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September 09, 2008
The Don returns to coach Toronto Argonauts: Don Matthews is returning to the Toronto Argonauts for a third time....... replacing Rich Stubler after a 4-6 start to the season.......Matthews, 69, is the CFL leader in regular-season wins (231) and tied for the most Grey Cup wins (five). He won five more Grey Cup rings as an assistant coach with the Edmonton Eskimos.
posted by tommytrump to football at 07:57 PM - 2 comments
I was kind of glad to hear him talking about it honesty. It is a problem that a lot of Canadians have and it was good to hear him say he beat it.
Although that being said, after watching the team last night, you hope he doesn't have a medical set back. They looked horrible (and I am not just talking about the retro jerseys)
posted by jc at 12:59 PM on September 13, 2008
I guess the only thing that really surprised me about this whole thing was the up-front admission of why he left Montreal. The Don is not someone I would have ever associated with having performance anxiety. I can't imagine how many feet he's put upside players' arses over the years for not being able to bring it to the field.
I do predict, however, that he will work some of his magic with the Argos ... maybe get Joseph back on track (I think that Joseph needs a strong leader, like Austin is/was, to give him the confidence to be all he can be). I don't know if this will be enough to make them "contenders", but I think their season will improve as a result. Stubler was just a little too Tom-Higgins-ish. There's only enough room for one Pinball Clemons nice-guy kinda coach in the CFL.