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We're 5 and 13. No one should be guaranteed a spot.

Why not? Lets tighten the foil hats and suppose Miller would only hire a gm who agrees to keep O'Shea. Then you you only get a shitty GM who is so desperate for the job he will do whatever he needs to do to get that job... A great GM will have to be able to run his team his way Paging Mr Taman, Mr Brendan Taman

Mike Kelly was right about us the same way that I'm right when I say that Bomber fans need air or they'll die. All he was doing was stating the obvious about any team's fan base. Here's a rule of thumb I've used for a while now and it's never steered me wrong; when looking for insightful thoughts, the words of Mike Kelly aren't

I would suspect that Buchko, like most executives, would have a clause in their contract which gives them a buyout upon leaving the organization. The only exception to that, normally, is when someone is released for cause (ie. they broke the law, repeated violated company policy etc.). So in pretty much most other instances, the CEO gets a package when they leave. Sorry to disappoint, but in the business world, they usually try to keep the humiliation and drama that you seem to desperately crave to a minimum. Makes hiring the next guy a whole lot easier.

Yes he resigned. The board would have, most likely, told him that they had lost confidence in him. His resignation would have been pretty much automatic at that point. it's the way it's done in much of the business world with people at that level. But then again, I would have thought a "Dr" would understand that.

Couple of points: 1) concerning Lawrence, it was a legal hit, so that means, by definition, it wasn't dirty. 2) he's running in the open field and clearly sees the defender coming. That's hardly vulnerable. 3) if Burris has concerns about his career (which is already long by any standard) then either throw the ball away or hook slide. You don't attempt to make a play and then whine afterwards that the big meannie had the audacity to do what he's being payed to do. That has less to do with courage than it has to do with "star" entitlement. He wants to try and make the big play and then gets mad because someone on the other side doesn't let him. Boo hoo Hank, boo hoo.

No not at all. The BoD does what it does, Miller does what he does. They didn't "indirectly" hire anyone. I lend you my car. You run someone over. Did I indirectlyn them over? So, Miller answers to absolutely no one? Who fired Butchko? Who hired Miller? Of course Miller answers to the BoD. That he answers to the BoD does not make the BoD directly or indirectly responsible for the decisions he makes. You're asking one question and trying to use the answer to frame an entirely different question. No, and this where I was confused by your answers. I wasn't trying to be a smart ass with you. I went back to 2013 & the BOD's hired Miller but it is my understanding Miller then fired Butchko as strange as that seemed. Now, I may have that wrong as well. I just wanted to clarify that Miller has autonomy to make decisions on behalf of the Board in hirings & firings but he does serve at the pleasure of the Blue Bombers BODs. they can fire him if they see fit. He does ultimately answer to them. . You were. Buchko resigned. Miller was then hired as CEO and in turn, he fired Mack.

I'm sort of in the camp that thinks that if you are afraid of getting hit, badminton or bowling might be more your thing. In the pocket you can only hit the QB above the knee to the shoulder already, so I'm not sure what more can be reasonably done that wouldn't alter the game too much. At the same time, it seems more than a bit disingenuous for Burris to be out there scrambling, trying to make a play and then complain when a defender is trying to do the same thing, make a play. So maybe part of the onus needs to be on teaching the QB's to do things to avoid getting hit. They could bring in Brock Ralph to be a special adviser to the league because there was no one better than him for that sort of stuff. PS: A football player over forty making over 400K a season whining about putting food on his table broke my irony meter.

I get what Lawless is saying, but at the same time, it's football. On that particular play, Burris was no longer just a QB. He was playing the role of a running back, which means that he should be able to be legally tackled in the same manner as any other ball carrier. To start saying that there will be different rules for contacting a QB in all cases, regardless of what they are doing is just silly. They could just as easily make the QB's wear flags and say no tackling them ever. Yes, QB's are important, but it's still supposed to be football.

I was wondering the same thing last week, this guy is virtually invisible. I wonder if he actually spends anytime in Canada. What?!? Orridge is an American who just got his Canadian citizenship. He made sure he was seen on television at one of the Liberal candidate's soiree's election night in Toronto. Interviewed on CBC that night. I know that. He's lived in Canada for around 10 years which is why I said "what?!?" to the ridiculous comment I bolder. Why is it ridiculous? The guy is the Invisible Man. Maybe he goes camping on weekends during the season? Maybe he's been building a deck all season at home. Hey, maybe we should fire him too. FIRE "EM ALL!!!!!!

