Bomber_fanaddict Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 First time attempting a poll but who would you want as GM and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 i voted Mack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 other is a cop out unless you start naming names whoever picked that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagingIce Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 I'm not ready to throw Mack under the bus yet. He's done a great job finding talent and our Canadian talent is the best it's been in recent memory. The stains on his tenure so far are mostly the coaching in my opinion (I think the QBs he's found have been decent, but our offensive coordinators have been awful) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 i'm guessing that "Other" means someone who hasn't been out of football for 10 years and out of the CFL for 20... (not that a little thing like that would matter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 i'm guessing that "Other" means someone who hasn't been out of football for 10 years and out of the CFL for 20... (not that a little thing like that would matter) Mack wasn't out of football for 10 years when he was hired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Mack wasn't out of football for 10 years when he was hired. he did bugger-all in the only way that matters: out of pro football for 10 years. terrible hire then... even uglier now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 all you other voters better start naming names before I get angry all call you all sorts of names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 i can think of a few names that aren't mentioned that i'd be all over if i was the Bomber's prez... but i see no reason to help them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 I just want to see who people want is all, and snuff out all this stupid "I want people fired but don't want to stop and think about replacements" garbage that is going on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoochylde Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 ^^^ very easy to demand change .. harder to implement a solution .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_fanaddict Posted August 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 I put the "other" option down for the sole reasons that I have no idea who else is out there. I wanted people to discuss possible replacements. It's easy to whine and ***** for changes. It's much harder to find real solutions. I honestly don't believe Bauer, Tillman or Walters is the answer and that O'Day may be the best choice but he is still very green (no pun intended) as a manager in sask and will need to go through growing pains which the Bombers don't need right now. Mack seems to be the best short term plan until better options pop up. Unless of course someone can suggest another name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweep the leg Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 I just want to see who people want is all, and snuff out all this stupid "I want people fired but don't want to stop and think about replacements" garbage that is going on here. What name did you choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 so you were just whining for change for change sake and are part of what is wrong with the discussion around these parts lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 What name did you choose? do you need to ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Tom Higgins or the Assistant GM in BC. Baur isn't a GM and don't want anybody who would hire Mike Kelly. Taman is overrated. Tillman is a creep. O'Day and Walters lack experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweep the leg Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 do you need to ask? I assume Mack. That's who I'll pick as well b/c it will be hard to replace him after we win the Grey Cup this season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Whoa...I want some of that "other" stuff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 I assume Mack. That's who I'll pick as well b/c it will be hard to replace him after we win the Grey Cup this season... yeah I just assumed it was common knowledge that I was firmly in the don't fire anyone yet camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Blue Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 I truly have no idea who I'd want. Out of that list, I'd probably take Mack... Kyle Walters is an intriguing option, though I wouldn't endorse it. The hope would be that he could handle the Canadian stuff well, and take on the regular responsibilities of the GM, and still use some of the American connections he has hopefully picked up this year. But a big risky hire with a paper-thin resumé is not what we need right now. Let's face it - most of us don't have the best grasp of the CFL's middle management tier so it's hard to give names that haven't been thrown out before. Stuff like John Murphy, Roy Shivers, etc... I wouldn't completely hate Murphy I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 While I wouldn't be vehemently angry about making a move at GM, I am also still firmly behind Joe Mack and believe in his track record of scouting and how he deals with trades and the draft. That said, you really can't argue with that winning percentage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 I am mostly just curious to see how it all goes now that the team has actually divorced themselves from Pierce as the starter. Think you gotta give them a chance to see how it goes without that glaring issue that is PIerces health looming over everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Can't possibly overstate how big a deal it is that they're firmly saying "No More" to Pierce....this changes the look of the team drastically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 A weight has been lifted, that of B Pierce, sitting on the progress chart, and finally, we can see whether there are enough moving parts to get us going. As for GM, well, sorry, I'm a Honda guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Former AGM Ross Hodgkinson.....underrated and did all the heavy lifting. Brought a number of players in that people don't realize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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