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2 hours ago, Atomic said:
What experienced head coach with a winning history was available in 2014, when O'Shea was hired?
Tom Higgins.
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No excuse for all the back-stabbing going on with the Stamps, but 3downnation is reporting that Bo-Levi played all year with shoulder and elbow problems in his right arm. Considering that, he didn't look bad apart from his decision making.
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2 hours ago, TBURGESS said:
Toronto hired Trestman and won the Grey Cup this year. Riders hired Jones who got them into the playoffs and a playoff win in year 2. Hamilton's Jones turned that team around in half a year. It could be argued that he'd have made the playoffs if he'd had the whole year. All 3 of those coaches took over teams as bad as the one that MOS did.
We chose MOS and we'll go into year 5 still looking for our first playoff victory.
I suggest that we will be stuck with O'Shea (at least) for another year, and Walters probably beyond that, but I do not know how much more rope Miller will be able to give them.
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2 hours ago, wbbfan said:
Yes we do. they are called designated imports. Also it was his first full season, and he didnt get a ton of chances before JSK stepped in. Also, hes small for MLB even by cfl standards.
Knox was not brought in to be a special teams player, and he looks to have hit his potential and we need to find someone better who can push to be a starter.
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2 hours ago, DR. CFL said:
Dave Ritchie was relieved because he had a heart condition.....his health was in jeopardy and he wouldn't step down for his own good. Doug Berry may have been a good assistance coach but as a Head Coach he had challenges relating to both his staff and the players, the team was dysfunctional under his direction.
But they won in spite of some really bad quarterbacks. I still hold to my opinion about Ritchie,
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2 hours ago, 17to85 said:
They fired Dave Ritchie cause they were impatient for a cup, made the team worse and set it back years. They fired Doug Berry for the same reasons, made the team worse put it into a huge hole.
I'd rather let this regime keep on putting up winning seasons rather than canning them thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. If they start missing the playoffs then we will talk, but until then forget about the streak. It matters not.
Disagree. Dave Ritchie got fired because he lost his ability to assess when a veteran needed to be moved. Doug Berry got fired for his public feud with a certain kicker and his prickliness with the public and media, and besides, Bauer wanted his man in place. Making the playoff is not enough any more.
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4 hours ago, Floyd said:
Hurl was a Richie Hall project... but Kuale was an Oshea project... hopefully this is done.
With a real MLB this team really can go all the way
If O'Shea thought that Kuale was the answer at MLB when pretty much everyone on this forum (and his/her dog/cat) knew better, that says something about O'Shea's judgement.
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Apparently there is a new dessert being served in Calgary homes and restaurants today- Chokecherry pie... and an order of artichokes.
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2 hours ago, TheSource said:
Goes to show you how quickly a team can turn it around if they know what they are doing and have an appropriate level of financial commitment from the organization. Same can be said about Saskatchewan, although they did fall a bit short.
And Bombers show what happens when you don't have people who know what they are doing and do not have the financial will to be great from the organization. Now, to be fair, Bombers are not terrible anymore, but they are still not top tier. Would love it if Bombers, like Toronto, became serious about winning a GC as the main priority, but not sure if they will ever be able to do that in the new reality of the CFL.
The biggest difference from my point of view is that the Argos were wise enough to hire experienced coach and GM and who had been successful in the past. I would put Nichols against Ricky Ray any day of the week, but this year and last we paid for the learning curve of our coach and GM, and they may still not be up to the grade of Toronto's staff.
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2 hours ago, wbbfan said:
2001, 2011 man it could be an awful long super duper negatron life if that was the case.
Bombers could be forgiven but the Stamps have seen this movie before and had the clearly "better" team. No excuses.
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2 hours ago, J5V said:
Envy? Of course. Here I sit, a Bomber fan in Toronto. Could be worse though. I could be a Stumps fan.
I think this win by Toronto puts the pressure squarely on the shoulders of O'Shea and Walters- they've had long enough to produce a team capable of making it to the Cup final.
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2 hours ago, J5V said:
And in one year Toronto goes from nothing to Grey Cup champions. One year.
Do I detect a trace of envy here?
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"Old age and treachery will beat youth and enthusiasm every time"
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Gotta give Mitchell props for playing a great game, but with one mistake.
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2 hours ago, the watcher said:
Lucky break for The Argos
The game may well be decided by breaks.
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Without the snow, I would have given a big edge to the Stamps, but now its even Stephen. Running game ought to play a big part, and I think Ray is a more accurate passer than Mitchell. For the Stamps, if Messam doesn't get it done, they are scrooged.
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14 hours ago, blueingreenland said:
We already signed Rick House...twice in fact!
Didn't he become a rather sarcastic doctor?
When do we fire Richie Hall?
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Are you seriously blaming him for the gong show that was going on in Montreal, or fault him for firing a subordinate coach for coming into a morning meeting drinking? If you want to compare him to other coaches, perhaps you should consider how many Grey Cups he has won compared to Jones, O'Shea , Dickinson, Maas etc. Higgins has been the recipient of some bad organizational politics and may or may not be a great coach, but there is reason to believe he is a good one.