I was right about Holmgren being a mistake.
In an editorial on Dec. 20, 2009 I reviewed the record of Mike Holmgren as GM of the Seahawks and ended by saying that he was not the right guy to lead the Browns back to competitiveness. Now a respected former Brown, Reggie Rucker, said on 92.3 the Fan that Holmgren stole money from then owner Randy Learner. Rucker said that Holmgren was “the last in and first out” of the building on the few days he made an appearance.
Let me make one thing clear. In my opinion the fact that the team is better now than it was when Eric Mangini was running things is due to two factors. First, it would be almost impossible to screw a team up any more than Mangenious did. Trading the 5th overall pick to New York for a few used Jets was unforgivable. Second, GM Tom Heckert made some good choices. While I did not agree with the choice of Weeden, most of the rest of Heckert’s picks were fine. Think about where the Browns would be if they had followed my advice and selected Russell Wilson as QB in the 3rd round of the 2012 draft.… Read more at FryingPanSports