I would like to know who extended Maas...was it Rhodes or Sunderland?
I'm sure it was Rhodes. Sunderland wouldn't have the power to extend Maas at this point.
So the General Manager of the team wouldn't have to power to extend the coach?
Does that not seem a little dysfunctional to you?
Well, look at the situation in Hamilton last year. The Head Coach is actually the GM's boss.
The fact (I believe) is that Rhodes is really the GM and Sunderland is the assistant GM until he gets a few more years experience. Titles don't matter but power does.
Maas' extension was decided jointly between Sunderland and Rhodes. It wouldn't have happened if Sunderland hadn't wanted Maas.
The Hamilton situation was quite unique so I am not sure its a very good comparable.
If an obvious non football man like Rhodes is making GM decisions (football decisions), like extending the coach, then how on earth can the average Eskimo fan feel confident that the team is being run properly?
I mean if you hire someone to be the GM then let him be the GM...its pretty simple. Either Sunderland was qualified to do the job or he wasnt.
Rhodes sure as hell isnt qualified to be the GM.
I don't think there's too much doubt that both the Esks and the Oilers have been mismanaged over the last decade. .
My hope is that we see some younger guys emerge who can establish themselves in both organizations and bring credibility to their respective clubs. Hopefully Sunderland is one of those guys.
I'm no fan of Len Rhodes but, as the Esks' team president, it's not crazy for him to have somewhat of a say about how & where money is spent within the organization (including contracts). In this case that say most likely took the form of a rubber stamp approval of his GM's wish to extend the HC.If Sunderland was an actual GM then Rhodes wouldn't even be involved.
Makes this even more clear why Hervey was fired. Rhodes wants a measure of control over football ops and he appears to have that with the new guy.
I am honestly surprised that I am the only one that seems to have an issue with this....especially considering the history of Rhodes and his jackass ways.
I'm no fan of Len Rhodes but, as the Esks' team president, it's not crazy for him to have somewhat of a say about how & where money is spent within the organization (including contracts). In this case that say most likely took the form of a rubber stamp approval of his GM's wish to extend the HC.
I think I'll cheer for BC this year.I totally appreciate the need to be hopeful. I really do.
The disturbing reality is that until the upper Management in both organizations is properly readjusted the teams are very unlikely to be consistently contending teams.
I am sure that you would agree that it takes a solid Upper Management team to create a solid foundation for a solid organization. With the structure thats in place now and their support of Rhodes the ingredients for consistent success just do not exist.
In terms of the Eskimos the only saving grace is to hope that Rhodes is able to get out of the way (of his own ineptitude and insecurities) enough to allow the team to succeed.
I guess the secret to overlooking this is to pretend that these important organizational standards just dont matter.
Lots of fans seem to be quite happy doing this.
/rant.
I have no love for DM, but the ratio is stupid. Canadian players should make it on merit, not because of some Cancon rule says they have to be there. That hurts the integrity of the product, which is compromised to begin with.Not that I was a fan of Maccioca to begin with but he lost me for good went he went public with his wishes to see the ratio become a thing of the past. That more than anything showed me how in over his head he was running a CFL team. He knew he had no clue how to draft and develop Canadian talent and was just looking for an easy way out. I saw him as a traitor to the Canadian game.
Pretty sure if I made a joke about his emotional outbursts, you'd likely counter with a picture of him cuddling a little kitten. Wow.
This.And what's the point of a post like this.
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By all means mock him for his decisions, his emotional outbursts, etc. But this makes you look like one lacking intelligence.
Maas is such a smart man. Talking to him he just is so knowledgeable and in love with what he does. Could careless about these character issues that really aren't even character issues.I remember being angry when Maas made that bad decision in the western final and then didn't own it as he should have. He's highly emotional, as shown by his onfield displays. To suggest that he's unintelligent as some have done and implied because some decisions and antics is wrong and unfair. It's the same emotion that he showed when he played. He needs to tone it down and I think his decision making will improve as he matures as a head coach.
We have two bright young people running this team in Sunderland and Maas. I think our team is in good hands. Both are new at this and will get better. I trust Sunderland and he trusts Maas, who is loved by the players. Rhodes isn't as involved in that side of the org as people think.
Maas is such a smart man. Talking to him he just is so knowledgeable and in love with what he does. Could careless about these character issues that really aren't even character issues.
Noticed him on local radio a couple times as well, something I know he didn't do during the year at all last year. Wonder if he's trying on working on being a better communicator with the media. Although I could careless I hate most our media anyway.
I know Gregor complained that he couldn't get him on his show, which was odd because I thought they kinda hung out with similar people and were somewhat friends when Maas was a player.Actually he did do the weekly coaches show with Morley, I believe on Monday nights. They were usually pretty good listens, other than a couple where he belabored a couple decisions by the league or officials (i.e. Calgary game officiating, mid-season rule changes on padded practices).
I do think he's trying, but for someone like him the change is going to take a while to happen.
The purpose of the ratio was to grow Canadian football talent and have someplace for them to play. I support it for that reason alone. Canadian players struggle on merit initially because they haven’t had the development time the American players coming out of American colleges had. After a few years of development many can stand on their own.I have no love for DM, but the ratio is stupid. Canadian players should make it on merit, not because of some Cancon rule says they have to be there. That hurts the integrity of the product, which is compromised to begin with.
This really is the key.The cfl already IS a farm league for the NFL. The ratio does nothing to stop it. Really good Canadian players skip the cfl and go to the NFL anyway. There is more player turnover now than there ever was back in the glory days of the league. The ratio does nothing, other than degrade the talent pool even further. That is not a good thing for a league with declining attendance.
It’s not a farm league because the NFL can’t call players up in the middle of the season. A player under contract plays the entire season up here. I agree that it can be seen as a feeder league but there’s a big difference between that and a club owned farm team.The cfl already IS a farm league for the NFL. The ratio does nothing to stop it. Really good Canadian players skip the cfl and go to the NFL anyway. There is more player turnover now than there ever was back in the glory days of the league. The ratio does nothing, other than degrade the talent pool even further. That is not a good thing for a league with declining attendance.
The ratio has nothing to do with declining attendance.This really is the key.
Sure it does. You have less talent in the league which equals less skilled league, which equals less interest.The ratio has nothing to do with declining attendance.