Tim Burke has resigned due to "personal reasons." Now we are stuck with Casey Creehan as defensive co-ordinator, which makes me very unsettled given his track record.
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05-15-2015, 12:21 PM #1Don
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Tim Burke resigns; Creehan now DC
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05-15-2015, 01:02 PM #2Bleeds Double Blue
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I would've preferred if they tried to go after Benevides
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05-15-2015, 01:36 PM #3Moderator
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Wasn't too too thrilled with Burke but Creehan scares me. Will JAIME ELIZONDO be getting a promotion soon? Yikes
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05-15-2015, 01:39 PM #4Bleeds Double Blue
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Creehan has got to be ready for a coordinator role at some point. Maybe this is it. He's coached for many years despite being a young pup and has been a coordinator before, so I'm prepared to see how he does for a quarter or two before jumping off the cliff.
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05-15-2015, 01:40 PM #5Bleeds Double Blue
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Yeah, I am not a big Creehan fan as a defensive co-ordinator. He ran, arguably, the worst defence in modern times in Hamilton back in 2012. Hopefully, the third time will be the charm for him as IIRC he had a difficult time as defensive co-ordinator in Winnipeg as well.
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05-15-2015, 01:54 PM #6Bleeds Double Blue
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I'm very concerned about Creehan taking over as DC, IMO single handedly ran the one of the worst defenses I've ever seen two years in a row. I would have much rather seen Pete Kuharchek named defensive coordinator, even if that meant introducing a new defensive scheme.
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05-15-2015, 02:12 PM #7Bleeds Double Blue
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I got a bad feeling about this.........
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05-15-2015, 02:35 PM #8Bleeds Double Blue
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Crazy. At least it's before training camp. Hopefully Tim Burke is okay.
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05-15-2015, 02:49 PM #9Bleeds Double Blue
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This is TERRIBLE news...
Hopefully all is well with Tim Burke...
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05-15-2015, 03:05 PM #10Banned
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The unsettled business in Argoland just keeps coming. I don't like this at all. It's just a game however and hopefully Burke is healthy and ok.
On a side note the news in Sensland keeps becomeing more and more bleak. One coach lost to cancer. GM battling cancer and an owner with a serious health issue.
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05-15-2015, 03:38 PM #11Bleeds Double Blue
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Scott Milanovich said Burke's resignation wasn't out of the blue. #Argos #CFL
— Kirk Penton (@PentonKirk) May 15, 2015
Milanovich said Burke is in fine health. #Argos #CFL
— Kirk Penton (@PentonKirk) May 15, 2015
Milanovich said Casey Creehan played a big role in turning the #Argos defence around last season. #CFL
— Kirk Penton (@PentonKirk) May 15, 2015
Milanovich said there were no philosophical differences between him and Burke. It sounds like a family issue. #CFL
— Kirk Penton (@PentonKirk) May 15, 2015
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05-15-2015, 04:04 PM #12Bleeds Double Blue
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Glad to hear Burke is in fine health. As for Creehan getting the promotion, it makes sense. Milanovich was wise to promote from within, especially with a coach who has been there for a while. Will the Argos go & hire a new DL coach to replace Creehan?
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05-15-2015, 04:05 PM #13Bleeds Double Blue
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Man, the fear on here is both palpable and IMO irrational. How many times have fans of our team (or any team) been sure something good or bad would happen, and then the opposite happened when the season began? Just because Creehan had a bad defence with Hamilton does not mean he will have a bad defence with us, A million factors come into play -- it's not just who the coordinator is. I would bet a lot of money that Milanovich is extremely confident Creehan can do a more-than-adequate job.
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05-15-2015, 04:20 PM #14Bleeds Double Blue
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Bad defenses seem to follow Creehan around though.
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05-15-2015, 04:35 PM #15Moderator
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I think of defense as 90% personnel, 10% coaching. I'm more concerned about whether we'll field an effective secondary than who our DC is.
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05-15-2015, 05:37 PM #16Bleeds Double Blue
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Tim did not like the fact he was going to make less then 6 other DC
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05-15-2015, 05:43 PM #17Bleeds Double Blue
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Tim Burke himself stated that one of Creehan's issues while the Bombers were running Creehan's defense was that he's very conservative, too conservative at times. Which is why he (Burke) was going to become more hands on with the defense. Look back at Hamilton's and Winnipeg's defenses under Creehan and you'll understand the fear.
Originally Posted by paulwoods13
Source ? Originally Posted by Ballstothewall
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05-15-2015, 06:08 PM #18Bleeds Double Blue
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Speaking of sources, what is the source for what Burke allegedly said about Creehan? Folks are free to be full of fear. I'm looking forward to seeing what our defence can do this year.
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05-15-2015, 07:28 PM #19Bleeds Double Blue
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This does not bode well for the season.
Usually when something like this happens so close to training camp or the beginning of the season it is either argument with other staff or HC or the usual philosophical differences.
Like others have mentioned Creehan is not well regarded as a DC and has had a number of failures in similar posts.
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05-15-2015, 07:51 PM #20Bleeds Double Blue
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http://www.cfl.ca/article/irving-bur...accept-excuses Originally Posted by paulwoods13
There was a whole interview about it on "The Coaches Show" at CJOB, when Bruke was the HC of Winnipeg, however CJOB doesn't carry audio segment for longer than a month it seems.- Regarding defensive meltdowns in the last two outings, Burke said: “I’ve spoken to defensive coordinator Casey Creehan and told him I am going to get more involved in the defence. I think we need to play more man to man and we need to blitz more. We were too conservative against rookie Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell”
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