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Maybe that's one of his "options" If he to get a big raise then better be elsewhere...he already in Bang for buck range where he hampers lineup elsewhere Don't get me wrong hes a great player and the heart of the team...but also at a position where if u know how to scout can get same production at a third of the cost.

Atomic just confirmed they're staying! Trinity forever!!!

$$ changes a lot of things He literally can't make any more than he already is. I absolutely want him in B&G for the rest of his career, but if they're giving him a big raise, they're a losing team next season.

losing Brady would be a disaster on many levels, including attendance . He deserves a big raise, and an OC that realizes his abilities.

I think Ford's career as a CFL starter at qb is over. He better not come here.

Zach working the cup is odd as he said he won’t be watching the game from the stadium.

I'd like to tell you what I'd fit him in.

You're probably too young to remember or even experienced but the final Bud Grant year in 1966, I believe they were 10-6 or 9-7 & finished second losing to the Riders in the Western Best of 3 series 2-0. Grant left for Minnesota in 1967. Grant did a minor retooling like you suggest after finishing 3-12-1 in 63 & 1-15 in 1964. They went 11-5 in 65 & got back to the GC to lose to Hamilton. The 1967, 68 & 69 seasons under Joe Zaleski were dismal. Hit rock bottom under Jim Spavital in 70 going 2-14, My point. To avoid walking off a cliff some of the vets Osh likes should have been gone 2 years ago & replaced. with younger & cheaper players. Had Bud Grant not relied on so many aging vets in the mid 60's the team would have been years ahead of where they ended up in 1970. If Osh does come back then nothing will change. He'll still be loyal to a fault to Thomas, Kolo & other vets getting long in the tooth. That is when I believe this team will step off a cliff. Look at how Wally Buono ran the Stamps & Lions. Never afraid to make the changes he saw fit. Letting veterans who could sgtill play but wanted top dollar go & replacing them with younger players who didn't cost as much. That philosophy made him the winningest coach in CFL history. Wally cut Allen Pitts after having a thousand yard season in 2000 for crying out loud. Who does that??? He replaced Pitts with rookie Marc Boerigter who was an impact receiver before heading soiuth to the NFL Chiefs. With Osh, would Bo even had got a chance?? What a ballsy move that was.

What is MOS stays?

So where does Faj/Tre Ford fit in......very interesting indeed

The GM doesn't have final say. It's on O'Shea as you stated.

No, he doesn't. He brings in talent but has no say in game day roster or who the head coach decides to keep. What you're describing is the hallmark of a dysfunctional organization. One of the reasons we've been so successful over the last decade is that each of Miller, Walters and O'Shea have stayed in their lanes and allowed each to do the job they've been hired for. We can question whether or not Walters acted prudently with respect to our pending free agents or if he did enough to fill roster needs. We can question whether or not Walters held O'Shea accountable for his decisions over the course of a season. We can question O'Shea's in game management and roster make-up but to suggest that a GM is going to unilaterally release players without input from the coaching staff is ******* absurd.

Miller will go for sure. Younger & JJ if one of them isn't HC

Ohh thats right. Too bad, but good for him in landing that spot. That does sound like a real cushy retirement job.

No, his team (NJ Generals) was not part of the USFL/XFL? He's on the College Football Playoff Selection Committee and is helping Oregon State look for their next HC which sounds like things to keep busy with in retirement.

That offence has lived a very charmed life this year. Very similar to Maksymic IMO. Though I'd put him above Mueller, because like you say, we have seen Maksymic have to macgyver together an offence with tinfoil, gum, and the angle of the sun. They always take and go get some of their guys. The biggest old boys coach ever (saying some thing considering Ricthie) is gonna go get em.

I also think the belief that Osh would leave and not take any of his guys with him is not very realistic. Biggie is also not likely to happen as he has been very clear about not coaching when he's done. He's going to be all about his family when he hangs them up.

LOL. I have always really likely Coach Riley. Whats he doing now, still in the USFL?

Give Mueller his backup qb for a year in Maier & see how brilliant he is. Mueller had Harris who had an oiutstanding year but is pushing 40.

Extreme change is an interesting thing in the CFL these days. (forget the rules stuff) The fact is, most teams are between heavily retooling and wholesale rebuilding their entire Secondary, DL, OL , and WR core every year. Everyone is looking for the plug-and-play DBs from college, the next pass rusher/catcher, and any kind of help they can manage on the OL. Except for the 1 or 2 contenders in any given season. And then the 1-year contract base has massive free agency turnover every year for most teams. The requirement for turn over might be high, but in this league the tolerance is about as high as it gets in pro sports. Out side of the lowest levels of indy baseball any way.

You don't hire an entire staff of Newbies. Guys who have never coached as assistants. That's a recipe for disaster. Most players have no idea what preparations coaches need to do at the pro level as well as the long hours away from family, friends as well as birthdays, recitals at school & social events..

Bring back Mike Riley! Fine, forget it.

The only thing odd about Mos going up to HC, is that it is odd for teams Cos to go up to HC. It is far more common for Dc and OCS to do it. But Mos was considered a candidate to be an excellent DC as well. It was a big get for us; it wasn't any kind of shock. No one thought Mos was un-special. Mace was an excellent position coach and defensive assistant before moving up to DC. Just like JY. An expert at what he coached, with the fast track. It was still too soon for him, but it had worked it. It fails way, way more often than it works, though. For every mace, you have 10 DeVone Claybrooks. Mueller isn't in that mold either. No comparison between an excellent imp position player who played at the highest levels and coaches up from that position, to a career as a backup, who started coaching on the other side of the ball, then spent the majority of his time coaching RBs. Mueller has been a notably good coach for 1 year. Frankly, I wouldn't put Mueller on a list of the top 5 OCs in the league. little on a top the list of CO candidates to move up to HC. Wow, that is an odd offer from Hamilton. So they want to interview Danny and Mos for the same job? I can't see him wanting that.

FWIW, this Berger guy says Hamilton wants Osh as GM but Milanovich stays HC. T.O has offered the HC position with significant personnel power but Pinball stays GM I can't see him giving up coaching for the GM role in Hamilton so does he leave Winnipeg for the exact same scenario in Toronto? Pinball is still his boss at the end of the day, if push came to shove.

It's always interesting to me how some here use extremes when describing others when these others (most, not all) don't think and/or post in extremes from what I have read. For example, course corrections needed at all levels does not mean clean house, fire everybody. It means what happens to our ball club if these course corrections are not made? Then cue the fight between faith and doubt.