For those that may not have seen it on Twitter, after the Lirim blocked punt Keith McCullough tweeted: "O'Shea puts blame on Hajrullahu on blocked punt. Tell him he has to get rid of it quickly on low snap." The tweet has since been deleted but that didn't spare him from the wrath of O'Shea. For those who have been critical of O'Shea's demenour in interviews, I HIGHLY suggest you listen to this. Go to the audiovault on CJOB, click 9 PM and have a listen. He also has some words for Kim Murphy as well regarding the contacting the kicker penalty.

 

After the block was brought up by Bob Irving who asked if Lirim did not get the ball off fast enough, O'Shea said: "No but apparently one of your reporters reported that. If he ever knew anything about football, maybe him and I could have a chat. If he knows anything about me I never BLAME players. That word BLAME doesn't exist in our locker room. It's very frustrating to hear somebody say that because they don't understand the protection, they don't understand the whole operation. As I look at it on film I'll know exactly what happened and no one else because I don't blame people."

 

He went further into the comment saying he'd "get to the bottom" of how the comment came to be. Needless to say, the boss is angry.

 

So, let me get this straight, the coach just suffered his 5th loss in 6 games and his priority is to 'get to the bottom' of a tweet????

 

No wonder the ship is sinking.

Nailed it. How can we win when this fool spends 20 seconds on the post game show not taking about watching the film?

Help me out here then, what exactly is the point of this comment, that the coach got a little bent during the show?

Coaches get pissed off with the media all the time. No big deal. 

The point of this thread is that OShea has just turned into Dave Ritchie.  Love it.

The point of this thread is that OShea has just turned into Dave Ritchie.  Love it.

 

lol, thank you, either that or "I'm Back"!

Maybe the reporter saw the coach give a talking to the punter.

 

Regardless I find it strange his biggest complaint about the game is about a tweet delivered to him. Was it his family? Was it someone in the Bombers?

The tweet was in the first post of this thread:

 

"O'Shea puts blame on Hajrullahu on blocked punt. Tell him he has to get rid of it quickly on low snap."

 

He was mad because a reporter was putting words in his mouth and presumingly something he didn't do and he wouldn't do publicly.

 

And it wasn't his biggest complaint of the game.  It was what he said on air in the post game show.  He can't complain about the officiating, he won't throw his players under the bus.  So he complained about a reporter from CJOB putting words in his mouth.

 

I'm pretty sure this is the least of his worries behind closed doors....

As long as he holds players accountable in that locker room. 

An emotional and pissed off Mike O'Shea after a tough loss.....correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this the exact reason we hired him? Can't wait to see the week of practice our guys are going to have. I guarantee that MOS will leave his fingerprint on our preparation this week. This is a good thing people. I've been waiting a few weeks for this.

This team has been responding to Mike O'Shea all year. Never once have they quit, they are fighting until the end of every game. They just don't have the talent needed to win all these games. 

Watched some of Greenbay v. Chicago today.  

 

Officiating in that game anyway, is at least as bad as ours, and fan forum (vikings) is full of comments about it ruining the games, and driving people away from football.

 

Some of the NFL refs are just as bad as ours. I've watched some NFL games this year. slow, many flags, many bad calls, and boredom.

 

 

I've noticed some people on morningbigblue who have been, from the start, criticizing O'Shea.  Maybe  they have some personal agenda against the guy. Otherwise, hard to understand.

 

 

re O'Shea intensity, Don't know him except to watch as a player, but I'd be surprised if he wasn't extremely intense and driven to win. I think he'll get there for the bombers, but going to take more than 

 

one season. Nobody really thought it could be done that fast did they?

 

 

We were a play or two, some bad bounces, and a few bad calls away from winning at least half of the last games in our losing streak. 

After each of those losses, Osh's reply to press has always been, we need to do a better job coaching/teaching the players not to make those mistakes. Going on 8 weeks now, the media has the right to ask how long is this going to take to sink in.

After each of those losses, Osh's reply to press has always been, we need to do a better job coaching/teaching the players not to make those mistakes. Going on 8 weeks now, the media has the right to ask how long is this going to take to sink in.

 

But thats not what they asked or said that pissed him off, seriously dude,, the cjob reporter on the sidelines keith mccullough or whatever his name is tweeted something he thought o'shea said when o'shea actually didn't say it... Wouldn't that piss you off too? If not then you haven't been paying much attention to how O'shea operates. Wont throw players under the bus and the tweet the CJOB reporter sent out implied that Oshea threw Lirim under the bus when in fact he didn't. The tweet is gone now too so what does that tell you exactly? McCullough was dead wrong. Otherwise the tweet would still be there for all to see. Oshea spent 15 seconds talking about that tweet and hasn't since. Done and Done. 

And...then they want him to say he has a bad team?  Bad coaches?  Because then all they'll do is starting talking about how the Bombers are rebuilding again.

 

Team management that caves in to pressure from media and fans has been a chronic problem for about the past 10 years.  The Kevin Glenn release (with no real plan at QB) was a classic example.  Everyone made enough noise and management gave in.  It wasn't just Mike Kelly either; Brendan Taman made some rather telling comments shortly after the '08 season.  

And...then they want him to say he has a bad team? Bad coaches? Because then all they'll do is starting talking about how the Bombers are rebuilding again.

