Mike Holmgren is the HOF Coaching Finalist!

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Holmgren, Sterling Sharpe among HOF finalists

Former Packers coach Mike Holmgren and receiver Sterling Sharpe were among the finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame chosen Tuesday.

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He's not in yet, but if a coach gets in next class, itll be him!

Honestly surprised they picked him over Mike Shanahan, even though I believe Holmgren is more deserving.

 

[Lords of Scythia]

Coach Holms bascially won two SBs with two different teams--the Seahawks team was one he built as GM

 

[Maulbert]

Good sign for Pete in the future.

 

[AROS]

Love it. He deserves it. Go get 'em Mount Holmgren!

 

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Coach Holms bascially won two SBs with two different teams--the Seahawks team was one he built as GM

Sort of. A lot of Ruskell's guys were instrumental in getting the team over the NFC West hump. Walter Jones wasn't his either, but at least he didn't bungle things up and trade him during holdouts.

 

[AROS]

Ahhhhhhh, good ol' days...

 

[onanygivensunday]

The Walrus deserves to be enshrined.

 

[Wsumatt1982]

Mike will get in and very deserving of such an honor

 

[Rat]

Good year for him to get in too, because it would have gotten tougher going forward. Only one coach per year can make it under current rules, and the eligibility requirement for coaches was dropped from five years to one. That means next year, in addition to Shanahan, Marty Schottenheimer, George Siefert, and Tom Coughlin, he'd also be contending for a spot with some guy named Belichick and ironically, Pete Carroll. And things could get further complicated in the near future if someone like Andy Reid or Mike Tomlin abruptly retires.

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

Also helps that his coaching tree is pretty decent- Andy Reid, Gruden, Mora, Bowles have had various degrees of success in college and the Pros