As a coordinator, he was tough on these guys, but come Friday afternoon, when things slowed down, there was Ray playing these games with the guys. I'd never seen anything like it. The fact that Ray Rhodes plays dominoes in the locker room really is amazing. It's a nice reflection of the man. The players themselves are equally stunned and impressed by Rhodes' locker-room activities.
Players often hear coaches say they have an open-door policy to their offices.
However, when a coach comes into the players' office on social calls, it gets their attention. I'll watch him come in the locker room and see if he's going to yell at somebody, because that's what coaches do when they come in the locker room, but then Ray will go and sit down and play dominoes. It makes it easier to talk to the coach when he's in the locker room. This is an important time for both him and the organization. With Holmgren gone, Green Bay has to prove it's still a Super Bowl contender.