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    Justin Dunk reporting Ryan Dinwiddie is the new Argos head coach

    I am surprised. Really thought Oshe was coming back.

    https://3downnation.com/2019/12/12/a...be-head-coach/
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    Came out of nowhere. I like how the rumours stay out of the media until it's decsion time.

    This part I enjoy on how MLSE handles the football ops, Similar to the other teams they own IMO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mightygoose View Post
    Came out of nowhere. I like how the rumours stay out of the media until it's decsion time.

    This part I enjoy on how MLSE handles the football ops, Similar to the other teams they own IMO.
    I agree 100%. Much as journalists relish getting scoops, there is no need for the organization to be leaky. It's almost unthinkable -- and highly commendable -- that Pinball started officially considering Chamblin's future a month ago, and no word of his decision leaked out until today.
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    Looks like it's confirmed:

    Argonauts fire Chamblin, hire Dinwiddie https://www.tsn.ca/1.1412202

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neely2005 View Post
    Looks like it's confirmed:

    Argonauts fire Chamblin, hire Dinwiddie https://www.tsn.ca/1.1412202
    Already posted.
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    This was obviously a distant plan B hiring.
    No idea what the book is on Dinwiddie other then being a QB coach for a few years with the Stamps?

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    Quote Originally Posted by argotom View Post

    This was obviously a distant plan B hiring.
    No idea what the book is on Dinwiddie other then being a QB coach for a few years with the Stamps?
    I think he was Co Offensive coordinator in Montreal when Crompton was qb there as well.

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    I question the leap from QB Coach straight to Head Coach but, he's a young, fresh face. Good looking guy, which doesn't hurt for marketing...perhaps with the right assistants surrounding him (similar to what Pinball had as HC), he will be okay.Hey, it can't be worse, right? Welcome to T.O. Coach Dinwiddie!

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    ^ It was worse! Anything is better than the debacle we saw last season. I too was hoping for O’Shea, but I will be supportive of Dinwiddie. It will be interesting to see who the assistants will be and what QB they will now target. Word is, he and Arbuckle are tight.

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    So pretty well everyone on here was wrong, either in declaring O'Shea was coming or Chamblin was staying.

    Dinwiddie is an up-and-coming coach who has been groomed in the best coaching organization in Canada. People were scratching their heads when O'Billovich and Milanovich were hired, and those hires worked out pretty well. (Both coaches also got the Argos to the Grey Cup in their first year -- that's a steep goal for Diwniddie, but not out of the question in a league where turnarounds can happen very quickly.)

    I'm betting RD hires Claybrooks as DC, which IMO would be great news. I've heard Claybrooks was the only other serious candidate for HC here last year, so he obviously must have impressed Manning and Popp.

    This also has to put us as the front-runners to get Arbuckle, unless Calgary decides to trade BLM and go with the kid instead. I'm not hugely high on Arbuckle but if he ends up as our QB, I'm gonna put my faith in Dinwiddie, Pinball and Murphy knowing more than me. (Not that that's a stretch.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by paulwoods13 View Post
    So pretty well everyone on here was wrong, either in declaring O'Shea was coming or Chamblin was staying.

    Dinwiddie is an up-and-coming coach who has been groomed in the best coaching organization in Canada. People were scratching their heads when O'Billovich and Milanovich were hired, and those hires worked out pretty well. (Both coaches also got the Argos to the Grey Cup in their first year -- that's a steep goal for Diwniddie, but not out of the question in a league where turnarounds can happen very quickly.)

    I'm betting RD hires Claybrooks as DC, which IMO would be great news. I've heard Claybrooks was the only other serious candidate for HC here last year, so he obviously must have impressed Manning and Popp.

    This also has to put us as the front-runners to get Arbuckle, unless Calgary decides to trade BLM and go with the kid instead. I'm not hugely high on Arbuckle but if he ends up as our QB, I'm gonna put my faith in Dinwiddie, Pinball and Murphy knowing more than me. (Not that that's a stretch.)
    Zero complaints here, the Argos have chosen a new path with a young coach who has often been mentioned as solid HC material.
    If they can add a DC like Claybrooks which makes sense considering their connection on Calgary’s staff then we’re in business!
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    Since he comes out of the Stampeders organization, most likely the best team over the last decade or more, I believe he will have a solid background and should be able to hit the ground running. Next we need a good QB, and I have no problem with a young high potential player like Arbuckle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paulwoods13 View Post
    So pretty well everyone on here was wrong, either in declaring O'Shea was coming or Chamblin was staying.

