Come on tell me this isn't getting to or has already gotten to the Mike Kelly level yet? LOL ...
Kelly loses his cool
Kirk Penton - July 15th, 2009
Bombers head coach Mike Kelly stormed out of his daily media briefing Wednesday after questions kept coming about the team’s scout that was caught taking notes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats practice on Tuesday.
The session got off on the wrong foot when Kelly noticed the larger-than-normal media turnout and said: “Lazy asses. You wait ’til something happens, then you show up. Right? OK.”
Q: Were you aware of the scout’s plans in Hamilton?
Kelly: “Non-issue. It’s handled internally. I’ve got nothing to say.”
Q: It’s an issue. The Canadian Football League just sent a directive out.
Kelly: It’s a non-issue to me.
Q: Hamilton Tiger-Cats are accusing you of cheating. That’s not an issue, coach?
Kelly: I don’t care what anybody has to say about it. It’s a non-issue, it’s been handled internally, and I’m not talking about it.
Q: You constantly tell us you’re the head of the football operations here, responsible for everything …
Kelly: Right. Non-issue. Handled internally. I’m not talking about it. Now what don’t we understand about that, OK?
Q: It seems a contradiction …
Kelly: Non-issue. Handled internally. Not talking about it. There we go. We’re done. Next question.
Q: When you handle it internally, does that mean meetings or …?
Kelly: Do you understand what internally means? It’s been handled internally. We’re not talking about it. It’s over with. Move on. Next question.
Q: What’s the normal procedure for pre-scouting, the relationship you would have with your scouts. Would it be normal operating procedure kind of thing for scouting a game?
Kelly: Sure. You tell me what normal operating procedure is, and then we’ll go from there. Next question.
Q: On a normal week, would you have scouts at a practice?
Kelly: Did you not listen to anything I said. I’m not talking about this. It’s a non-issue, it’s over with, it’s done. Now unless you have something else to say, I’m not talking about it. So you can take that and leave the building. It’s that easy. Do we all understand each other now? Good! Next question! Got nothin’ to say? Enjoy your day, fellas. We’ll see you at Ivor Wynne Stadium.