In Rhodes, the Packers have hired a head coach who doesn't want any of the responsibility Holmgren craved. And when asked about his role in personnel decisions, Rhodes deferred to Wolf. Indeed, there are few in the game better at it than Wolf, and that's just the way he wants to keep it. After all, perception is half the battle. Wolf is willing to risk that Rhodes becomes as successful as Holmgren and then demands the same perks that the previous head coach did.
Head coach is hard enough.
Especially being head coach here. There is no doubt that Rhodes will have the backing of the team and that his reputation as a motivator and uncompromising hard-butt will shake up a Packers roster that, frankly, could use a good shake. I couldn't find anybody any better. That's the kind of coach Wolf was looking for. Wolf said all the right things and paid all the proper tributes Monday to the man who will have to find a way to escape Holmgren's formidable shadow.