    Dinwiddie is an up-and-coming coach who has been groomed in the best coaching organization in Canada. People were scratching their heads when O'Billovich and Milanovich were hired, and those hires worked out pretty well. (Both coaches also got the Argos to the Grey Cup in their first year -- that's a steep goal for Diwniddie, but not out of the question in a league where turnarounds can happen very quickly.)

    I'm betting RD hires Claybrooks as DC, which IMO would be great news. I've heard Claybrooks was the only other serious candidate for HC here last year, so he obviously must have impressed Manning and Popp.

    This also has to put us as the front-runners to get Arbuckle, unless Calgary decides to trade BLM and go with the kid instead. I'm not hugely high on Arbuckle but if he ends up as our QB, I'm gonna put my faith in Dinwiddie, Pinball and Murphy knowing more than me. (Not that that's a stretch.)
    Good points Paul. Another obvious example is when Mike Hohensee was hired as HC of the AFL expansion Chicago Rush in 2001 I believe. He had a solid record there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paulwoods13 View Post
    So pretty well everyone on here was wrong, either in declaring O'Shea was coming
    I must admit, Paul, that I was pretty certain Mikey was coming. I think if the Bombers hadn't won the Cup he still would have, or maybe even he would have been axed. Six years is a long time to stay in one place without winning.

    But being Grey Cup Champ HC changes everything. Who wouldn't want to dine out on that for a year or two? He sure wouldn't be able to enjoy it if he took the Argo job -- starting all over again from the bottom in a high-pressure situation.

    I still think though there's a good chance that Mike O'Shea will be HC of the Argonauts some day in the future.

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    I love the idea that Dinwiddie is a QB whisperer type coach who knows how to get the best out a a QB. He's come to the right team, right? It's not just the prospect of Arbuckle being groomed for #1. This hire is the best possible news for Michael O'Connor and maybe Prukop too. The QB coaching couldn't have been any worse than it was last year, but they really have a much better chance to develop now.

    I think a HC should be always talking to his QB during the course of a game. Most of the great coach/QB combos in the sport do this. Last year I watched time and time again beleaguered Argo QBs slinking back to the sideline after another bad series, not even going near Chamblin who was busy organizing his defence, and rarely even encountering Chapdelaine, who was either in the pressbox or else pacing like a madman on the sidelines, barking out a word or two to the QB as he passed by.

    It's hard to believe just how bad this coaching staff was.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich View Post
    I think a HC should be always talking to his QB during the course of a game. Most of the great coach/QB combos in the sport do this. Last year I watched time and time again beleaguered Argo QBs slinking back to the sideline after another bad series, not even going near Chamblin who was busy organizing his defence, and rarely even encountering Chapdelaine, who was either in the pressbox or else pacing like a madman on the sidelines, barking out a word or two to the QB as he passed by.
    This is a good point. MBT's play (and the brief flashes we saw of Prukop and O'Connor in the last two games) seemed to have been helped immensely by having Jonathan Crompton on the sideline to talk to them and review the tablet replays with them. I think there is an excellent chance Crompton stays on staff, as QB coach or OC, and rehiring him might help persuade MBT and/or Prukop to re-sign (if the team wants one or both of them back).

    Among the other assistant coaches, even though our o-line was weak most of the season, I wouldn't mind if Dan Dorazio was brought back. I've been reading the book that Angus Reid wrote about him and he comes off a the kind of coach who has a huge impact on his players. For all we know, maybe Dorazio got more out of the o-line than anyone else would have.
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    And I guess this means O'Shea is staying in Winnipeg.

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    Dinwiddie wasn't that great of a QB in the League, but sometimes those guys make the best Coaches. He had to learn a thing or two in Calgary. They know how to do things right.
    I can see Arbuckle and Collaros both being offered a base salary with incentives for time played. But that might be difficult if Ottawa decides to go all in for one of them.
    Claybrooks would be Dinwiddie's obvious choice for DC as they worked together in Calgary for several years.

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    I can understand why they'd be interested in hiring someone from Calgary's staff as they have publicly mentioned that they want to emulate them. That being said, I have no idea what Dinwiddie will bring to the Argonauts.

    It's interesting considering their last two seasons: they tried to defend a championship with an older, veteran coach, then a younger coach with previous success in the league, and now a young head coach with no experience but maybe with fresh ideas. I think if he can win more than 4 games his job will be safe for another year!

    I really hope to carousel slows to a stop with this move and that it builds towards consistency that they so desperately need.

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