"I told Steve Mariucci, who was my quarterbacks coach, to put the young guy in," former Packers coach Mike Holmgren said. "I didn't even know his name. All I knew was that he was a good-looking, big guy. I said, 'Put him in, let him take a few snaps.' "
Warner didn't feel comfortable with the offense. He refused.
"What do you mean he won't do it?" Holmgren screamed at Mariucci.
"He says he's not ready," Mariucci said.
"It's a minicamp, for Pete's sake," Holmgren said.
"Mike, he won't do it," Mariucci said.
When practice was over, Holmgren stormed into the meeting room and confronted his personnel staff.
"I said, 'Listen, who was the guy who signed this quarterback? I've got to have a guy who is confident!' " Holmgren said.
That was the end of Kurt Warner, the Packer.
