Stoneman89
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So....the sky isn't falling afterall? Some people need to chill and let things play out before making a judgement.
Seems like a solid hiring to me.
Seems like a solid hiring to me.
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Hyman >>> Matthews
Ah yeah. Seems Sunderland said in his interview with Gregor Scott will be the HC and OC
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During the same interview with Gregor in which Sunderland announced that Milanovich would be the OC & play-caller, he said that it will be up to the new HC to decide what coaches he wants. This was in response to a question about Lolley.
I'm elated by this hire, by the way. Interesting that it's the first time that the Esks hired an experienced CFL head coach since Don Matthews in 1999.
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Hyman >>> Matthews
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Kyle McMahon
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Couldn't have hoped for any better. I'm very optimistic about this hire. Missing out on Campbell proved to be a good thing.
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Only thing I wonder about is how much they're paying him and if that will take up the entire coaching cap, lol.
You could assume he was making at least 6 figures (US$) as a QB coach for the Jags.
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I honestly don't think this coaching cap is getting taken too seriously. Just like the player cap wasn't until about a decade ago. What's the CFL going to do, take away draft picks? A high end coach is worth a lot more to an organization than a draft pick.
Stupidest ting the CFL ever did a coaching cap my God.!Also not have 3 QB on the roster is the 2nd dumbest thing.
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I always thought that coaching cap was either a tool to use to get rid of Chris Jones or a sign the league is in even more financial trouble than we thought. If they really are ignoring it now then the real reason was probably Chris Jones.
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Geez, and here I thought that in the whole of North America there were only 2 or so possible head coaches for the HC Eski job. Because there sure a lot of anger when those 2 guys went elsewhere (if the Eski's even wanted them).
Thank god there was some unknown 3rd guy out there or we would be screwed
Thank god there was some unknown 3rd guy out there or we would be screwed
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I like both the Milanovich and Presson hirings.
Neither one of them are part of the EE "fraternity" and that's a good thing. We need an extraneous view that looks to the future and doesn't rest on past glories.
Milanovich is definitely a step up on Maas and for the first time in a long while I am excited about the upcoming season.
Neither one of them are part of the EE "fraternity" and that's a good thing. We need an extraneous view that looks to the future and doesn't rest on past glories.
Milanovich is definitely a step up on Maas and for the first time in a long while I am excited about the upcoming season.
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Not to mention that Presson is a career sports exec - and a winning one at that. That in itself is a huge improvement.
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Yeah too much inbreeding and the stomach churning Maas love-in. Ditto for the tears shed for Ed Hervey.
New philosophy should read as "just win baby".
New philosophy should read as "just win baby".
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Who is us? The Riders?
Mass instantly makes Cody Fajadro a mop candidate. He has done it everywhere he has been,
And unfortunately for Riders fans, some of his other troubles might negate whatever good he does for Fajardo.
Maas has always been great at generating individual stats out of a QB, but his playcalling - if it's anything like what it was in Edmonton - can cause the offense to stall at exactly the wrong time.
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Yes. We will see what he can do for him. Hopefully there isn’t a digression but time will tell. Our last coordinator was a complete goof. His game plan against Winnipeg was an utter joke it’s hard to believe it could be any worse than that LOL
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That is what I am worried about. However our last coordinator was pretty brutal so hopefully he can’t be any worse than him. I think as long as Fajardo Has a good season and the defense plays the way they did we have a good shot at going to the cup but as always there is strong competition with Calgary and Winnipeg. I would say Edmonton to but it’s tough to feel out what kind of team they are. They started off so strong last year and fizzled out but then looked awesome against Montreal in the playoffs but then not so much against Hamilton
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