326 Quotes by Mike Holmgren

For the playoffs, we'll be OK. Now Sunday, I've got to go in and start counting heads here a little bit. We'll see.

I talked with (defensive coordinator) Ray Rhodes and we both agreed that that was as fine a game executed as we could remember, all around. They were better than good. They were really good. Physical, smart, and they made key plays. They just set their mind to it and did it.

You see a guy like Marquand get thrust into a role and you're not sure what's going to happen, but then you see how hard he works because he wants it so bad and he doesn't want to let people down. It's a really incredibly satisfying thing to see as a coach.

You can take a little bit of a breath. There's no question about that.

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

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 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.

The good thing is that his injury has healed up.

You played a great game, but it wasn't the perfect game.