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Fodder For The Apologists, First Hand Account Of Gm Holmgren

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  • BrownIndianB BrownIndian wrote on last edited by
    #6

    I will judge him solely on what he does here. So far im unhappy.

  • Rooster DickR Rooster Dick wrote on last edited by
    #7

    Problem with our situation is that we have no stars. Also, who the hell is Heath Evans?

  • So basically Heath Evans hated Holmgren as a coach and loved Belichick. Holmgren is the president now not the coach... So what exactly does this have to do with the Browns?

    USFBrownU USFBrown wrote on last edited by USFBrown
    #8

    @bringbackbrownie2 said:

    So basically Heath Evans hated Holmgren as a coach and loved Belichick. Holmgren is the president now not the coach... So what exactly does this have to do with the Browns?

    Just about everything since he's President and the shit always rolls down hill. It's funny how guys will have double standards on this board. Blind fan passion? Big Gay Ben is a rapist but Jim Brown is Ok. Gimme a break. You can't have it both ways.

  • Which is the opposite of how the Browns have been drafting....

    Heath is a weasel. Waste of thread space.

    USFBrownU USFBrown wrote on last edited by USFBrown
    #9

    @calfoxwc said:

    Which is the opposite of how the Browns have been drafting....

    Heath is a weasel. Waste of thread space.

    Mangini was the one who drafted Smart, Athletic, and Tough. Not defending his draft picks cuz he had some busts but this new regime doesn't care about that. You think Mangini would have drafted Little? No way.

  • The Cysko KidT The Cysko Kid wrote on last edited by
    #10

    Yeah, I heard this guy's interview on 92.3. While I'm sure he knows more about holmgren than anyone on this board, he sounded like he had a bit of a grudge against him. I'm not sure anything he says is objective. I've had certain bosses that I've hated, and I wouldn't have anything good to say.about them if I had a platform. Im pretty sure this is one of those situations.

  • chocoC choco wrote on last edited by
    #11

    TCPO is da winna!

    cysko....objectivity is required when looking at an issue one has no first hand knowledge, no facts. evans played under holmgren, and simply described what he thought about the situation that he was a part of. objectivity is not needed in this case....whether he has an axe to grind or not, would that change the fact that holmgren plays favorites and caused dissent amoung his team?

    this is only to show a glimpse of the savior of this franchise...the football guy that has made crap teams into superbowl teams.

    so, heath evans isn't credible. how about ron wolf, ya know, the GM that made holmgren into the who he is today?

    finger pointing at the walrus

    so, can we at least temper the "complete faith" and the "he's a football guy" crap until he actually does something here? in no way am i saying he's completely incompetent. he's simply not guaranteed success because he doesn't have great football guys around him. he's it now.....and you see that he's not the same guys as in the past.

  • @calfoxwc said:

    Which is the opposite of how the Browns have been drafting....

    Heath is a weasel. Waste of thread space.

    Mangini was the one who drafted Smart, Athletic, and Tough. Not defending his draft picks cuz he had some busts but this new regime doesn't care about that. You think Mangini would have drafted Little? No way.

    1 more season1 1 more season wrote on last edited by
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    @usfbrown said:

    Mangini was the one who drafted Smart, Athletic, and Tough. Not defending his draft picks cuz he had some busts but this new regime doesn't care about that. You think Mangini would have drafted Little? No way.

    No mangini would have traded that pick to the jets. Quit acting like mangini was the answer. He did nothing more or less with the Browns than any other coach has. That is what's so frustrating with that team.

  • @usfbrown said:

    Mangini was the one who drafted Smart, Athletic, and Tough. Not defending his draft picks cuz he had some busts but this new regime doesn't care about that. You think Mangini would have drafted Little? No way.

    No mangini would have traded that pick to the jets. Quit acting like mangini was the answer. He did nothing more or less with the Browns than any other coach has. That is what's so frustrating with that team.

