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Mike Holmgren insinuates no meeting in Cleveland
Posted by Danny O'Neil
"I hope it's true some day that we get a chance to talk," Holmgren said to Mahler's question.
The topic arose because earlier this week former Browns great Jim Brown was speaking at a luncheon when he said Lerner was meeting at that moment with one of the great football minds. Someone asked if it was Holmgren, and while Brown didn't confirm that, he said, "You said it, I heard it."
When Holmgren was asked whether a meeting with Lerner was fact or fiction on Friday, he continued, "I absolutely would love to talk to him about the possibility of working," Holmgren said. "But until that happens, you guys will be the first to know."
This might be the most perfect demonstration of the sidestepping and ducking and feinting that occurs this time of year when it comes to playing footsie for potential jobs. Brown strongly hints that a meeting with Holmgren is taking place without stating it, and Holmgren insinuates that no such meeting took place without saying it directly.
The best guess as to what is happening? Well, there's some back-channel communication taking place that likely includes Holmgren's agent, but there has not been a direct sit-down meeting between Holmgren and Browns ownership. At least not yet.
All indications are that Holmgren will not make a decision about his future until after the season ends.
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