Once considered as one of the best coaches in the NFL, Mike Holmgren, is not happy with his stint as a coach and executive of the Cleveland Browns.
Jimmy Haslam, Browns owner, had already made the announcement on Oct. 16 that Holmgren would be leaving the team at the end of the 2012 season.
It's a bitter pill for Holmgren to swallow as he's leaving mostly dissatisfied and unhappy.
The Associated Press quoted him as saying at his farewell conference: "We did not win enough games. I'm hoping the table is set for the future."
Holmgren was hired in December 2009 by Randy Lerner to reorganize a slumping Browns team. He won't complete his five year contract as team president for the Cleveland Browns. He had accepted the job to be president of the Browns on Dec. 21, 2009.
Ever since Holmgren took over as president, the Browns are struggling at 10-29; a record that will certainly haunt the 64-year old former coach for a long time.He said: "The record speaks for itself and ultimately people are judged on how many games you win. But there's a lot more that goes into an organization than that.
Although that's the thing people look at, there's something I feel very, very good about what we did here. We didn't win enough games, though."
Holmgren fired Eric Mangini, the Browns coach in January 2011 after a substandard 5-11 record.
Holmgren further added that he hadn't discussed a new "credible" position with the team owner. He would however, like to continue assisting Haslam and the incoming CEO Joe Banner, who is expected to take over Thursday.
"I've talked to Jimmy a lot about this," Holmgren said. "He has my assurance. I'm not gonna rock the boat. I'm not gonna get in anybody's way that way.
"I still have my office. I've got my lunch ticket and my parking space. I think I can help a little bit, but if it gets cumbersome or uncomfortable for anybody, then, heck, I don't want that to happen.
"I want to take one step at a time here, one day at a time. My first goal is, if I can, help this team and these coaches this season. Then I'm going to sit back and catch my breath and look around a little bit and see what happens."
When asked if he had one more coaching stint left in him, Holmgren said: "I don't know. I know this: I learned a lot of things in the last three years. One of the things that I thought I knew and now I'm sure, I do miss the coaching part of it. I really do.
"My time was shorter than I had hoped, but I understand what happened. I just wish the people who are going to be here well, and I'll always care about this place and how we've been treated since we've been here. It's been good."
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