Argonauts looking to make a splash with NFL name for open GM spot

[Neely2005]

Argonauts looking to make a splash with NFL name for open GM spot:

http://3downnation.com/2017/02/02/ar...-open-gm-spot/

[Wobbler]

I thought that since this is important, interesting, and comes from a good source that it deserved a new thread.

[RB957]

Chris Rosetti is too young, and it would be too big a jump to go straight to GM, IMO. Tom Clements is a known factor. I am not crazy about the others.... why this fixation on the NFL all of a sudden, like that is the panacea we are looking for?

[Neely2005]

Chris Rosetti is too young, and it would be too big a jump to go straight to GM, IMO. Tom Clements is a known factor. I am not crazy about the others.... why this fixation on the NFL all of a sudden, like that is the panacea we are looking for?

Can't talk to anyone who is currently under contract with a CFL team as the January 31st deadline has passed.

[R.J]

Disappointing to say the least. If the only thing Copeland and ownership care about is NFL experience, then maybe Rex Ryan actually should get a call. At least the media would be all over him and give the team more coverage.

[gilthethrill]

I thought that since this is important, interesting, and comes from a good source that it deserved a new thread.

C'Mon Wobbler...there isn't a thread on this forum that isn't important and interesting!

[Argo57]

Outside of Chris Rossetti not sure how any of these candidates should be considered ahead of guys like (Sunderland, Burke and Murphy) other than the fact the Argos waited to long to move on any of them.
My gut tells me Copeland's fixation with getting an NFL type isn't going to end well.

[AngeloV]

C'Mon Wobbler...there isn't a thread on this forum that isn't important and interesting!

Wana bet?

[Wobbler]

C'Mon Wobbler...there isn't a thread on this forum that isn't important and interesting!

Oh yeah. Somehow I forgot. ;)

I don't have a strong opinion about any of these candidates but a clean house *is* the appropriate time for radical change. So let's get radical, dudes!

[ArgoGabe22]

Damon Allen threw his name as a coaching candidate in an interview. Not sure if he was being serious but no thanks. 53 years old with zero coaching experience. Also had no interest in starting out as a positions coach.

[argoscott]

Argonauts looking to make a splash with NFL name for open GM spot:

http://3downnation.com/2017/02/02/ar...-open-gm-spot/

Thank you for posting this. Yes I am the guy that posted the fake story about Clements coming to Toronto and it being a done deal. I wanted it so badly I thought I would help it along with a little fun.

But here I just came from 3 down Nation, was going to post myself, and to my delight they are suggesting Clements is a real possibility even 1st choice.

According to the source it sounds like Argos have spoken to Clements, because they report that he is only interested in being GM and HC... perfect what is the problem with that? Probably the only way we could afford him is to give him both jobs, keep in mind he is also a Lawyer

Tom Clements as HC/GM would blow peoples doors off, Clements played in the glory days.. Clements to Gabriel etc.. One of the best QB`s to ever play in the CFL and he had killer looks to boot, maybe he will put some ladies in the seats

Are my prayers about to be answered? The rest on the 3down nation list would all be terrible, the one guy that was born in Toronto, so the seats will be filled because he was from Toronto, and he is only a player personal guy or something

Please hire Clements

Many of you are perhaps to young to be able to appreciate just how great a QB Clements was, there is an argument along with others that he is the best ever

[argoscott]

Outside of Chris Rossetti not sure how any of these candidates should be considered ahead of guys like (Sunderland, Burke and Murphy) other than the fact the Argos waited to long to move on any of them.
My gut tells me Copeland's fixation with getting an NFL type isn't going to end well.

I would absolutely agree with you, but Tom Clements played his entire Hall of Fame Pro Career in the CFL and knows the Canadian game inside and out

[argoscott]

Disappointing to say the least. If the only thing Copeland and ownership care about is NFL experience, then maybe Rex Ryan actually should get a call. At least the media would be all over him and give the team more coverage.

You make it sound like you never heard of the Great Hall of Fame CFL QB Tom Clements who played in the CFL FROM 1975-1987 knows the Canadian game inside and out

Rookie of the year in his first year 1975, won 2 Grey Cups,

• CFL Most Outstanding Player (1987) many awards, threw for over 39,000 yards, over his career completed over 60% of his passes, keep in mind they only played 14 and 16 game seasons in his career. Today with rule changes the old records are being broken but there needs to be footnotes for these changes and the 18 games a season

There is an argument to include Tom Clements name as the best ever QB

Clements would be a huge deal, a 2nd chance after blowing the first year in the new stadium, really no risk at all to hire Clements..believe me I know of what I speak. Ask the guys like Wally and OB and Hugh Campbell and Don Matthews and Huff if Tom Clements could be considered as the best QB to ever play in the CFL, they would not laugh and would say absolutely his name could be mentioned in that regard

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[Wobbler]

...believe me I know of what I speak.

Since you're an admitted liar, that's asking a lot.

[Neely2005]

Outside of Chris Rossetti not sure how any of these candidates should be considered ahead of guys like (Sunderland, Burke and Murphy) other than the fact the Argos waited to long to move on any of them.
My gut tells me Copeland's fixation with getting an NFL type isn't going to end well.

NFL types or unemployed CFL types are all he can talk to now since he's waited so long.

[Neely2005]

Since you're an admitted liar, that's asking a lot.

Just because he was wrong doesn't mean that he was lying. He admitted that he was wrong which is more than most will do and he could still end up being right on the hire and late on the timing.

[paulwoods13]

Just because he was wrong doesn't mean that he was lying. He admitted that he was wrong which is more than most will do and he could still end up being right on the hire and late on the timing.

Really? How do you interpret this:

"Yes I am the guy that posted the fake story about Clements coming to Toronto and it being a done deal. I wanted it so badly I thought I would help it along with a little fun."

Sounds to me like he made it up. In other words, what he "reported" was not true. Not "wrong" -- deliberately untrue.

[Will]

Damon Allen threw his name as a coaching candidate in an interview. Not sure if he was being serious but no thanks. 53 years old with zero coaching experience. Also had no interest in starting out as a positions coach.

I don't know if Damon has the personality to be a good coach.

[AngeloV]

I would absolutely agree with you, but Tom Clements played his entire Hall of Fame Pro Career in the CFL and knows the Canadian game inside and out

You really should educate yourself and watch some film from when he played to see how different the game is now compared to then. Being away for the last 30 years, somehow I also doubt that he has any knowledge of the CIS (U-sports). Remember, roughly half the roster consists of Canadian players.

[AngeloV]

Really? How do you interpret this:

"Yes I am the guy that posted the fake story about Clements coming to Toronto and it being a done deal. I wanted it so badly I thought I would help it along with a little fun."

Sounds to me like he made it up. In other words, what he "reported" was not true. Not "wrong" -- deliberately untrue.

Paul, you obviously don't have your inner George Costanza on here. "If YOU believe it, then it's not a lie."