http://defendther.com/2014/12/11/tbt-catching-up-with-korey-banks/

 

Obviously this season things in Winnipeg didn’t work out as you hoped, what happened there and what are your plans for next season?

 

I don’t know what happened there, I always respected everyone and did what I needed to do. When I came into Winnipeg they gave me a big contract, hyped me up as an impact player and everyone seemed to be on the same page. I had a great camp, picking off 8 passes in practice, was a stand up teammate and always did what I was asked. It boiled down to the fact that Gary Etcheverry had a problem with me, which I never understood since we were working towards the same goal. One day in practice I asked him a question and he just nodded and jogged off without answering me. At the next meeting he starts it off by talking about how players shouldn’t question coaches, etc. etc. This is the same guy who doesn’t use a playbook, he just writes plays on the board and then erases them. As a player you feel uncomfortable as you have nothing to reference when studying. To Etcheverry players are just horses to be run. He’s a total joke and a clown. I’m not denying he’s got a good football mind but the man’s a clown and has no relationship with his players.

 

When the Bombers started playing games with me, putting me on the IR and stuff, the joke ended up on them as they were on the hook for my salary this season, and with the settlement I got to stay home this year and get paid. The whole experience left a bitter taste in my mouth and made me hate the CFL. Well, actually not the CFL, just Winnipeg, I hope they never win anything again. As for my career I’m done with football.

 

All I read was wah wah wah wah I'm not getting exactly what I want wah wah wah wah wah

Sounds like a 2 year old.

What a class act. I can't believe Osh didn't want to hold on to this great guy.

Kuale starting and sears sitting should equal 'fired'

And who's korey banks

Banks is a clown and he's shedding tears so ...

 

Sounds like a guy who needed to get his name back out there so everyone didn't forget about him.

 

FWIW, I completed 94% of my passes last time out, so maybe I should get a shot to be a QB somewhere. After all, it's practice that counts.

Not a very classy response by Banks, but I do think he was mistreated. All the more reason to fire Etch. Lots of better choices out there.

 

Must have been a hell of a question that Banks asked!

 

Let's see, Maurice Leggett and Zach Anderson just re-upped with the Bombers.

2 defensive players…playing under GE.

That, to me speaks way more than a disgruntled, almost-former player, that 2 teams deemed expendable.

And Banks is mad at the last one who thought he wasn't good enough?

 

I guess it's really hard to face the truth for Banks.

 

 

Not sticking up for Banks here but its a good idea to look at it from both ways.... Sure Leggett and Anderson re-upped and may have no prob with Etch. Maybe they had no questions and just followed along.

 

But Banks as a leader and vet may have felt he had questions about things that maybe rookies might of asked him and he wanted to have answers and help.

 

Guys can't ask questions? C'mon. This is Gary Etcheverry. A man who has been fired from virtually every job he's had as a football coach in Canada. He couldn't even hold a job as a CIS coach at Carleton. He was insisting on running the Double Wing offense. I ran that in bantam football here in Calgary. It's 95% run & the OL has no splits. It's a great bantam & high school offense but that's it. It's not designed to be used at the CIS level. Google Double Wing if you don't know what it is. The players rebelled & had him fired. They were all going to quit. Now we're stuck with him. 

Maybe Korey Banks asked what a Double Wing was?

Not a very classy response by Banks, but I do think he was mistreated. All the more reason to fire Etch. Lots of better choices out there.

 

Do you want to elaborate as to why you think he was mistreated?  

Why are people assuming that what Banks said is the truth.

Maybe Korey Banks asked what a Double Wing was?

LOL!

 

Maybe Korey Banks asked what a Double Wing was?

LOL!

Here's the Double Wing. BTW, the tailback is so close to the qbs ass, he's actually called "The Sniffer".  In American football there are no wideouts. When I ran that offense being Canadian football with 12 men we had a single wideout... 

 

 

 

We supposedly brought this guy in to provide veteran leadership......

 

Massive fail.

Two things I thought were funny when I first read this yesterday... him citing his great practice stats... and he thinks it's his choice that he's out of football... that's about it...

