CFL 2025

[Drivesaitl]

It's also still less than what we used to have on CFL teams before the coaching cap. Ultimately this is a good thing. Allows for people to spend the right amount of time on their speciality instead of speading their time and talents around.

Too many cooks ruin the broth is the alternate school of thought. You could be right. But in orgs generally too many heads can lead to less than clear directions, or competing directions. Might be overkill going on and to make it look like the team is doing all these things. Could see the org as well leaning on the back to Eskimos way school of thought with all these listed. But not sure that always works out as intended. I don't get the impression that anybody on the sideline ever listens to Aaron Grymes for instance. Like he's just there.

 

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Too many cooks ruin the broth is the alternate school of thought. You could be right. But in orgs generally too many heads can lead to less than clear directions, or competing directions. Might be overkill going on and to make it look like the team is doing all these things. Could see the org as well leaning on the back to Eskimos way school of thought with all these listed. But not sure that always works out as intended. I don't get the impression that anybody on the sideline ever listens to Aaron Grymes for instance. Like he's just there.

A reasonable counter argument, and one that may very well be an issue with the planned approach on Special Teams as announced last week, but I still see a benefit to the deeper staff provided there are clear lines about who's in charge which I think is the case for sure on Offense, and like the case on Defense.

That's where the Special Teams plan of sharing duties amongst all while putting the STC label on Maxie has me concerned. Who will be the true boss here when the HC is involved as well as the OC and DC who happens to be the many of the player's boss when they are playing on their regular spots?

I also didn't like the bravado of Killam's recent press conference suggesting he'll "bring it". That reminds me a bit of Claybrooks when he got his chance after leaving Calgary.

I'm seeing some of your concerns, but will remain optimistic for now as that tends to be my nature.

 

[Drivesaitl]

A reasonable counter argument, and one that may very well be an issue with the planned approach on Special Teams as announced last week, but I still see a benefit to the deeper staff provided there are clear lines about who's in charge.

That's where the Special Teams plan of sharing duties amongst all while putting the STC label on Maxie has me concerned. Who will be the true boss here when the HC is involved as well as the OC and DC who happens to be the many of the player's boss when they are playing on their regular spots?

I also didn't like the bravado of Killam's recent press conference suggesting he'll "bring it". That reminds me a bit of Claybrooks when he got his chance after leaving Calgary.

I'm seeing some of your concerns, but will remain optimistic for now as that tends to be my nature.

They brought in a lot of heat seeking ex players in their respective roles. You look at the list and a lot of these guys were the gung ho involved in as many plays as they could be during their careers. The guys "flying around" on the football field whether that be Sherritt or Grymes or Killam. All of these guys going much farther than their bodies, size, skill should have allowed. So that these are work engine guys. Great examples of be the best player you can be. But such people promoted, it doesn't always work out. Indelible in all 3, and some of the others is prototype players that work harder on the field than all around them. Certainly Tucker another example. Trouble is you put this nature of ex player in coaching positions and it would be easy for any of them to think to themselves that their level of commitment exceeded most of the players currently on the field. This can lead to frustrations.

As an example of this type of phenomenon Eakins was this kind of personality as an Oilers coach. The work work work harder mantra. We see where it went with that. When Killam talks its as if he's still a player on the field and I'm reminded that coaches can't make the team any better by themselves because they're not on the field. Thats another frustration and it was indelible, often, with Killam on the Calgary sidelines and his most familiar action being ranting or upset about something going on. Killam has joked about his caffeine intake. On an average moment the guy looks crazed. Hope he dials it back a bit. His kind of intensity can be offputting as well. Grymes toned it down anyway.

From Hervey on down though I'm a bit worried theres too much fire up top. I wonder how that translates and especially at moments where things aren't going so well.

 

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They brought in a lot of heat seeking ex players in their respective roles. You look at the list and a lot of these guys were the gung ho involved in as many plays as they could be during their careers. The guys "flying around" on the football field whether that be Sherritt or Grymes or Killam. All of these guys going much farther than their bodies, size, skill should have allowed. So that these are work engine guys. Great examples of be the best player you can be. But such people promoted, it doesn't always work out. Indelible in all 3, and some of the others is prototype players that work harder on the field than all around them. Certainly Tucker another example. Trouble is you put this nature of ex player in coaching positions and it would be easy for any of them to think to themselves that their level of commitment exceeded most of the players currently on the field. This can lead to frustrations.

As an example of this type of phenomenon Eakins was this kind of personality as an Oilers coach. The work work work harder mantra. We see where it went with that. When Killam talks its as if he's still a player on the field and I'm reminded that coaches can't make the team any better by themselves because they're not on the field. Thats another frustration and it was indelible, often, with Killam on the Calgary sidelines and his most familiar action being ranting or upset about something going on. Killam has joked about his caffeine intake. On an average moment the guy looks crazed. Hope he dials it back a bit. His kind of intensity can be offputting as well. Grymes toned it down anyway.

From Hervey on down though I'm a bit worried theres too much fire up top. I wonder how that translates and especially at moments where things aren't going so well.

I see your point, but I'm not too concerned about Sherritt Grymes or Tucker. Partially because they have been working on the sidelines for awhile (unlike when Maas came as HC with very minimal sideline experience, then being thrust to the highest position possible) and secondly even though they were as you say work engine type players, they weren't the out of control work engine type that tend to take a lot of penalties. I also don't remember these guys being big smack talkers on the field which would be indicative of them very emotional. You suggest Grymes was like that, so I may just be failing to remember that side of him outside the occasional celly, but that's how I remember him anyways.

 

[Cerebral]

That sucks. It’s tough being somewhat of a developmental league.

Bleh. Julien was legitimately our MVP last season haha. He has a huge leg and I’ll be surprised if he can’t find a gig down south.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Two bye weeks in the first seven weeks.

Anderson is in the first graphic so maybe he’ll be back

 

[Drivesaitl]

Bleh. Julien was legitimately our MVP last season haha. He has a huge leg and I’ll be surprised if he can’t find a gig down south.

Single best player at his position that we had. Huge loss. He was giving us 10yds field position on every kick. Across a game those yds really added up. Especially considering we don't have a return game. Was the only thing improved in our special teams.