Citing salary cap reasons, Holmgren wanted to clean up what he thought was a bloated payroll for its achievements and go young. I don't care how young those guys are, we will be better. The wide receivers are almost the same and will be better. Quarterback Jon Kitna should be better. Kitna went as far as to say that he is stunned how talented the team is.
Outsiders are surprised to hear a comment such as that.
He's got players coming in here buying into what coach Holmgren is trying to say. I'm a big believer that chemistry and cohesion go further than talent. Still, young talent has growing pains. In the second half, Jackson caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Glenn Foley . Cochran came back in the second half to set up a score by overpowering Colts rookie guard Joel Davis, sacking the quarterback and forcing a fumble.