Coaching Moratorium Put in Effect

[R.J]

http://www.tsn.ca/league-memo-placing-moratorium-on-coaches-moves-1.410217

CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge sent a memo to all teams in the league, stating there will be a moratorium on any coaches' movement from one club to another unless approved by the league, until further notice. Read the memo in full:
Effective immediately, there will be a moratorium on any coaches’ movement from one Club to another Club, unless such transaction is expressly approved in writing by the Commissioner or his delegate, prior to the movement taking place. This only applies to coaches who are currently under contract with a CFL Club.
For greater clarity, no Member Club or any person connected directly or indirectly with the Club will be allowed to have any contact or discussions with a CFL coach currently under contract with another Club, unless:
(a) permission in writing has been first obtained from the coach’s current Club (President or General Manager) to engage in such discussions and express permission has been granted to enter into a contract with the other Club, and
(b) approval in writing by the Commissioner or his delegate copied to both Clubs and the coach, for the coach to engage in such discussions with the other Club.
Furthermore, the fact that a CFL coach currently under contract attempts to resign with his current Club in order to sign with another Club will not void or circumvent the two pre-conditions above for the duration of the coach’s contract, provided that the coach’s contract is legally enforceable.
This moratorium will be in place until further notice.

[Will]

Arash is all "outraged" on Twitter.

Seriously though, they do need to set policy as a result of this mess, but it's vital IMO that said policy be decided upon and implemented ASAP.

[ArgoGabe22]

What Would Mark (Cohon) Do? #WWMD

[Will]

What Would Mark (Cohon) Do? #WWMD

I'll regurgitate what I just wrote in reply to your tweet: Let's face it, Cohon is sitting somewhere laughing over the fact that he doesn't have to deal with this shit!

[ArgoRavi]

Good to see Orridge taking control of the situation.

[Argo57]

It's actually getting to the point where the written contract means nothing, bit of a joke seeing the entire coaching staff leaving Edmonton to go to the Riders, I have never seen that before.

[AngeloV]

It's actually getting to the point where the written contract means nothing, bit of a joke seeing the entire coaching staff leaving Edmonton to go to the Riders, I have never seen that before.

Question with the coaching staff? Were they on year to year contracts as most assistants are (at least positional coaches)? If so, they would likely have had their contracts expire at the end of the month, so I don't see an issue with them leaving a bit early, especially when you consider the new coach may not keep them around anyway. By that time, it may be too late to find employment for the upcoming season.

[R.J]

http://www.tsn.ca/radio/montreal-690/lawless-cfl-general-managers-are-furious-1.410342

[R.J]

THORPE WILL NEED PERMISSION BEFORE LEAVING MONTREAL
http://www.cfl.ca/2015/12/17/136035/

TORONTO — It looks as though defensive coordinator Noel Thorpe will remain in Montreal for the time being. The Canadian Football League released a statement Thursday after an investigation was done by the League and Commissioner Jeffrey L. Orridge.

Earlier in the week, there was talk that Thorpe was to resign from his post in Montreal and potentially join the Edmonton Eskimos’ coaching staff.

“Commissioner Jeffrey L. Orridge has done a thorough and complete investigation of the facts surrounding the Noel Thorpe matter and has determined that Thorpe’s purported resignation from his contract with the Montreal Alouettes on Tuesday December 15, 2015 in order to secure a coaching position with the Edmonton Eskimos was invalid based on the terms of his contract with Montreal and the existing by-laws of the CFL,” the CFL said in a statement Thursday.

“Thorpe is currently still under contract to Montreal and is not free to resign from his existing contract to accept employment from Edmonton, or any other CFL Club, unless written permission is received from Montreal in advance and subject to the current protocol of advance approval from the League office.

“Commissioner Orridge has also determined that Edmonton did not violate the existing CFL by-laws and will not be subject to any discipline in this matter.”

[Fumblitis]

It's actually getting to the point where the written contract means nothing, bit of a joke seeing the entire coaching staff leaving Edmonton to go to the Riders, I have never seen that before.All of Jones assistants contracts were up.

[R.J]

All of Jones assistants contracts were up.
Yup, no issue there. Even with Jones moving up to HC, GM and vp of football ops and Maas' move to HC, there shouldn't have been an issue with those moves either, Ottawa made a bigger stink about it than was necessary, which kind of started the whole thing. The Thorpe decision just made this whole situation worse and I for one am glad his potential move was nixed............ for now anyways, as I don't seem him staying with the Alouettes.

[Fumblitis]

Yup, no issue there. Even with Jones moving up to HC, GM and vp of football ops and Maas' move to HC, there shouldn't have been an issue with those moves either, Ottawa made a bigger stink about it than was necessary, which kind of started the whole thing. The Thorpe decision just made this whole situation worse and I for one am glad his potential move was nixed............ for now anyways, as I don't seem him staying with the Alouettes. Yeah because why would Jim Popp want a disgruntled employee on his hands, especially after long serving Thorpe was bypassed as assistant head coach by Kavis Reed. I'm sure Thorpe will be Edmonton's DC once Thorpe goes through the proper protocol.

[R.J]

Yeah because why would Jim Popp want a disgruntled employee on his hands, especially after long serving Thorpe was bypassed as assistant head coach by Kavis Reed. I'm sure Thorpe will be Edmonton's DC once Thorpe goes through the proper protocol.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jim Popp talked to Noel Thorpe last night. Popp said he still wants Thorpe back on the Alouettes&#39; coaching staff. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CFL?src=hash">#CFL</a></p>&mdash; Didier Orméjuste (@DidierRDS) <a href="https://twitter.com/DidierRDS/status/677644426320199680">December 18, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Argo57]

All of Jones assistants contracts were up.

Ok that makes sense then.

[ArgoRavi]

Yeah because why would Jim Popp want a disgruntled employee on his hands, especially after long serving Thorpe was bypassed as assistant head coach by Kavis Reed. I'm sure Thorpe will be Edmonton's DC once Thorpe goes through the proper protocol.

My understanding is that both Thorpe and Reed are now assistant head coaches, correct? If that is the case, I guess that Thorpe is ticked off about he not being the only assistant head coach.

[Argo57]

My understanding is that both Thorpe and Reed are now assistant head coaches, correct? If that is the case, I guess that Thorpe is ticked off about he not being the only assistant head coach.

Probably more upset at not being HC, seeing the likes of Hawkins, Higgins and good old Popp considered better options than him.

[jerrym]

http://www.tsn.ca/league-memo-placing-moratorium-on-coaches-moves-1.410217

It should have happened a long time ago.