Jacquie

Not worried about Walters as GM.

Simply put, what you want does not exist. Also, your criteria for what makes a good coach and what does not is faulty. I don't care if a guy has experience in the CFL as an offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator or coordinator of the dietary concerns for vegan defensive backs. It simply does not matter.
 
There is a reason why a guy like Pinball can retire and go straight to a head coaching position and it works while a guy like Burke with an absolutely sparkling resume as a coordinator falls short. It is not about your experience with playbooks or schemes. Above everything else, you have to be a leader and a manager of people. Experience in the CFL to be aware of the game and it's intricacies is important and a requirement no doubt, but it simply does not matter where that experience is from to me. If a guy can lead, he can lead. If he can't, he can't. The chain of development for a head coach is not like a quarterback where you move from 3rd string (positional coach) to 2nd string (coordinator) to starter (head coach), you either have the ability to lead or you do not.
 
Give me the right personality over the right resume every day

Penton says one thing, Bob Irving says something different so why not wait until someone is actually hired before be concerned it's "business as usual". Might save you a few grey hairs that way.

Penton says one thing, Bob Irving says something different so why not wait until someone is actually hired before be concerned it's "business as usual". Might save you a few grey hairs that way.

Let me get this straight:
 
Miller is hired.
We have a process.
Khari is HC. No process. 
Worman is in. No, he's not.
Walter's in. 
Higgins has been talked to. Among others.
Walter's not in.
Mike O'Shea's name comes up.
Khari's not in.
Danny McManus's name comes up.
Khari's back in or is he?
Miller's calling everything. Maybe.
Nothing's been announced.
Everything is in place, but nothing's been done.
 
…..This week can't end soon enough.
 
 

Steve Simmons should watch what he says about something being desolate or depressing. He's not exactly an image of excitement himself.
 

Penton says one thing, Bob Irving says something different so why not wait until someone is actually hired before be concerned it's "business as usual". Might save you a few grey hairs that way.

Why is it perplexing? There could be a number of reasons why he wasn't there. Maybe he's out on a CIS scouting trip or something. Seems to me this is another instance where people are reading too much into something. 

I suspect his head would have exploded.

But as someone else said what else is he going to say at this time. Asking Dickenson as the Stamps are preparing for the Western Final was idiotic.

That was just an example. But we all know that if Walters had made the announcement everyone would be going off on how it was proof he was the new GM. It was a "damned if they do, damned it they don't" situation.
 
And that last bolded part.... I'm shocked. I never would have guessed you felt that way. 

That was just an example. But we all know that if Walters had made the announcement everyone would be going off on how it was proof he was the new GM. It was a "damned if they do, damned it they don't" situation.
 
And that last bolded part.... I'm shocked. I never would have guessed you felt that way. 

Ummm.... Calgary is still in the playoffs, why on earth would Dickinson give any sort of response other than staying in Calgary.
 
Ask him when Calgary's season is done, not while his team is prepping for the playoffs FFS.

Going back and forth with Penton on Twitter ...
 
He said Burke was "doomed" with the roster Mack gave him. I still stand by the fact that the import talent may not have been great, but Burke did absolutely nothing to turn those guys into better players.
 
I'll ask the question here, same as I asked Penton because I'm curious. Can anyone name an import player who actually improved with time during Tim Burke's stay as HC?

When we hired Tim Burke as our DC I saw it as an enormous coup for the team, considering that he was arguably the best DC in the league and had a wealth of previous coordinator experience. But it was LaPo who hired him, and if LaPo didn't think that Burke suited the team for whatever reason then LaPo wouldn't have hired him - best DC in the league or not. The point is that a Head Coach should have the freedom to choose his own staff, not have staff assigned to him no matter their credentials. My two pennies.
 
Edit: I should add that if the new HC actually wants Burke around as DC I'd be thrilled to keep him on.

For anyone interested, I setup a Pick 'Em to pick the winners (pictures got a little distorted):
 
http://www.morningbigblue.com/community/index.php?app=pickems&do=games&pid=4&wid=47

The mandate has always been the week of the Grey Cup.

or maybe Miller just wanted Walby to come to practises and slap some of the wussiness out of the current o-line. 

[Monty Python] No it isn't![/Monty Python]

Yup. Glenn and Tate both have a year and Mitchell has 2 according to the Calgary Herald.
 
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Point+After+Edmonton+treatment+franchise+quarterback+Mike+Reilly+puzzling/9008908/story.html

Alright, here goes.
 
