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I say get O'Shea here as HC and bring LaPolice along, too. Have an entertaining offence and special teams. O'Shea is a local boy with connections to the Argos past (and a good coach, which would keep us happy), MLSE can market him, along with Franklin, Wilder, Woods and Ball (maybe Carter?) as the charismatic faces of the team. You'd have a solid coach and good looking, engaging guys with personality to sell to the Toronto market. I think that is what MLSE wants, isn't it?
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Pipken was way better for the Als IMO; take away the all-american hero status of Manzier and the usual suspects wanting to buy hype and believe he is some kinda budding CFL superstar and saviour, and it's blatantly obvious who was the better QB in the same Als offence this season.
Manziel was much better than Pipken as time went on. He only threw 3 picks after that first game. Pipken became a turnover machine and got worse with more playing time. Manziel had a better TD to INT ratio, a better QB rating, and was a more dangerous runner than Pipken was. Your hatred for him has obviously clouded your thought process here.
It's us vs the rest of the country
Back on the topic of Coaching Search, Maas is returning to Edmonton so he's not coming here as some had (mildly) speculated earlier. Edm has also dismissed four assistant coaches, presumably in part because the new football ops cap will require fewer coaches. Maas is also musing about giving up the OC duties.
Year of the Rocket: John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, a Crooked Tycoon, and the Craziest Season in Football History (https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/pro...of-the-rocket/)
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For the record, O'Shea has a year remaining on the 3 year deal he signed prior to last season. LaPo signed an extension prior to this year as well, but not sure if it goes into next year.
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It's us vs the rest of the country
I'd be good with that, but when he was HC in Saskatchewan, he did throw players under the bus at times. He may have learned from that experience, but I would prefer Steinauer to him, and Condell would likely be his choice as OC. It's definitely exciting to see what will happen in the weeks (hopefully not months) ahead.
It's us vs the rest of the country
Um, no thank you to Chamblin as HC. He did a good job with the D last year, and seemed to be a good buffer for Trestman and the players, but he's very different when he is the Head Coach. Continually blamed players in Sask, refused to give up control of his defence, named Greg Quick the DC just so he could continue on calling the plays etc, blamed his GM, got paranoid about his job, reacting negatively to the media. Admittedly, I've found that a lot of people change for the worse when they get promoted, so it is what it is. Chamblin won the 2013 with a team built to win that year, but the team and Chamblin collapsed pretty quickly.
My top 3 at this point would be: #1. Condell, #2. Thorpe, #3. Steinauer. Special mention to Benevides, as I'm still a fan, but he needs to regain form IMO. Best things about all 3 and even Bene ? Condell would be the OC lol.
Last edited by R.J; 11-09-2018 at 05:29 PM.
What sort of offence did Condell run in Hamilton?
In the best of all worlds, I would have preferred O'Shea with his local connections and his personality, which along with his adventurous coaching style might have helped sell tickets. However, with a year left on his contract, there is no way he would be released to sign with the Argos, without compensation ----perhaps a member off the Argo roster and quite possibility next year's first draft choice
Of the rest Steinauer appears to be a good choice based on his coaching record, previous connection to the team and his availability. It appears he wants to be a head coach and the wait in Hamilton may be too long for him.
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