Toronto Argonauts relieve Marc Trestman of head coaching duties

[Bleeds Double Blue]

I would have thought/hoped that an announcement of dc_chillin_8's release would have come before the Marc Trestman firing. I was quite excited at his signing now can't wait to see the back of him.

[Bleeds Double Blue]

Dammit. I just missed all but the last 2 minutes of the Manning - Popp press conference.

[BATKINSON001]

Dammit. I just missed all but the last 2 minutes of the Manning - Popp press conference.

its on youtube in full.

[Argo]

its on youtube in full.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6udBD9Peq8

[R.J]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6udBD9Peq8

My favourite part in the presser is you can tell Popp felt Trestman kept Bethel Thompson in there too long lol.

[Argo]

My favourite part in the presser is you can tell Popp felt Trestman kept Bethel Thompson in there too long lol.

No snaps for Prukop in the last, meaningless, game of the season.

[1971GreyCup]

I watched it live on YouTube. Should be still there.

[ArgoGabe22]

I don’t disagree with the firing (4 wins) but I don’t like Manning taking Carter’s side on this. Carter is known to be a trouble maker and I can see Trestman not wanting him here. Seeing Carter’s effort sometimes made me extremely frustrated. I don’t think Trestman can be blamed for mismanaging Carter, even though many wanted him starting immediately. I will take Trestman’s side on the Carter situation. That missed block vs Montreal was pathetic. I’m sure there more issues regarding Carter that we will never know. A coach can’t allow for these players to get a way with it.

[R.J]

I don’t disagree with the firing (4 wins) but I don’t like Manning taking Carter’s side on this. Carter is known to be a trouble maker and I can see Trestman not wanting him here. Seeing Carter’s effort sometimes made me extremely frustrated. I don’t think Trestman can be blamed for mismanaging Carter, even though many wanted him starting immediately. I will take Trestman’s side on the Carter situation. That missed block vs Montreal was pathetic. I’m sure there more issues regarding Carter that we will never know. A coach can’t allow for these players to get a way with it.

I don't think Manning was taking Carter's side necessarily, more so that he along with Popp didn't like how it was handled. It should also be noted that Trestman wasn't playing nice with MLSE's plan to reinvigorate the Argo Brand in Toronto, and it was being discussed up top, all the way to the MLSE Executives including Friisdahl from what I've heard.

[BATKINSON001]

I don't think Manning was taking Carter's side necessarily, more so that he along with Popp didn't like how it was handled. It should also be noted that Trestman wasn't playing nice with MLSE's plan to reinvigorate the Argo Brand in Toronto, and it was being discussed up top, all the way to the MLSE Executives including Friisdahl from what I've heard.

any linkable sources? would love to read more on that.

[R.J]

any linkable sources? would love to read more on that.

I heard about Friisdahl from someone I know and trust within MLSE. Scianitti and Arash have tweeted about the not playing nice part - I think there was something written on 3downnation, but can't recall - Naylor and Lalji have also discussed it as well.

Naylor and Scianitti discussing the "misalignment".
https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/naylor-...gnment~1531250
Not the first time I've heard Trestman didn't want Manziel in Toronto either.

[gilthethrill]

What was Manning thinking wearing that damn red sweater to an Argo press conference?😐

[Argo57]

Pretty staggering fall from grace in less than a year.
Trestman is a class act but I suspect Argo management couldn’t risk more of the same in 2019.
Should be an interesting off season.

[Bleeds Double Blue]

Pretty staggering fall from grace in less than a year.
Trestman is a class act but I suspect Argo management couldn’t risk more of the same in 2019.
Should be an interesting off season.

It is already.

[Argo57]

It is already.

Once the Grey Cup is over things will heat up.

[AngeloV]

Pretty staggering fall from grace in less than a year.
Trestman is a class act but I suspect Argo management couldn’t risk more of the same in 2019.
Should be an interesting off season.

Can’t wait for the annual February bitching session on here. 😂😂😂

[doubleblue]

Can’t wait for the annual February bitching session on here. 

Why wait until February. lol

Did anyone else notice the big push back on Facebook of Trestman's firing. I was a little surprised most people were not in favour, and especially the timing.

Speaking of Don Landry, from the "closed" post. I think he has been the best PA guy in my memory. Really liked him on the FAN. Don't know what happened there. He hasn't been replaced that's for sure.

[jerrym]

Coaching changes have speeded up significantly compared to fifty years ago as has the media and the two are not unrelated as the demand for information in a 24 hour cable network cycle in news and sports dictates more questioning of what is happening and why things failed, increasing the pressure on individuals and organizations to continually succeed. I still respect Trestman for his success in building a Grey Cup winning team last year and for operating under difficult personal and organizational circumstances with grace this year. However, a change had to be made.

[paulwoods13]

Since that other thread has been locked, I'll just say here that I did not intend to ignore the request for DMs, I thought Mike meant to DM him only with complaints, not suggestions. My apologies.

[Shatto]

Trestman's career as a CFL head coach has been outstanding. This year has been another matter but based on his record alone, one would have thought he would have been given another year to prove himself as coach.


There had to be much more to it than just one losing season, especially after winning the Grey Cup the previous season. The rather ambiguous comment about a "misalignment" leaves all sorts of questions unanswered. TFC had a disastrous season this year, after winning it all, last season but there appears to be no interest by Manning to fire the coach. We will probably never know the whole story and Trestman is too principled an individual to get into a mud slinging contest.

Interestingly, the players seemed surprised by the firing and by direct comments and implied comments, they all appear to have great respect for their coach.