First thing I do is do whatever it takes to convince the board that they need to open up the chequebook for Dave Dickenson. If I'm given the ability to hire whoever I want, I hire him to be the next head coach.
 
I'm keeping Walters as assistant GM and I'm confirming the hiring of Rick Worman as my director of player personnel.
 
Next thing I'm doing is getting on the phone with Jim Barker and offering him the same deal Buono got last year for Reilly. Seen as how we do not have a second rounder in 2013, I'm offering our 2015 second rounder, I'll swap thirds in 2014 and to make up the difference, I'm flipping him an extra fourth in 2014 in exchange for Collaros.
 
Next up, I'm prepping for the expansion draft.
 
Protections:
QB: Collaros
Canadians: Henoc, Neufeld, Greaves, Watson, Pencer, Kohlert
Americans: Washington, Terrell Parker, Wild, Matthews, January, Anderson, Turner, Sears, Jarvis Jones and Desia Dunn.
 
I prepare myself for the Redblacks to take either Swiston or Poblah and then in the second round of the non-import protection, I keep Cauchy, Etienne, Volny, Jake Thomas, Labbe (because I show my veterans some love) and whoever they have not taken between Swiston and Poblah.
 
Moving along, I've now got to survey the situation across the league and see how my roster stacks up. Looking at our list of free agents, I'm going after Henoc, Kohlert, Etienne and Labbe as my priority Canadians and Matthews as well as Brandon Stewart and Wallace Miles as my priority imports. I'd look across the league to fill some holes on the offensive line and maybe some secondary help but other than that, I'm probably going to scout new talent for competition in my other areas. At running back, I'm looking for a guy who can catch out of the backfield as a safety valve for my young QB. At receiver, I'm probably satisfied going into the season with the group I have but I'm definitely looking down south for talent seen as how it's a position we could always upgrade.
 
On the offensive line, I have to imagine myself going into the year with a 3 NI offensive line and I'm looking across the league to see if there is the potential to upgrade my entire interior. While I've protected Neufeld and Greaves, I'm certainly not writing their names in pen on my depth chart. I'm also ready to push Jones at RT with a guy like Pencer. Dimitri Tsoumpas is a specific name I'd target to upgrade at guard.
 
Defensive line, I'm not too worried. Kenny Mainor can come back or he can go but I'm at least offering a deal. I'm on the phone with Darren Gill constantly getting updates on Bilukidi and I'm very willing to let a guy like McAdoo compete with some young guys from the US on the line. Zach Anderson+Bryant Turner are pretty solid in my interior.
 
Linebackers, I like my depth for once.
 
Secondary, focal point during offseason scouting. Also not opposed to bringing in some veterans here if Jovon is not around or I'm unable to resign Stewart.
 
Kicking, I'm working hard to sign Liam Higglyjiggly or whatever and I'm also taking a long hard look at Mike Renaud. This might be a spot where I look to teams around the league to see what's available.
 
Neg list work ... I'm getting guys like Armanti Edwards and Denard Robinson off my list and I'm letting Rick Worman scour the US for QB prospects. I'm also getting the word out to agents that this is not Joe Mack's house anymore and there's no reason to be apprehensive about coming to Winnipeg. No more refusals to play here.
 
Pipeline players ... I want updates on Stephen Alli and I want to get Robertson and Aprile inked to deals ASAP. DiCroce needs to be back in camp as well.
 
Canadian draft ... Knowing I have second overall and knowing a serious need is a center with long term potential, I'm putting Pierre Lavertu from Laval at the top of my draft board.

Possibly 2009 TC - Darrell Hackney - 6' 248 lbs

To sum up Burke ...
 
-- he's got a big mouth
-- he's not a coach who wants to work WITH players, he wants them to work FOR him
-- no problem throwing any/everyone under the bus
-- lack of in-game strategic ability
-- lack of roster management ability
-- incapable of handling the media properly
-- has a doghouse bigger than the new stadium
-- puts his own personal vendettas ahead of the team culture
 
see ya later Burke.

Why do people keep saying that. Hufnagel has given absolutely no indication that he's going to quit coaching anytime soon. And Dickenson has applied for at least one HC job in the recent past. If Dickenson wants to be a HC now then the only way for that to happen is to leave Calgary. 

This is an entire hot mess based on rumour and innuendo, and no real facts. Let's wait and see when we actually know what's going on, and THEN start forming some opinions. I think we'll have a much better idea before Christmas.