Coach Mike is no pushover

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Cheney was some magical times. The towering, intimidating presence of Holmgren, the crazy heat, meeting up with Les and Darlene for some kick-a-poo juice with the likes of Doug Farrar and many other alumni NETTERS…
One of my fav SeaHawk Experiences was meeting .net people at the last training camp in Cheney and experiencing Kick-A-Poo Juice. :)
(and yes, I'm one of the worst at lurking)
 

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I got pretty drunk that day.
Miss Les.
Miss you all.

Gawdamm it's about time you blessed us with your ancient ass!

And yes, I recall how trashed you got. LOL!

Miss ya old friend. I'll let you know what game I will be attending this year. See ya at Temple!
 

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Camp, for me at least, is kind of a take it or leave it thing. Some years I really wanna go, other years...meh. Also, it depends on how busy you are.
Ya know, I’m certain that the training camp experience is different now than it was in the Cheney days.

Fans basically had unlimited access as long as the didn’t interfere.

I actually had players come and sit down to chat for a minute back then.
Not that I’m special (I am) but it was just how it was.

Truly a great experience, and none of it was forced on the players (that I’m aware of).
 

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Copy & pasted this from an ESPN article.

"The most interesting observation from Saturday's Seahawks practice came after the final whistle, and it had nothing to do with football. Mike Macdonald spotted a group of young players heading inside in apparent defiance of previous instructions to sign autographs for fans in the time between when practice ends and meetings begin.

Macdonald wasn't pleased, and he sternly let one undrafted rookie hear it.

"Mike does not play," another player was overheard saying.

The incident was an example of what people within the Seahawks organization have cited as one of the differences between Macdonald, Pete Carroll and their respective assistants. There's more attention to detail in the way Macdonald and the new staff teaches, and there's a willingness to rebuke players that stands in sharp contrast to the more gentle, parental style in which Carroll strongly believed. -- Brady Henderson"
Awesome.

Discipline has been sorely lacking in the past few years. Absolutely nice to hear/see this type of stuff.

I'm very curious how he's going to deal with DK - and if we'll see him towing the line this year.

Good stuff.
 

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I like the fact that MM holds the players accountable, but I don't feel the players should have to interact with the fans. That's silly to me. Why are the fans so entitled? Maybe it's just my age showing, but I could never be so invested that I would waste my time going to and watching training camp. I know people enjoy that, but it's just not me.
I used to go to training camp when they had it on the east side of the state in Cheney. It was a lot of fun getting to chat with a few of the players after their practices . I e never been an autograph seeker but don't knock it either . The league doesn't exist without fan interest and investment. It seems
the Seahawks think along those lines.
 

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Personally, I see it as part of the gig. I would be happy to sign autographs for any fan because that in itself is an honor. I will never forget the time I went to a game in the Kingdome. My then girlfriend and I wanted to see if we could get an autograph for a displaced, disabled 12. This is when I had just started .NET. After the game, we ushered outside where it was cold and raining and we sat there getting wet, shivering, waiting for the players to come out on their way to their cars.

We won that day and QB Jon Kitna had a Pro Bowl-type performance. So the players start coming out and most beelined it for the comfort of their cars as we fans stood on both sides of the gated section, freezing and sopping wet hoping for ANY autographs. One player rubbed his arms briskly, mockingly as if to say "Brrr! It's cold and wet so I won't be stopping to sign anything." Fine. All these players totally walking off not bothering.

Yet out comes Jon Kitna. Star of the game. He stopped and signed...

FOR EVERYONE.

I cannot begin to tell you how much that impressed me, and I was forever a Jon Kitna fan after that day.

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I liked Kitna. Holmgren hated him 😂
 

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Kitna was a bit of an untamed gunslinger. He had ability and dare I say a poor man’s Favre. But I loved his desire, character and work ethic. He just lacked the top tier talent but I still enjoyed watching him.
After coming here from Green Bay and dealing with Farve making him Gray I am sure Holmgren didn't want another guy that had the guts to shoot from the hip when he needed to when a play didn't looked like it would work.

Kitna had a pretty good run for an undrafted QB, not quite on the level of Dave Kreig, but having two guys make the impact they did for as long as they did in the league is pretty awesome, shows you that to be a QB in the league that long undrafted they the experts missed big time.
 
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Kitna was a bit of an untamed gunslinger. He had ability and dare I say a poor man’s Favre. But I loved his desire, character and work ethic. He just lacked the top tier talent but I still enjoyed watching him.
Great description of #7. He went on to play well (at times) for Detroit and Cincinnati.
 

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I like the fact that MM holds the players accountable, but I don't feel the players should have to interact with the fans. That's silly to me. Why are the fans so entitled? Maybe it's just my age showing, but I could never be so invested that I would waste my time going to and watching training camp. I know people enjoy that, but it's just not me.
Good point. But, I was thinking before even reading this post that it was more about respecting and doing what the coaches ask waaaaaay more than forced social interaction. It's an attitude issue. It shows up in the small ways they conduct themselves.
 

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There is a time for work and a time for play. When the autograph session ends and play begins, you have to be there on time or even early. He will bring tough old school football. As in tough but fair hopefully. However needs to remember fans do make the team as they pay to get in games. Putting their rear ends in the seat. Just hope really he can bring the team back to their winning ways.
 
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