Mike Holmgren is in Cleveland with his agent (Deal agreed to).

[OSUFan_88]

Mortenson just reported on Sportscenter that Holmgren will accept the job tomorrow.

[OSUFan_88]

Supposedly the deal may end up being $50 million over 10 years...

[ProfessaPackMan]

Wow, that is alot of money.

[OSUFan_88]

• Turning the old line from "The Godfather'' on its head, sounds to me like the Seahawks made Mike Holmgren an offer they were pretty sure he'd refuse. According to the sources I talked to, Seattle really had no interest in vesting anyone with full-fledged football czar powers. But the Seahawks knew that their former head coach wanted something similar to the total control he could get in Cleveland by just saying yes to the desperate Browns.

In Seattle, Holmgren might have run the team's football operations, but he still would have reported to Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke, owner Paul Allen's man at the top of the team's flow chart, and it likely would have been made clear to him that he had to keep head coach Jim Mora in place. Thus, the Seahawks job would have been something less than total control for Holmgren, and when you factor in that Cleveland is willing to pay at a salary level that Seattle had no interest in matching (a reported $50 million over 10 years has been floated), is it any wonder the two sides agreed to not reunite?

The key phrase in the statement released by Leiweke was this: "Mike has declined our offer to rejoin the team given the structure we proposed.'' Whatever that structure entailed, it didn't include as much decision-making power (or salary) as Holmgren can get in Cleveland, a job he'll likely now accept by Monday. And no, Eric Mangini shouldn't consider that development good news for his job security. Mangini is almost certainly a one-and-done head coach in Cleveland with Holmgren coming aboard.

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[ryan36]

Yeah. You guys are gettin a good one.

[wwharton]

Quote: Originally Posted by shotgun styles

Well you're agreeing with me then. I'm not saying not to use him AT ALL on offense, I'm just saying don't make him a starter.

Yep I was agreeing with you... just clarifying that one point.

Quote: Originally Posted by OSUFan_88

• Turning the old line from "The Godfather'' on its head, sounds to me like the Seahawks made Mike Holmgren an offer they were pretty sure he'd refuse. According to the sources I talked to, Seattle really had no interest in vesting anyone with full-fledged football czar powers. But the Seahawks knew that their former head coach wanted something similar to the total control he could get in Cleveland by just saying yes to the desperate Browns. In Seattle, Holmgren might have run the team's football operations, but he still would have reported to Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke, owner Paul Allen's man at the top of the team's flow chart, and it likely would have been made clear to him that he had to keep head coach Jim Mora in place. Thus, the Seahawks job would have been something less than total control for Holmgren, and when you factor in that Cleveland is willing to pay at a salary level that Seattle had no interest in matching (a reported $50 million over 10 years has been floated), is it any wonder the two sides agreed to not reunite? The key phrase in the statement released by Leiweke was this: "Mike has declined our offer to rejoin the team given the structure we proposed.'' Whatever that structure entailed, it didn't include as much decision-making power (or salary) as Holmgren can get in Cleveland, a job he'll likely now accept by Monday. And no, Eric Mangini shouldn't consider that development good news for his job security. Mangini is almost certainly a one-and-done head coach in Cleveland with Holmgren coming aboard. Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...#ixzz0aIqpYvTA Get a free NFL Team Jacket and Tee with SI Subscription

Holmgren had all the power in Seattle and they ended up stripping him of it. Didn't really see that one having much legs anyway.

[ryan36]

Well, what happened was they gave him the option. They said he could be coach OR gm. He chose coach. They just felt it was too much for one man to do.

[wwharton]

Quote: Originally Posted by pitchingcoach36

Well, what happened was they gave him the option. They said he could be coach OR gm. He chose coach. They just felt it was too much for one man to do.

Right... so why were there rumors of him going back to Seattle? That's what I don't understand. He didn't have the control he wanted there before and left, and it's not like that was a decade ago.