Hey, California, go out and kick some butt." Make no mistake: the city on the Fox River and Lake Michigan is not exactly paradise. Just like Bedford Falls, it has its dark side. African-American players, isolated and marked as Packers, once likened the town...
...America loves a good rags-to-riches story, and for the Packers, theirs began anew in 1992. From out of nowhere, or rather the New York Jets, came a new general manager, Ron Wolf. He hired Holmgren, the crackerjack offensive coordinator for the 49ers who can go both ways - tough and tender. That same year Wolf traded a first-round draft choice to the Atlanta Falcons for backup quarterback Brett Favre, who soon replaced incumbent Dan Majkowski. Favre has since replaced Bart Starr in the hearts of many Packer fans as he has driven the team first to respectability, then...
...police say was legally intoxicated, was Brett's brother Scott. A month after that, his sister Brandi was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Louisiana. Through it all, Favre managed to stay clean and to lead the Packers to their best season since 1966. Said Holmgren: "Given everything he's had to deal with, it's been an amazing year. I don't think there's anybody that I know who could have handled it any better...