Funny how some of the media are now posting a link to this article on Twitter.

 

 

 

Must have been a hell of a question that Banks asked!

 

Let's see, Maurice Leggett and Zach Anderson just re-upped with the Bombers.

2 defensive players…playing under GE.

That, to me speaks way more than a disgruntled, almost-former player, that 2 teams deemed expendable.

And Banks is mad at the last one who thought he wasn't good enough?

 

I guess it's really hard to face the truth for Banks.

 

 

Not sticking up for Banks here but its a good idea to look at it from both ways.... Sure Leggett and Anderson re-upped and may have no prob with Etch. Maybe they had no questions and just followed along.

 

But Banks as a leader and vet may have felt he had questions about things that maybe rookies might of asked him and he wanted to have answers and help.

 

 

I'm under the impression Korey Banks was brought here…for that exact reason..for the experience and passing on veteran knowledge.

Seems like a no-brainer.

 

But somewhere, somehow, things went astray, and we only have KB's version of his "asked-a-question-things-went-sideways-they-don't-respect-me-things-went-to-hell" story.

 

I'd back Banks up on his account, if I could believe his version of on-line moans and his line of credibility, but it seems it's not the first time he has "trashed" a former employer.

 

He is right about one thing though…he's done with football.

 

 

 

True enough.

 

Im just trying to look at things from both sides i guess.

 

Etch was put out of the CFL for some reason tho. Its not like he was this highly touted DC with huge respect around the league.

 

One could argue that these guys signed due to being told Etch would be canned.

Another day with no word on the status of the assistant coaches. Guys are out there available that would be upgrades to  who we have now. Usually when head coaches are fired the assistants go with them. So, I'd say Mark Washington & KJ are available as is George Cortez. I don't think the wheels are turning slowly with the Bombers. I think they're stuck in a snowdrift.  The wheels are spinning but the team is going nowhere.

When do assistant coaches' contracts expire?  When do they become "free agents?"  Is Washington even allowed to talk to other teams yet?

 

I read recently that Orlando Steinhauer has a no-movement clause in his contract.  I've never heard of a CFL assistant coach or coordinator who wasn't free to seek a promotion with another team. Is that a usual thing?

Another day with no word on the status of the assistant coaches. Guys are out there available that would be upgrades to  who we have now. Usually when head coaches are fired the assistants go with them. So, I'd say Mark Washington & KJ are available as is George Cortez. I don't think the wheels are turning slowly with the Bombers. I think they're stuck in a snowdrift.  The wheels are spinning but the team is going nowhere.

You don't think it would have hit the news if those guys had been fired?

When do assistant coaches' contracts expire?  When do they become "free agents?"  Is Washington even allowed to talk to other teams yet?

 

I read recently that Orlando Steinhauer has a no-movement clause in his contract.  I've never heard of a CFL assistant coach or coordinator who wasn't free to seek a promotion with another team. Is that a usual thing?

 

 

Never heard of that either. Sounds odd... Like he cant be traded.  LOL

Rumor has it that Mark Washington is in the running for the McGill head coaching job. 

 

Another day with no word on the status of the assistant coaches. Guys are out there available that would be upgrades to  who we have now. Usually when head coaches are fired the assistants go with them. So, I'd say Mark Washington & KJ are available as is George Cortez. I don't think the wheels are turning slowly with the Bombers. I think they're stuck in a snowdrift.  The wheels are spinning but the team is going nowhere.

You don't think it would have hit the news if those guys had been fired?

 

 

I know I'd like my organization run on the assumptions of a fan's wishful thinking.

Rumor has it that Mark Washington is in the running for the McGill head coaching job. 

 

That seems, I don't know, I'm just not sure how to connect the dots there.  Not that there has to be a connection to hire a guy, but usually there are points between the two parties that are easy to follow.  This is not a rumour that makes sense to me on the surface.

Former Montreal Alouette player might be all the connection necessary. 

Washignton to McGill HC gig...

Benevides to Riders DC gig...

 

what else is new... I guess we're stuck to Etch D for another year...

oh well... move on nothing to see here...