NFL Power Rankings: 30 Best Coaches of All-Time
By Will Osgood
15. Mike Holmgren (1992-2008)
If George Allen was known for his eternal work ethic, Mike Holmgren is known for challenging what became the status quo. Holmgren prided himself to some extent on getting his work done in a timely manner and getting his coaches out of the building in time to live a semi-normal life, at least relative to other coaches.
It didn’t seem to affect his success too much. In 17 seasons, the Packers and Seahawks coach managed a .592 winning percentage and made the playoffs in 12 of those seasons. And he managed a wonderful .542 playoff winning percentage, good enough to land in three separate Super Bowls (two in Green Bay, one in Seattle). The Super Bowl loss he suffered with the Packers came in what up to that point was one of the more competitive Super Bowls in memory.
It was the John Elway flip game. Holmgren’s other loss (with Seattle) was not quite as memorable a contest, other than that he quite loudly questioned the validity of the officiating after the game.
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