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Jim Barker rejoining the Argos?
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 2:51 pm
by ArgoRavi
Apparently, Jim Barker has told Rod Pedersen that he is rejoining the Argos' personnel department.
Re: Jim Barker rejoining the Argos?
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:13 pm
by paulwoods13
ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 2:51 pm
Apparently, Jim Barker has told Rod Pedersen that he is rejoining the Argos' personnel department.
If this is true, I imagine it means Murphy is gone. Barker replaced Murphy in 2022.
Re: Jim Barker rejoining the Argos?
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:32 pm
by Scooter McCray
paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:13 pm
ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 2:51 pm
Apparently, Jim Barker has told Rod Pedersen that he is rejoining the Argos' personnel department.
If this is true, I imagine it means Murphy is gone. Barker replaced Murphy in 2022.
Barker and Hufnagel, lots of experience and network in US. But they're not young. Murphy and/or Others are still required to do the heavy lifting of scouting etc...
If Murphy is still here, than the player personnel dept just improved alot in the last week.
Re: Jim Barker rejoining the Argos?
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:51 pm
by paulwoods13
Scooter McCray wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:32 pmMurphy and/or Others are still required to do the heavy lifting of scouting etc...
Leaving aside the issue of whether Murphy has been disappeared again, who are these "others"? Until some up-and-coming personnel people get hired to replace Magri and Russell (assuming MLSE is willing to fund such roles, and the ops cap isn't tapped out paying for the high-priced guys up top), I have a hard time seeing us getting back to the success we had from 2021 to 2024.
Re: Jim Barker rejoining the Argos?
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 5:30 pm
by RichK
Yeah we’re doomed, Barker couldn’t recruit his way out of a paper bag. Sure, he did recruit both Zach Collaros and Trevor Harris in the same offseason, thus improving the entire league for the next 15 years, but I guess that was just beginner’s luck.
Re: Jim Barker rejoining the Argos?
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 6:06 pm
by Will
I wasn't a fan of Barker's recruitment from 2013 onwards.
Re: Jim Barker rejoining the Argos?
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 7:00 pm
by ARGO57
Will wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 6:06 pm
I wasn't a fan of Barker's recruitment from 2013 onwards.
I have no issue with Barker returning to the Argonauts.
Re: Jim Barker rejoining the Argos?
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 7:09 pm
by OV Argo
Not sure they really needed the 1-2 punch of both Huff and Barker; yep, very "experienced" CFL people, but also older with perhaps some old, out of touch ways ?
Be most interesting to see who Miller has for his staff, and if they add any fresh blood type personnel / scouting people; Murphy or Barker types may have plenty of US ball contacts and know how to read NFL & UFL transaction wires, but might be wise to add somebody who really knows U Sports ball and respects Canadian talent at all positions.
Re: Jim Barker rejoining the Argos?
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 7:28 pm
by ARGO57
OV Argo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 7:09 pm
Not sure they really needed the 1-2 punch of both Huff and Barker; yep, very "experienced" CFL people, but also older with perhaps some old, out of touch ways ?
Be most interesting to see who Miller has for his staff, and if they add any fresh blood type personnel / scouting people; Murphy or Barker types may have plenty of US ball contacts and know how to read NFL & UFL transaction wires, but might be wise to add somebody who really knows U Sports ball and respects Canadian talent at all positions.
I agree with most of this, I’m also very interested in seeing who Miller has on his coaching staff, I hope he makes some significant coaching changes on the defensive side of the ball.
Supplementing with some younger up and coming scouts would also be a prudent move.
Re: Jim Barker rejoining the Argos?
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 8:18 pm
by Skalbanias_Ghost
Let's give Marcus Grandison some time to continue to grow shall we.
https://www.argonauts.ca/2025/05/01/hog ... ar-room-3/