No word on what but I'm guessing we announce our coach.

 

EDITED to clarify it IS the HC announcement.

 

Multiple sources citing it will be Mike O'Shea

Burke , as the archtiect of "Swaggerville", had the team in the palm of his hand and still screwed the pooch. O'Shea wasnt even a DC and gets promoted with less coaching experience than Kavis Reed.

 

Sceptical on this hire.

 

a TiCat fan hating on Osh...

 

...colour me shocked.

 

 Is Khari out of the running?

 

No, no, he's a shoe-in for HC.

 

Not sure anyone said he was a shoe-in but I for one would have loved to see him back here in some capacity, preferably OC. 

Was Marcel formally interviewed ?

 

I'd say he was formerly interviewed. 

 

Burke , as the archtiect of "Swaggerville", had the team in the palm of his hand and still screwed the pooch. O'Shea wasnt even a DC and gets promoted with less coaching experience than Kavis Reed.

 

Sceptical on this hire.

 

a TiCat fan hating on Osh...

 

...colour me shocked.

 

Not hating. Just questioning.

 

I'm loving this off season, new head coaches popping up, now awaiting to hear who some of the coordinators will be, expansion draft in 11 days, although I am disappointed that there will be no tv coverage of it. Lots of young QB's with potential were seen this year and IMO the CFL hasn't seen that in a while................. hoping that the Bombers find a way to get Tanner Marsh

 

Rumour is that if Stubler does end up leaving BC, that Washington would be named the DC there.

 

Dear God... why?  Marsh showed nothing substantive.

 

Marsh??? I hope you're kidding, right?

Those early rumblings about Rick Worman -- I'd be interested in him as an OC.

 

I can't see OS liking Kavis or Creehan for DC. I can see those guys ranting and raving and OS finally just telling them to shut the eff up.  

At least he didn't answer the question about how much he knows about offense like a complete idiot.

Who is os? Do you mean Osh?

Who is os? Do you mean Osh?

 

Yes. Its an homage to both our new coach and the 12000 Apple updates I've had this month. 

I am really interested to see the coords.

 

He was not my first choice but I am can see why they like him.  Looking forward to the O'Shea era.  Tremendous leader, high character guy.  Interested to see what his philosophy will be as a HC.

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Those early rumblings about Rick Worman -- I'd be interested in him as an OC.

 

I can't see OS liking Kavis or Creehan for DC. I can see those guys ranting and raving and OS finally just telling them to shut the eff up.  

 

Osh has a prior relationship with Kavis (Stubler too for that matter).... and i doubt he minds a DC who rants. he's worked with plenty.

 

in fact, all O'Shea wants from his defence can be summed up in one word: violence.

If you want to watch it on youtube...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjcBukzI24Q

 

FYI it's only the announcement and it's not very audible.

I like a strong head coach who wants to manage and lead a team, empower his assistants and players and only micromanage when absolutely necessary.  I think O'Shea fits that mold.  Obviously he is inexperienced, but I'd rather an inexperienced guy who can lead that a guy like Bellefeuille with head coaching experience.

Love this hiring. Feel O'Shea just has the ability to lead, teach and the ability to let coaches do their job.

Wanted this to be O'Shea...

Because I have pounded away on the forums, for years...on the need for direction ,leadership and accountability from the HC slot..

Might finally get it...

Finally got some of video of the presser.  Thoughts:

 

1) Speaks very well.  Somewhat reminds me of LaPo when he wanted teachers (to me, that is a good thing).

2) He has good grasp on how to deal with players, what he wants from them, etc.  Liked that a lot.

3) One question I have is what sort of schemes he wants.  As much as this team needs motivation and effort and discipline, we also need some better Xs and Os.  Past years we've played checkers while everyone else is playing chess.  We need to make improvements in that area.  Specifically to O'Shea, wonder how he wants to run this defense.  Will the 4-3* stick?

4) The media in this town are awful.  Ask better questions!

 

*Well aware that with so much variation per down teams really can't be classified as 3-4/4-3 anymore, but still want to know what sort of base and strategy he'll want.

http://www.bluebombers.com/video/index/id/93741?autostart=true

Finally got some of video of the presser.  Thoughts:

 

1) Speaks very well.  Somewhat reminds me of LaPo when he wanted teachers (to me, that is a good thing).

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Hopefully those teachers don't need to have connections to New Hampshire like Lapo's crew.

And they will be putting him to work quickly:

 

Wpg Blue Bombers ‏@Wpg_BlueBombers2h

Meet new Blue Bombers Head Coach Mike O'Shea at the @BomberStore for an autograph signing, Thursday night from 6-7pm! #Bombers

 

Looks like there was a nice size crowd at the Fairmont for the announcement especially considering the weather:

 

Winnipeg maybe the only city ever have a NHL coach and CFL coach who are from North Bay!

Wow when was the last time we had a reason to be optimistic? I'm loving this off season thus far.

I like his mantra on hard work and buy in by the players, that's a good starting point.

Loved the comments about how if guys are making the same mistakes over and over again it's a coaching problem. Nice change from Burke just throwing guys under the bus in that situation

And it was under the same bus, over and over again.