Mike Holmgren Good Quotations

Mo (Maurice) Morris did a really good job in place of Shaun and Mack Strong filled in a couple of blanks.

Seneca Wallace is a good player. He just hasn't played.

We were careless with the football, and we made too many mistakes. And when you play a good team like the Steelers, that's not a good combination.

I enjoy working with him; he's a good guy,

I expected more from him. We had a nice visit. I think the world of him. I think he is a really good player. I set the bar very high for him. My expectation level for him is high. Any time he falls short of that, fair or not fair, I want to talk to him about it.

Carolina offered him just a phenomenal financial package, and he was gone. Ken had developed his skills. We drafted him, we liked him, he had gotten better and better and better, and now he's playing at a certain level. That was a good signing by Carolina.

But we're in as good a position as any team to absorb that. Our attitude has always been the next guy steps in, and off you go.

We talked a lot about being aggressive and getting off to a good start.

He is a lifelong football personnel man. Personnel people, they have a passion for it. They want to help the head coach. They want to give him the best players they can give him. And it creates a real healthy trust and working relationship. Bob's first love, as you know, was basketball. And he was taking on a lot of jobs. It's different now, because Tim is a lifelong football guy. We have a good relationship.

He has probably been our most consistently good player inside. I tease Rock about it. When he is going, concentrating and pushing himself really hard he is a very, very good player.

Matt had a great season two years ago. He had a good season last year. But we need him to be great for us to reach our goal, ... He should be among the top five quarterbacks every year.

I think Matt's best years are still ahead of him. He has played very, very well this year. But he is just starting and, in my opinion, he should be good for a while and keep getting better.

I talked to him Saturday morning, and he was walking and moving. And he felt pretty good about it,

I think the world of him and I think he is a really good football player. I set the bar very high for him. Anytime he falls short of that, fair or not fair, I will talk to him about it. He is a wonderful guy ... and he wants to do well. To go with his physical ability, all the things you have to do to be a great player, it should happen for him.

Our trainers thought it would be good to give him a rest throwing the ball today.

I talked to a number of players on the team -- including our offensive linemen -- they really wanted to do this for him. That's all healthy stuff, that's all good stuff.

It could be as simple as, 'How about we go through next year and if you're happy and I'm feeling good then we'll meet.' I really don't know.

We need Walter to feel real good. I always feel good when he feels good. I'm going to be careful with Walter.

Michael has good instincts and good breaks on the ball. He's not undisciplined. Some of those guys who seem to be where the action is all the time are a little bit undisciplined.

We've kind of been on his shoulders a good portion of this year.

Bobby has been so good to start this year.

I've very, very proud of the job he has done. He is stronger and better because of some of the tough things he had to go through. He and I kind of banged around a little bit, but we're in a good place now.

They all get about 25 snaps a game and they've been doing a nice job. For big guys inside, I think it's a good way to do it as long as the talent level there is close.

We had a good game plan, and we wanted to come out passing the ball. Matt's not unlike a lot of quarterbacks who hit their first two or three passes and then are off and running.

We had a good practice. I was pleased. The enthusiasm and execution were pretty good.

We went through all that craziness with dropping the ball -- not just Darrell, but all the receivers. Now we're catching balls. I don't have a good answer for you (as to why).

The good news is with rest -- I believe and our medical people believe -- he will get better.

Our depth in the secondary, particularly with our nickel back and dime back coming in, was not good last year, ... I'm glad we have Kelly Herndon. One thing about Kelly, he'll battle you. He'll physically play the game with you, and that's what you need, what you want.

Our depth in the secondary was not good last year.

There's something to be said for the routine. I kept it like at home. They appear relaxed and under control. I have done a good job. We will see.

The plays were good plays, and I think we prepared properly. But really it's about the players making plays and making the catch and blocking. And when they do that, you look pretty good as a signal-caller.

You're not quite sure what's going to happen at that point. Do we miss Ken Hamlin? Certainly, we do. But Marquand Manuel has been better than good this season.

I'm very, very happy for Matt, and that is no secret. It's a good story to me because he overcame some adversity at the beginning of his career, and he played through some injuries. He's a mentally tough guy. Like all of us, there's a period of becoming a little more humble and then kind of coming out of it and going.

I don't know how good we are yet. That sounds odd, I know. But we're still finding out some things about ourselves. We were fortunate.

They would go at it in practice pretty good, and Darrell is off to a good start. That will be a fun thing to watch, those two.

It's a move that he's handled very well. He's a good enough player to do that.

As good as we were (in the 34-15 win over) New Orleans, ... we were that sloppy against Dallas (on Monday). While we did some good things with our first group in the first quarter, we were careless.

As happy as the other locker room is, that's how disappointed we are. I think we were careless with the football and had too many penalties. And that combination against a good team like Pittsburgh is not a good combination.

The good thing is that his injury has healed up.

It's a great story. He has come in this year and done a marvelous job. He is one of 18 children. He has had to battle for his place his whole life. He appreciates everything. He works hard for everything. He doesn't expect anything to be given to him, and I can't say enough about the young guy. Do we miss Ken Hamlin? Certainly we do. But Marquand Manuel has been better than good this season.

There were some guys who made some great plays, but we did drop the ball uncharacteristically. ...We played against a good team, and you can't overcome those things.

It was good that they had to pass the ball a lot in the second half. He didn't have to get up in there too much.

It was crisp for the most part. They made very good decisions. This team practices well. They kind of come to work.

We talked through some of those things. We just had a really good talk. We've been able to communicate very well.

It was a sad thing what happened to Kenny. The good part is that he has healed up. What his football future is, I can't tell you right now. I'm somewhat optimistic about it. He will be there with us Sunday. He has had an emotional impact on this football team before he was hurt and certainly after the injury. My hope and prayer is that he will be able to continue playing football next year.

There were a couple of times we could have gotten the ball to Peter, and they probably would have been pretty good plays, and we just didn't throw it to him. He's going to get nothing but better. He's a good addition for us.