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Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:49 am EST

Mike Holmgren not pleased with Washington Redskins

By Mark J. Miller

Yahoo! Sports Exclusive

“MikeThere's been a belief for some time that former Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren would be at the top of the list for Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder if there came a time that he decided to fire his current coach, Jim Zorn. After all, Holmgren has said that he's interesting in coaching on the East Coast after stints in the West and Midwest.

Well, it appears that all may be thrown out the window, according to the Washington Post. Holmgren is apparently upset with the treatment Snyder is giving Zorn, who previously was an assistant for Holmgren in Seattle.

He reportedly told a Chicago radio station that "it was very unfair" to strip Zorn of his play-calling abilities.

"The position they put Jim in, it shouldn't happen," he said. "You can be upset with me as a play-caller or how the team's going, [then] fire me. But don't do that. Don't pull the rug out from under me, tie my hands, make me look foolish ... take away what I came there for to do in the first place. Don't do that."

Go ahead and scratch his name off your list, Mr. Snyder.

Source: The Washington PostNew Window

Related: Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins

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  1. Claude M
    1. Posted by Claude M Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:15 am EST

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    Couldn't have said it better myself. Despite that, however, the play calling was better, even though we lost. It is sad when we fans feel like the season is over already. Maybe now we will truly rebuild instead of throwing money into the free agent market.
  2. mkacos
    2. Posted by mkacos Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:17 am EST

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    Mike,
    The Packers need you back. TT and MM have screwed up a good team. Please come back!!
    A very un-happy Pacher fan from Georgia.
  3. probin74243
    3. Posted by probin74243 Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:18 am EST

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    Nice to see an NFL heavy hitter call out Snyder.
  4. JT
    4. Posted by JT Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:31 am EST

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    and this is why we will never be better than 500.
  5. a z
    5. Posted by a z Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:43 am EST

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    Snyder doesn't deserve to hire Holmgren after the garbage he did to Zorn.
  6. ryan w
    6. Posted by ryan w Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:56 am EST

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    come to cleveland holmgren!
  7. commish
    7. Posted by commish Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:07 am EST

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    The Redskins record for the last several years shows alot of in-consistantcy and no steady improvement. The offense has been beaten down with injuries to the elder lineman with no replacements that have been around long enough in practice to help Cambell from failing. I have to say that the offense is like a bank account and it is spent. Sadly Zorn has become the scape goat of Vinny and will lose his job before Vinny which is sad also since Vinny has not brought any consistant winning since he came to town. This is not an acceptable trend anymore and a change at G.M. is important.
  8. Seth
    8. Posted by Seth Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:08 am EST

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    Come back to Seattle Holmy! WE NEED YOU! We even named a STREET after you!
  9. Cash
    9. Posted by Cash Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:18 am EST

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    The seahawks want you back!!! Mora is kinda sucking it up
  10. zandz
    10. Posted by zandz Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:22 am EST

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    Mike Holgrmen - GENERAL MANAGER
    Mike Shannahan - HEAD COACH
  11. Livin' the Vegas Life
    11. Posted by Livin' the Vegas Life Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:23 am EST

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    There will be a lot of head coaching jobs available after the season. I still believe Mike is looking for more than just a head coach's position.
  12. woodie42
    12. Posted by woodie42 Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:34 am EST

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    The Redskins are absolutely hopeless. The way they treated Norv and Marty speaks volumes. Joe Gibbs was unable to raise their level of competence. The problem is Snyder, pure and simple. He is a rich fool who has the ability to purchase his own real live "Fantasy Team" and then tries to compete with the pros while behaving like a spoiled adolescent. The Redskins have been a well regarded franchise since the days of Edward Bennett Williams and Jack Kent Cooke. While this dippy moron Snyder plays his fantasy game the Redskins are dipping into oblivion.
  13. DaleW
    13. Posted by DaleW Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:53 am EST

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    Come back to Seattle and play quarterback.
  14. Cardinals
    14. Posted by Cardinals Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:57 am EST

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    Lions beat the Skins!!!! LMFAO!!! How BAD does that make the Skins!!!!!
  15. brian b
    15. Posted by brian b Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:58 am EST

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    Holmgren to the 49ers. They aren't surprising anyone any more.
  16. ryan w
    16. Posted by ryan w Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:03 am EST

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    #11 ZANDZ - sounds like a juggernaut to me!
  17. Jeff D
    17. Posted by Jeff D Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:14 am EST

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    Doesn't matter what plays are called when your players can't execute. I gotta feeling Holmy will be back in Seattle as the GM.
  18. Phil M
    18. Posted by Phil M Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:25 am EST

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    Snyder did that so he wouldn't have to pay a severence to Zorn, everyone with half a brain knows this. Snyder royally screwed up the coach search, then promoted their OC to HC, when he had never been an OC before... A year and a half later they take away the one thing he was going to be doing...coordinating the offense.
    Snyder just doesn't want to pay his coach, he'd rather embarrass him and hope that he quits.
    Snyder is a piece of [profane] person and human being.
  19. troy1720176
    19. Posted by troy1720176 Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:27 am EST

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    Holmgren - GM
    Gruden - HC
    They have worked together before at both SF and GB. It would be a perfect fit for the west coast offense!!
  20. Lamar S
    20. Posted by Lamar S Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:09 pm EST

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    Good for Holmgren!
    Holmgren coming back to Seattle as GM? F that! Sorry, I know there are a lot of you new Seahawks fans that are used to the Hawks winning. But having Holmgren come back to GM again would be a huge mistake. Holmgren was a bust his first time around as GM.
    Maybe Holmgren can land somewhere like the Browns and bring Zorn with him. Sorry but Zorn deserves better treatment than this.
  21. lifelongSkinsfan
    21. Posted by lifelongSkinsfan Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:17 pm EST

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    I agree with that Phil M wrote. Snyder will throw away millions to past-their-prime players but now all of a sudden he wants to close his checkbook to the one person who WAS trying to do something positive for the team.
    I've been a Skins fan since i was 6 and never have i seen this team in this type of disarray. We can blame the players and the coaches but for once the problem for the Washington Redskins is the front office.
    Snyder is a Skins fan who bought his childhood team. And he is running it like his telecomm company and that's ruining the team, the fans, and everything the Skins represented over the past 40 years.
    Too bad the NFL can't fire an owner.
  22. ballers inc
    22. Posted by ballers inc Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:41 pm EST

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    I actually thought Zorn did a good job when he initially got the job last year I remember they started out really good beating the Cowboys but they started to collapse at the end of the season. I really think Campbell needs to go he just hasn't done [profane] since he's been there I mean there were some flashes of him being a decent qb but just not consistent enough.
  23. bbuck
    23. Posted by bbuck Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:49 pm EST

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    My thoughts exactly. Mr. Holmgren is a well-respected, successful NFL coach, but it doesn't take an expert to point out that Dan Snyder is the village-idiot of NFL owners. I'm a Redskins fan of 30+ years and am sick of the way Dan Snyder is running the team. The Redskins once was a proud franchise until Snyder took over. I have ceased attending Redskins games, ceased buying any Redskins merchandise and have removed the Redskins flag from my house. Until I see a change in leadership at Redskins Park, I have put an embargo on my Redskins fandom.
  24. rockhuddy
    24. Posted by rockhuddy Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:32 pm EST

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    No surprise that the team in DC can't do anything right.
  25. Matty
    25. Posted by Matty Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:42 pm EST

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    Foreskins is the correct name for this team. I agree that they are one the most half ass backwards organizations in the nfl

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