Popp/Chamblin Staying or Going?

[argotom]

Must clean house, GM, HC and to most of the players to include the QB lousy stable.
Like most have been saying a real team President is a must.

[Argo57]

Must clean house, GM, HC and to most of the players to include the QB lousy stable.
Like most have been saying a real team President is a must.

Popp has failed in addressing major roster deficiencies that go back a couple of years (O-Line and Defensive Secondary) just to name a couple and Chamblin and his staff have done a pretty poor coaching job as well so IMO they both should go.
Selling the status quo to an already restless fan base with declining attendance numbers is like playing Russian roulette with your future.
When apathy starts to set in with your core fan base you are in serious shit.

[doubleblue]

Must clean house, GM, HC and to most of the players to include the QB lousy stable.
Like most have been saying a real team President is a must.

Checking around the League it looks like Calgary and Winnipeg have President's that actually played football. Not sure about Scott Mitchell in Hamilton. But otherwise teams seem to have a President like Manning not ex football players.
A General Manager plus Head of Football Operations seems to be the most popular position. But the thing is getting the right guy.
The Calgary blue print would seem to be the one to copy, but you have to find another John Hufnagel to make it work. I noticed Calgary has more scouts listed (5) than other teams, and then Huff has great contacts in the NFL from his many years there. Calgary just always seems to have a replacement ready for every player they lose. It obviously isn't by accident. Jim Popp probably feels he has good NFL contacts, but there are some misses in the Talent he brings in.
IMO I believe it is a God given Talent, just like a talented star player, being able to project what ones sees in a player and how he will perform in the CFL. The people that seem to have that Talent like Hufnagel, Wally Buono, Don Mathews etc. they win where ever they go. I think there was more than a few snickers when Winnipeg hired Wade Miller and Kyle Walters in Winnipeg but they have rebuilt a team that was weak in Canadian talent and very average imports. You find one of these guys and you are in business. The trick is finding them.

[AngeloV]

Checking around the League it looks like Calgary and Winnipeg have President's that actually played football. Not sure about Scott Mitchell in Hamilton. But otherwise teams seem to have a President like Manning not ex football players.
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I knew Scott Mitchell was a former UofT QB turned receiver, but in looking up his bio with the Ti-Cats, he was also at Bucknell in the NCAA (same school Kevin Eiben attended), so yes, he too has a football background.

[1971GreyCup]

I knew Scott Mitchell was a former UofT QB turned receiver, but in looking up his bio with the Ti-Cats, he was also at Bucknell in the NCAA (same school Kevin Eiben attended), so yes, he too has a football background.

You can add to the fact that Scott Mitchell is the son of Douglas Mitchell who was a CFL player, executive and commissioner too.