    USFBrownU USFBrown wrote on last edited by
    #13

    @1-more-season said:

    No mangini would have traded that pick to the jets. Quit acting like mangini was the answer. He did nothing more or less with the Browns than any other coach has. That is what's so frustrating with that team.

    Please show me where I said mangini had all the answers. I was refuting the statement that we don't draft guys with issues. Reading comprehension. Try to pick up on that skill.

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
    #14

    Reality Check to the Human Race....or at least to those who read this:

    Star players are going to get treated differently. They are going to be given better, more special treatment.

    Shaun Alexander, who was an NFL MVP, an NFL leading rusher..is going to get better, preferential treatment over a pine rider like Heath Evans who got nothing but splinters in his ass.

    Fact of Life. Deal with it.

  • chocoC choco wrote on last edited by
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    it would be facvt if all coaches did this. which is not the case.

  • B BrownsFan wrote on last edited by
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    How is Wolf saying MH failed to make adjustments in one game (albeit the SB) even in the same realm of converstation as Evans complaining about how he felt he was treated by MH in comparison to "star" players (note Evans doesn't tell you what he was ripped for)? Those two are not even the same discussion. MH isn't the coach of the Browns, and has anyone ever said he didn't make mistakes in during a game? What HC hasn't made a mistake in a game. To me this is simply one players opinion (guy has also ripped Saban) of how MH ran his locker room in SEA. That's one guy out of god knows how many players that have played under MH in his 17 years as an NFL head coach.

    It is worth noting Evans talked about how talented those SEA teams (says most talented he ever played on, when he was on the NE team that went into the SB undefeated). If we are to believe all things Evans says, wouldn't that mean MH was not bad at being GM/HC, as far as aquiring talent (people have said over and over how bad he was as a GM in SEA)? Personally I don't think those teams were that talented, but I would disagree with Evans saying they were failures, since they were in the playoffs 2 of the 4 years Evans played in SEA.

    As Gipper pointed out, reality is, star players are treated different on almost every team.

  • @bringbackbrownie2 said:

    So basically Heath Evans hated Holmgren as a coach and loved Belichick. Holmgren is the president now not the coach... So what exactly does this have to do with the Browns?

    Just about everything since he's President and the shit always rolls down hill. It's funny how guys will have double standards on this board. Blind fan passion? Big Gay Ben is a rapist but Jim Brown is Ok. Gimme a break. You can't have it both ways.

    B bringbackbrownie2 wrote on last edited by
    #17

    @usfbrown said:

    Just about everything since he's President and the shit always rolls down hill.

    I was asking what Heath Evan's opinion had to do with the Browns. And the answer is: absolutely nothing! Just because one former player holds a grudge against Holmgren doesn't mean Holmgren is a terrible coach/president. After all, he did bring 2 different teams to the Super Bowl.

    It's funny how guys will have double standards on this board. Blind fan passion? Big Gay Ben is a rapist but Jim Brown is Ok. Gimme a break. You can't have it both ways.

    And this statement makes you sound like the ignorant Ghoolie. This thread has nothing to do with Ben Roethlisberger or Jim Brown (nor have I ever entered in any debate about the two of them). So why bring it up?

  • BadNewsBrownsB BadNewsBrowns wrote on last edited by
    #18

    The Fat Cat Walrus

    Holmes1.jpg

  • miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on last edited by
    #19

    wow, all he's missing is the strippers, the mound of coke and money falling out of his pockets. (what's the driver of the golf cart doing...rolling a doob?)

    drinking a strawberry dacquiri and smokin a stog at 9:30 am. now that's the life!!!

  • chocoC choco wrote on last edited by
    #20

    ^ 😆

    he's really a very himble guy....

  • The Fat Cat Walrus

    Holmes1.jpg

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
    #21

    @badnewsbrowns said:

    The Fat Cat Walrus

    Holmes1.jpg

    I didn't know he smoked. It seems incongruous that a guy associated with sports these days would smoke.