SPuDS

lol yea that back to back to back grey cup appearences and shut down defenses... whew. the overratedness is just astounding..

You think Tim Burke is a has-been as a DC?

Stop chugging the haterade for Mack for a second and look at the situation. The only thing that saved Kellys ass in terms of Canadians was having 2 top level NIs in Doug Brown and Brendan Labatte. Without those two there was sweet **** all on the team for NIs AND Kelly and Taman were trading all kinds of draft picks. Mack did draft several starters for this team and did build some depth in some places that wasn't there before, he just had Brown getting old and retiring and Labatte being a little ***** who can't be away from home. 

Spuds isn't entirely wrong. Our Canadian talent isn't great but it's still a hell of a lot better than it was 4 or 5 years ago. Can anyone actually argue how it was better during the last couple years of Taman or during Kelly's year here?

I still maintain that the main reason our Canadian talent isn't elite has nothing to do with drafting, but due to our failure in free agency (both bringing in and retaining free agents). That's 100% on Mack, as are many other failures. But the draft wasn't any worse than any other teams during his 3 seasons, and in some cases better.

(I also don't think Spuds is advocating for Mack, especially since he said he expects things to improve under Walters. So cut the guy a bit of slack here!)

SPuDs, I have a lot of respect for you as a poster & as a passionate Bomber fan, I truly do but I just gotta say, wow.....

And maybe he demanded to  be the GM and HC and Wade said no?
 
Where does the conjecture end?

When you hire DC as HC....there are consequences.  And there are going to BE consequences.

More likely that the Bombers had no interest in Higgins, just like every other team in the league.

As head coach? From what I understand Higgins doesn't want to coach - he wants to be in management.
 
 
I wouldn't want to break the bank on Dressler but it would almost be worth signing him just to piss off Rider fans. 

Pretty much echoing the thoughts here. Best of luck to him in trying, but frankly I think he'd get eaten alive down south.

not sure why as he does have some decent credentials but for some reason i dont like O'shea as a HC..

Typo does not = stupidity, nor does it overrule BFFC's credibility which has been built up for the past 10+ years of upstanding CFL messageboard service...

No, but with your response you've proven my point in your belief that you obviously think the Freep, Sun and CJOB know every single in and out of the franchise. They don't, and if you think otherwise, I feel very sorry for you. There are many things that go on behind closed doors that the press and fans have ZERO idea about. Thinking otherwise is beyond stupid. Do they hear some things through sources? Of course they do. Do they hear everything? Certainly not - and in some cases sources have proven to be wrong as well.
 
Pot meet kettle when it comes to being gullible. But hey, you're entitled to have the wrong opinion, I certainly won't stop you.

it is funny people are not paying attention to the fact that people are suggesting OC and not HC.. huge difference..

rider forum is down the street

Lol just read the free press poll and the casual fans want PLP as the new head coach lol.

said it once, will say it until fixed.... the officiating in the cfl is one very strong reason our league comes across as bush... spend the money and FIX IT! hell, go all instant replay if we have to or have real time communications with command centre and make the right calls..

considering I told you the source in confidence that's a stunningly dickish thing for you to write. Doubt it of you want but that's pretty low. Class act mike.

He should care.  Success on the field together does not necessarily translate into success in management together.  We need to kill this Winnipeg habit of hiring former Bombers.  Mack didn't work out.  Kelly didn't work out.  And LaPo didn't work out. 
 
Khari hasn't really even excelled as an OC.  I'd be on board for kicking his tires as an OC... but I don't get how we can take him seriously as an HC candidate at this stage of his coaching career. 

getting jeff fisher back would be a great thing for the bombers.. the was gold as our strength and conditioning coach regardless of what some on here say..

Fisher coming back would be MASSIVE for the organization. Doug Brown has sworn up and down that the day Fish left to do his own thing, is the day the organization started the downhill slide post-Ritchie....

the jumping to conclusions in this thread and outrage that ensued is freaking hilarious..
this boards collective insanity has been on the rise as of late..

the jumping to conclusions in this thread and outrage that ensued is freaking hilarious..
this boards collective insanity has been on the rise as of late..

Spuds is right (...Dear God...) ....We have nothing to freak out about other than rumour and innuendo. Just settle down till we know some facts, likely in the new year.

the jumping to conclusions in this thread and outrage that ensued is freaking hilarious..
this boards collective insanity has been on the rise as of late..