Once doesn't make it traditionally. They did that after Bauer left as an over-reaction to giving Bauer too much power. They also did it because of the absence of a CEO. That's one of those rare times when a board does get involved in hiring below the CEO because someone's gotta do it/

If you're suggesting that they would fire Miller because he didn't nail it on his first try at hiring a GM, you might be setting your goals just a bit too high. Keep in mind that the CEO does other things besides hire a GM, so it's possible that maybe he's meeting expectations on a lot of other things. I know that on a board like this it's real easy to yell "fire him" every time someone decides that there's a problem, but the people who are having to operate in the real world actually do things in a bit more rational fashion. Sorry to disappoint. Okay then, then who hires & fires Miller? Sme mystic wizard from Harry Potter? It would appear that either you have a hard time following a discussion, or you're being deliberately obtuse. I'm pointing out the abserdity of your argument and you're responding with a rather sad attempt at sarcasm with the Harry Potter stuff. I realize that complaining is really your forte, but I was hoping for some small amount of substance within the rants. It's appearing to me that all you intend to do is yell "fire them, fire them all". Not going to waste anymore time trying to explain things to someone who is doing his very best to actually avoid rationality.

The only way that ad-hoc committees of the BoD get involved with this stuff is if the CEO allows it, which he shouldn't. And whenever I here the word "traditionally" alarm bells go off. How do you know of this tradition? Who started it? Does it still go on, or is it one of those, "we did it once/a long time ago so that must mean we always do it that way" sorts of things.

If you're suggesting that they would fire Miller because he didn't nail it on his first try at hiring a GM, you might be setting your goals just a bit too high. Keep in mind that the CEO does other things besides hire a GM, so it's possible that maybe he's meeting expectations on a lot of other things. I know that on a board like this it's real easy to yell "fire him" every time someone decides that there's a problem, but the people who are having to operate in the real world actually do things in a bit more rational fashion. Sorry to disappoint.

No not at all. The BoD does what it does, Miller does what he does. They didn't "indirectly" hire anyone. I lend you my car. You run someone over. Did I indirectlyn them over? So, Miller answers to absolutely no one? Who fired Butchko? Who hired Miller? Of course Miller answers to the BoD. That he answers to the BoD does not make the BoD directly or indirectly responsible for the decisions he makes. You're asking one question and trying to use the answer to frame an entirely different question.

Yes. And if they want to fire Miller they can do it. you can quote it three times, but that won't magically make you right.

No not at all. The BoD does what it does, Miller does what he does. They didn't "indirectly" hire anyone. I lend you my car. You run someone over. Did I indirectly run them over?

Right -- see the bolded. I questioned the decision they made when it happened. And now, considering our record, I blame them for it. I seem to recall that the vast majority of people were pleased with Miller's hire because he had real football knowledge, as opposed to Garth Buchko. The thinking seemed to be that he'd be better at picking a GM. Really can't fault the board for that logic. That Miller hired Walters was a bit of a puzzler to me, but again that has nothing to do with the BoD.

The BoD has about as much influence on the on-field product as you or I, yet every month or two there are people complaining about them. They hire the CEO. They set overall governance policy for the organization. They review financials and set goals. That's about it. They do not have ANYTHING to do with the football operations of the team. Nothing, nada, zilch. Now having said that, we'll still have people trying to blame them for the team's record, but every now and then I like to try and point out that blaming them for the win/loss is like blaming the board of Ford/GM/Chrysler when your car breaks down.

Don't contact any team during the season. The season is over in a week. If it's a playoff team wait until they're eliminated or win the Grey Cup. Play by the rules & at least have integrity. Like I said, how would we like it if the roles were reversed? As fans we would be upset. What goes around, comes around. If you think that this sort of stuff doesn't go on all the time in this league, you are very naive. And you are.... what GM??? You have no clue if it does or doesn't. You just think it does. I'm not a GM, but I am a fan of deductive reasoning. The fact that contracts can be announced within minutes of someone going to free agency tells me that clearly, the details of the contract had to have been worked out before hand. The fact that tampering brings a whopping fine of $5000 tells me that the league isn't too concerned about it.

Don't contact any team during the season. The season is over in a week. If it's a playoff team wait until they're eliminated or win the Grey Cup. Play by the rules & at least have integrity. Like I said, how would we like it if the roles were reversed? As fans we would be upset. What goes around, comes around. If you think that this sort of stuff doesn't go on all the time in this league, you are very naive.

Can't it be both? Always love the "internet insiders".

Remember the Western Hour from the 80s? How about getting the host of that show for the halftime. Are you talking about Russ Gurr?

They said he would be back in 6-8 weeks over two months ago when everyone and their grand mother knew that wasn't true. They may not have outright said he'll be back this year, but it sure as hell was implied. I recall them saying that he could be back as early as 6-8 weeks. "Could be back" is a lot different than "will be back"

Wow, this guy is amazing. Every play is a touchdown or huge gain. Every single one! How in the world does he do it? On a side note, he's going to have to throttle back a bit because 3-5 yards is the length of a pass in our system.