Team management that caves in to pressure from media and fans has been a chronic problem for about the past 10 years. The Kevin Glenn release (with no real plan at QB) was a classic example. Everyone made enough noise and management gave in. It wasn't just Mike Kelly either; Brendan Taman made some rather telling comments shortly after the '08 season.

Careful, your gonna rile up the pro-media fans here..

Those pro-media fans should go over to bluebombes.com and check out the o'shea post game press conference and try to decipher what most of those bumbling damn near drunk fools in the media are asking him. It's ridiculous, Lawless goes on and on and on, Friesen sounds like he's some creepy pervert all the time, wicek sounds clueless, Man I honestly don't know how O'shea and Maurice with the Jets for that matter deals with that crap, it's embarrassing to listen too as a fan actually. 

Double standard, he's offered the press next to nothing all year on the team and them get's upset when they interrupt something incorrectly. I like Osh and think he will be a good HC in the league but he may not last through the media storm if he keeps it up, they have chewed up and spit out better men than him in this town.

And...then they want him to say he has a bad team?  Bad coaches?  Because then all they'll do is starting talking about how the Bombers are rebuilding again.

 

Team management that caves in to pressure from media and fans has been a chronic problem for about the past 10 years.  The Kevin Glenn release (with no real plan at QB) was a classic example.  Everyone made enough noise and management gave in.  It wasn't just Mike Kelly either; Brendan Taman made some rather telling comments shortly after the '08 season.  

 

Very true but I just can't see Miller caving in to the pressure by the media.      

 

And...then they want him to say he has a bad team?  Bad coaches?  Because then all they'll do is starting talking about how the Bombers are rebuilding again.

 

Team management that caves in to pressure from media and fans has been a chronic problem for about the past 10 years.  The Kevin Glenn release (with no real plan at QB) was a classic example.  Everyone made enough noise and management gave in.  It wasn't just Mike Kelly either; Brendan Taman made some rather telling comments shortly after the '08 season.  

 

Very true but I just can't see Miller caving in to the pressure by the media.      

 

 

I tend to agree...but stranger things have happened.  This regime looks, feels, smells, and acts different...I hope that continues...

And...then they want him to say he has a bad team? Bad coaches? Because then all they'll do is starting talking about how the Bombers are rebuilding again.

Team management that caves in to pressure from media and fans has been a chronic problem for about the past 10 years. The Kevin Glenn release (with no real plan at QB) was a classic example. Everyone made enough noise and management gave in. It wasn't just Mike Kelly either; Brendan Taman made some rather telling comments shortly after the '08 season.

Very true but I just can't see Miller caving in to the pressure by the media.

I tend to agree...but stranger things have happened. This regime looks, feels, smells, and acts different...I hope that continues...

I think that O'shea dealing with toronto's media goombas and miller growing up professionally here gives them a distinct advantage when dealing with the assclowns that make up our local sports media.. I dont expect them to ever really bow down to their will to appease anyone..

And...then they want him to say he has a bad team? Bad coaches? Because then all they'll do is starting talking about how the Bombers are rebuilding again.

Team management that caves in to pressure from media and fans has been a chronic problem for about the past 10 years. The Kevin Glenn release (with no real plan at QB) was a classic example. Everyone made enough noise and management gave in. It wasn't just Mike Kelly either; Brendan Taman made some rather telling comments shortly after the '08 season.

Very true but I just can't see Miller caving in to the pressure by the media.

I think miller tells them where to go in a kind, politically correct manner as opposed to caving in lol

Double standard, he's offered the press next to nothing all year on the team and them get's upset when they interrupt something incorrectly. I like Osh and think he will be a good HC in the league but he may not last through the media storm if he keeps it up, they have chewed up and spit out better men than him in this town.

Honestly, not exactly sure what you are talking about here. Not exactly relevant to the original topic of a guy from CJOB tweeting o'shea saying something that he didn't actually say. 

 

Did you read the original post in this thread? Basically what happened was McCullough made something totally up and was called out on it. The guy completely made it up. Basically, McCullough went all national enquirer on twitter and instead of reporting the truth, made it up completely. 

Double standard, he's offered the press next to nothing all year on the team and them get's upset when they interrupt something incorrectly. I like Osh and think he will be a good HC in the league but he may not last through the media storm if he keeps it up, they have chewed up and spit out better men than him in this town.

 

So the press is oppressed?

You don't go to war with the media, especially in this town.

 

Have come to a conclusion that the reason for all these low scoring games this year... hell another one in the calgary bc game.... is simple.

 

It's because after a big play normally for the offence, the refs throw a flag.. pretty hard for an offence to gain some consistency or momentum if you will if they are being flagged every other play. Refs are very flag happy this year, calling way more penalties than they have in the past. It's a problem. Gotta let the teams play. 

 

I noticed that in Edmonton v. Sask.  Several  big plays by Edmonton, taken back by calls, one a hold half the width of the field away from the actual run. It does ruin the fun of watching the game. These referees don't understand, we aren't watching the game to see them throw flags, and have meetings on national TV. 

 

The penalty call was for unnecessary roughness and it was deserved. Put the blame where it belongs - on the player who made a boneheaded play, not the official.