Just announced that Walters has been extended to 2020 and O'Shea to 2019.

Good job.

This is great news in my opinion and in the opinion of those that actually matter as a bunch of players have been saying it's a damn good thing. Some times, you need to just step back and not overthink these things, the players love playing for Oshea, that's quite apparent and the bottom line, in todays sporting world, you need a coach that players love to play for. The days of wooping ass and taking names in public is over, those coaches don't last anymore. 

 

Great news. Stability is the most important thing for sure. You look at every successful organization in the sporting world and what they have... stability at the top of the organization. Teams that change GM'S and Coaches every couple years, well, they are the ones who struggle the most. 

Another 3 years to figure out you dont kick 60+ yard field goals in bc place

Edited December 9, 20169 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

2 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Another 3 years to figure out you dont kick 60+ yard field goals in bc place

Kind of a pointless comment don't you think??? 

But hey, message board fans know it all, for sure, we are the experts, let's just ignore what the players think.... 

obviously they didn't get feedback from Noeller.... if they had it would have been lifetime contract for Mike.

 Now:

Fix the defence.

I get this feeling that Hall won't be back... I think you will see a change there, I think Steinhauer if he doesn't go to Toronto is a possible. I also think Thorpe is a possibility but he might end up in Edmonton when they can Benevides. 

4 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Kind of a pointless comment don't you think??? 

But hey, message board fans know it all, for sure, we are the experts, let's just ignore what the players think.... 

Please find me someone on this board who thought the kick was the right idea.

3 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Please find me someone on this board who thought the kick was the right idea.

Probably same amount of people who thought your initial post was the right idea

5 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Please find me someone on this board who thought the kick was the right idea.

I still think it was the incorrect decision but I can see MOS' rationale. 

He watches his kicker do it all season long in practice and his kicker says he can do it. No one has really gone after Medlock for using a tee when he didn't even practice with it all year.

Edited December 9, 20169 yr by JCon

9 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Please find me someone on this board who thought the kick was the right idea.

I did. 

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

Exactly....

They had to celebrate their new deals somehow...

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

 

If this is one year ago I'm like this about the new deal ...

... after the 2016 season I'm more like this ... meh, we'll have to wait and see.

40 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

I did. 

Me, too....and I still defend it. 

This, of course, makes my day. It's a validation of MOS's abilities as a Coach and a good guy. It's the belief that the right man is in place. This is not just us here, (minus a few posters) but, as we have witnessed time, and time again, it's the belief of the Winnipeg Football Club. It's the belief by player after player who have spoken out and testified that they want to play for O'Shea. And to what extent have we've seen that before? 

What O'Shea has started here is remarkable to witness through the player's eyes and I would think his reputation will make Walters' job easier in recruiting. That also has to count for something.

It doesn't hurt, either, to think that this announcement sours the day of some commentators in sport. I strongly hesitate to call them writers..

Let the progress continue...

1 hour ago, Goalie said:

This is great news in my opinion and in the opinion of those that actually matter as a bunch of players have been saying it's a damn good thing. Some times, you need to just step back and not overthink these things, the players love playing for Oshea, that's quite apparent and the bottom line, in todays sporting world, you need a coach that players love to play for. The days of wooping ass and taking names in public is over, those coaches don't last anymore. 

 

Great news. Stability is the most important thing for sure. You look at every successful organization in the sporting world and what they have... stability at the top of the organization. Teams that change GM'S and Coaches every couple years, well, they are the ones who struggle the most. 

To be fair, ive never seen players come out and say NOOOOOOO! when a coach has been extended. But it is a good thing for chemistry and for showing the players the management and brass believe in what they have.

56 minutes ago, Mark F said:

 Now:

Fix the defence.

say what? The defence played 10x better over the course of the year then the offense did. If it wasnt for the team record setting turn overs we dont get a sniff of the play offs. We need some over haul work on both sides of the ball, but i doubt most of what needs to be done will be done. With a year of tape to go back on how do you think opposition Ds are gonna play us? We seldom throw deep, and when we do its a floater. Opposition offenses will have a harder time taking further advantage of our D. Offense, defense, and teams each could have won the game on a single play multiple times. It was a team loss. Dont forget how good they played the pass for most of the game. 

46 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

I did. 

I probably would have gone for one more first down. I dont think bc would stop you from making a short throw to the first. then you spike and put medlock on the field. But the decision to kick was very sound. Medlock made from 60 in practice his season long was like 58 or 59, and kicked from deep a bunch of times in practice. He was the best player last year and had the best season for a kicker ever. It was a good decision. And im not a mos fan. It wasnt perfect, but only hind sight is. 

7 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

This, of course, makes my day. It's a validation of MOS's abilities as a Coach and a good guy. It's the belief that the right man is in place. This is not just us here, (minus a few posters) but, as we have witnessed time, and time again, it's the belief of the Winnipeg Football Club. It's the belief by player after player who have spoken out and testified that they want to play for O'Shea. And to what extent have we've seen that before? 

What O'Shea has started here is remarkable to witness through the player's eyes and I would think his reputation will make Walters' job easier in recruiting. That also has to count for something.

It doesn't hurt, either, to think that this announcement sours the day of some commentators in sport. I strongly hesitate to call them writers..

Let the progress continue...

I think it shows that he was the best HC available. And that they are committed to him. It would have been a terrible decision to not re sign him after waiting soo long for the team to put it together under him after they finally do. To draw it out and kick the tires on other options would have been a big mistake too showing a lack of believe in what they had last year. This was the only good move to be made. 

Facebook Q&A.

 

 

 

It's nice to not have to start over AGAIN.  But I'm still not the biggest O'shea fan.

 

It's great for Mike's family he's here

He and Kyle also seem to have drinking problems ... and that's the FAKE NEWS for the day

Edited December 9, 20169 yr by IC Khari

The all-Canadian approach to the Canadian Football League  (Miller, Walters, MOS) continues.   For some some funny reason....feel pretty good about that...

It's live now.  When asked about his coaches and if he'll resign them, he said he needs to look at contracts but that he likes consistency.

I really wish they'd drop Hall and bring in another DC like Thorpe.

1 minute ago, Logan007 said:

It's live now.  When asked about his coaches and if he'll resign them, he said he needs to look at contracts but that he likes consistency favours continuity.

I really wish they'd drop Hall and bring in another DC like Thorpe.

Fixed that for you. ;-)

Excellent!

Now bring Steinauer here as DC.