Mike Holmgren
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Brandon Weeden should be 'the guy' at QB, Browns GM says
… draft, you think he's going to be that guy." Heckert's position is similar to that expressed by team president Mike Holmgren , who said recently on ESPN that Weeden "can't sit and watch for two or three years, but he's got to prove it …
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Forbes has no idea what Bill Belichick makes… 7 million -- what the Seattle Seahawks were paying Mike Holmgren -- when the club extended is contract in 2007." Really? You are just basing the list from what Mike Holmgren made in 2007 and what a few pundits guessed? That would …
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Kolb-Skelton, Hasselbeck-Locker headline QB battles for 2012… Weeden Much has been made of this position battle. Weeden says he's ready to start, and Cleveland Browns president Mike Holmgren added his two cents: "We drafted a young quarterback that we think can come in and play right away, but we're …
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Brandon Weeden ready to compete
… the end of last season and has 21 NFL starts on his resume, which includes six seasons playing for Browns president Mike Holmgren with the Seattle Seahawks . Head coach Pat Shurmur has stuck to the company line that Weeden will have to earn the …
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Browns confirm Phil Taylor will have pectoral surgery… second-year pro Jabaal Sheard in place. UPDATE: Not long after Shurmur confirmed Taylor's injury, team president Mike Holmgren said, via The Plain Dealer , that Taylor's season wasn't necessarily lost. "I think there's a chance he can …
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What to watch at this weekend's rookie minicamps… he adjusts to life in pro football. 2. New starter in Cleveland?: Reading between the lines, Browns president Mike Holmgren is expecting Brandon Weeden to earn the starting job at quarterback. Colt McCoy deserves a chance to compete, but …
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Mike Holmgren : Brandon Weeden 'can't sit and watch'… the 22nd overall pick on a 28-year-old quarterback to have him watch the field from a distance. Here in May, Mike Holmgren isn't about to anoint anyone the starter, but reading between the lines, Colt McCoy is being asked to set the house …
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Mike Holmgren : We wanted Kendall Wright at No. 22
Brandon Weeden wasn't the Browns first choice for the No. 22 pick. Browns president Mike Holmgren acknowledged as much on 92.3 The Fan Tuesday, saying that Baylor wideout Kendall Wright was the team's top choice. Unfortunately …
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Doubting Brandon Weeden is 'ready' to start right away… college and Oklahoma State ran a very different style of offense compared to the West Coast attack that Pat Shurmur and Mike Holmgren prefer. (Oh, and he has no one to throw to .) Yes, the kid is more mature than your average rookie. But he hasn …
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AFC North draft grades: Bengals' deep class headlines division
… drafted in Round 1, but value can be found anywhere. Michael Lombardi presents his top 12 value picks. More ... Mike Holmgren and Tom Heckert made rebuilding Cleveland's woeful offense their priority in the draft. The Browns were chided for …
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Cleveland Browns expect Colt McCoy to compete for QB job
Cleveland Browns President Mike Holmgren on Monday said he expects Colt McCoy to compete for the starting quarterback spot. Holmgren selected McCoy's likely successor …
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NFL daily update - April 30… true Brandon Wheaton was drafted by the Browns Cleveland has capture work here we need to Sam Bradford. However GM Mike Holmgren isn't ready to say them whole point. Holmgren told the Cleveland plain dealer quote. I like a lot he's tough …
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NFL daily update - April 29… two touchdowns. Wit the Brandon weeding Trent Richardson air about to Begin in clean lie. Ahead Browns president Mike Holmgren says it's too early to tell. Holmgren tells me Cleveland plain dealer that he likes the Kool Aid but wanted to see …
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Mike Holmgren insists the Vikings didn't dupe Browns… Friday that Minnesota was indeed bluffing about the multiple teams interested in the No. 3 pick. Browns president Mike Holmgren is aware of that report, but doesn't buy it . "Contrary to what was written and said yesterday, we had to compete …
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Second-round mock draft: Fleener, Osweiler still available… Broncos' frontline with more athletic big bodies in the middle. 37. Cleveland Browns : Rueben Randle, LSU, WR: Mike Holmgren continues to remake the Browns' offense by adding a polished pass catcher with outstanding size, speed and ball skills …
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Draft impressions from Day 1… probably needs a more defensive backs and secondary people eventually but. Why my hat is off to some of these GM's Mike Holmgren did a nice job you're right or getting Trent Richardson over there. Brandon wheat and don't be so surprised about …
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No huddle: Draft memories… coach with the just what my my best experience as a coach though was my first year in the league. When I went with Mike Holmgren to the Packers and Ron Wolf was GM. And after that after that season when we first got in he said evaluate this kid …
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Should the Browns draft RB Trent Richardson?… Jason lock in for a this is a big draft for the big show Mike Holmgren needs to hit on these 21 round he probably needs bull ..... teams that have multiple picks in the first round so Mike Holmgren has certainly have the phone lines open for much of …
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If the Browns draft Weeden, what of McCoy?… Heckert and hanging around the facility with president Mike Holmgren and coach Pat Shurmur. “It would be exciting if I ended ..... under: Draft Tagged: Cleveland Browns , Colt McCoy , Mike Holmgren , Pat Shurmur
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Weeden gunning 'to play as soon as possible'… visited Cleveland this month, dining with general manager Tom Heckert and hanging around the facility with president Mike Holmgren and coach Pat Shurmur. "You never know how it's going to go, but I feel really good about how everything's gone …
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GM says Cleveland Browns know who they will draft at No. 4
… team has narrowed that choice to two unidentified players. He added there's agreement between himself, president Mike Holmgren and coach Pat Shurmur over the pick. "We're all on the same page," Heckert said. "We know we're getting a …
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How to draft a QB: Thursday night lights… of the draft if for no other reason need I seriously doubt Cleveland will take a chance on ten hill at number four. Mike Holmgren is yet to take a first round quarterback in his thirty plus years the national football team. Mike knows full well …
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NFL schedule release puts spotlight on warm-seat coaches… Where does that leave Shurmur? In trouble already. A 4-12 2011 did little to lend him credence with president Mike Holmgren , and having to face the NFC East and AFC West isn't so much fun. It could turn his seat quite hot, based on the …
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Draft grades: NFC East… players and they build and they teach them how to play the game at a man's level the NFL level. And that's the Mike Holmgren philosophy that Andy Reid has taken from them and that is a great thing teach young players groom them and to be professionals …
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Report: Browns split on Justin Blackmon, Ryan Tannehill
… unnamed sources, the magazine reported that Browns general manager Tom Heckert is sold on Blackmon while president Mike Holmgren is weighing whether the team should go with Tannehill. Last week, The Plain Dealer reported that the Browns might …