MIKE SHERMAN

'Michael Francis Sherman' (born December 19, 1954 in Norwood, Massachusetts) is an American football coaching assistant, currently serving as offensive coordinator of the NFL's Houston Texans. He was the former general manager and head coach of the Green Bay Packers from the 2000 season to the 2005 season. Sherman was raised in Northborough, Massachusetts, where he attended Algonquin Regional High School. He and his wife, Karen, have five children: daughters Sarah, Emily and Selena, and sons Matthew and Benjamin.

Contents

Early career

Green Bay Packers Head Coach (2000-2005)

Green Bay Packers General Manager (2001-2004)

Assistant Head Coach Houston Texans (2006-)

Coaching History

References

Early career

Sherman played defensive end and offensive tackle at Central Connecticut State University.
Sherman’s coaching career began in 1981-82, when he was a part-time coach at the University of Pittsburgh. From there, he moved on to Tulane, where he coached the offensive line in 1983-84, and then to Holy Cross, where he also coached offensive line in 1985-87 before being named offensive coordinator in 1988.
He spent seven years in College Station as the Texas A&M offensive line coach from 1989-93 and 1995-96, where he met current Texans head coach Gary Kubiak during the 1992-93 seasons. Between those times, Sherman spent the 1994 season as the offensive line coach for UCLA.
Sherman's first coached in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers from 1997-98, when he was the tight ends/assistant offensive line coach. Sherman followed Mike Holmgren to the Seattle Seahawks to become the offensive coordinator for the 1999 season.

Green Bay Packers Head Coach (2000-2005)

Sherman became Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers in 2000. Until his hiring, he had never been a head coach at any level. Sherman guided the team to five winning seasons in six years. From 2002-2004, Sherman led the Green Bay Packers to three consecutive NFC North division titles. His .663 winning percentage (53-27) over his first five years was second only to Vince Lombardi in Packers history.
In spite of receiving a contract extension earlier in the season, Sherman was fired on January 2, 2006, after the Packers finished with a 4-12 record.
In his six year head coaching career with the Packers, Sherman compiled a 57-39 regular season record and a 2-4 postseason record.
'Postseason Summary (2000-2005)'

Season	Opponent	Win/ Loss, Score
2001	versus San Francisco 49ers	W, 25-15
2001	at St. Louis Rams	L, 17-45
2002	versus Atlanta Falcons	L, 7-27
2003	versus Seattle Seahawks	W, 33-27 - OT
2003	at Philadelphia Eagles	L, 17-20 - OT
2004	versus Minnesota Vikings	L, 17-31

Green Bay Packers General Manager (2001-2004)

Sherman succeeded Ron Wolf as General Manager of the Packers in 2001, taking on the dual role as Head Coach and GM. Although the decision was made prior to the 2001 NFL draft, Wolf was at the controls for the draft that year. Sherman was responsible for the following three drafts (2002-2004).

Assistant Head Coach Houston Texans (2006-)

Sherman signed with the Houston Texans as an assistant head coach on February 15.
Was promoted to Offensive Coordinator after being pursued by and also rejected by many teams to be their head coach.

Coaching History

★ 2007-present: Offensive Coordinator, Houston Texans

★ 2006: Assistant Head Coach/Offense, Houston Texans

★ 2005: Executive Vice President/Head Coach, Green Bay Packers

★ 2001-04: Executive Vice President/General Manager/Head Coach, Green Bay Packers

★ 2000: Head Coach, Green Bay Packers

★ 1999: Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends, Seattle Seahawks

★ 1997-98: Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line, Green Bay Packers

★ 1995-96: Offensive Line, Texas A&M

★ 1994: Offensive Line, UCLA

★ 1989-93: Offensive Line, Texas A&M

★ 1988: Offensive Coordinator, Holy Cross

★ 1985-87: Offensive Line, Holy Cross

★ 1983-84: Offensive Line, Tulane

★ 1981-82: Part-Time Coach, University of Pittsburgh

References

★ JSOnline

★ Z-Sport's Packer Forum

★ Packers' 2002 Draft

★ Packers' 2003 Draft

★ Packers' 2004 Draft

★ Terry Glenn

★ Javon Walker

★ B J Sander