Paul Lapolice Fired

[Lincoln Locomotive]

I am happy with Buck thanks..

yes...especially with QB like Collard to,work with....they are a matched set. 

[GOLDMEMBER]

yes...especially with QB like Collard to,work with....they are a matched set. 

clearly!

[Pigskin]

Lapo is that you? 

It's his wife. LMAO

[theaardvark]

I'm happy with Buck, Lapo to SSK when they say "No Maas" I can see, but a co-ordinators pay might be les than what Lapo wants, and knowing he won't have an HC opportunity again in the CFL, would he continue to toil as an OC?

He loves travelling around the NCAA and NFL, I could see him as an NFL offensive consultant, or an NCAA OC...

[GOLDMEMBER]

I'm happy with Buck, Lapo to SSK when they say "No Maas" I can see, but a co-ordinators pay might be les than what Lapo wants, and knowing he won't have an HC opportunity again in the CFL, would he continue to toil as an OC?

He loves travelling around the NCAA and NFL, I could see him as an NFL offensive consultant, or an NCAA OC...

Does he not have kids at home till? He won?t be roaming the states.

[Jesse]

I'm happy with Buck, Lapo to SSK when they say "No Maas" I can see, but a co-ordinators pay might be les than what Lapo wants, and knowing he won't have an HC opportunity again in the CFL, would he continue to toil as an OC?

He loves travelling around the NCAA and NFL, I could see him as an NFL offensive consultant, or an NCAA OC...

I don't think there are any avenues for Lapo to switch leagues.

He will get jobs based on his connections in the CFL, but he's not not going to be considered in the states for any relevant position and is too old to start at the bottom.

[Lincoln Locomotive]

Does he not have kids at home till? He won?t be roaming the states.

He has mentored under other head coaches who have had success..(.IE MOS)....so he knows what it takes to win in the CFL.   Unlike MOS he's never had a Zach Collaros as his starting QB.    When Zach8 arrived in Winnipeg late in the 2019 the fate of the Bombers suddenly transformed and we became a championship team almost overnight.  He's only lost 3 games out of 33 played since then!!  Not that you don't need a good team in front of any good QB to be successful as was the case for Mike Reilly who was beaten up due to BC's pathetic O-line.    It takes a team to win a GC however a championship caliber QB is also a huge factor.   There are exceptions, as in our Bomber team that had a less than stellar QB in Sean Salisbury at the helm....however our Defence at the time was capable of winning games with minimal offensive output.    Looking at the past winners the majority of championship teams had a very good or great QB leading their teams....
Having said that, LAPO did have Buck as our QB in his only GC game in I believe 2011.   Buck was unfortunately the victim of not having the best O-line and had he he was good enough, imho to win it all.   BC won at home that year with their MVP QB Travis Lulay! The game score was fairly close however BC controlled most of that game and Buck didn't have a stellar game either.    That was the year BC started the season with 5 consecutive losses to start the season.
I'm sure LAPO still believes he has what it takes to coach another team to a GC however I'm not sure he can convince another CFL team to hire him as one.    He is too talented of an offensive minded coach not to land a job somewhere in the CFL or the NCAA or perhaps even the NFL.   I'm sure he already has many irons in the fire as we speak.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I don't think there are any avenues for Lapo to switch leagues.

He will get jobs based on his connections in the CFL, but he's not not going to be considered in the states for any relevant position and is too old to start at the bottom.

There are thousands of college level football programs in the US, I think you underestimate his opportunities and his connections.

[Pigskin]

I think Paul stay in Canada. There are a few teams in the CFL that need an OC.

[Waffler]

He has mentored under other head coaches who have had success..(.IE MOS)....so he knows what it takes to win in the CFL.

Sorry Linc, I gotta object about this part.  He had 2 former head coaches with him in Ott to bounce stuff off and still they looked bad. In Winnipeg his first time, he had former HC Kavis Reed that he relied on quite a bit. You'd see those too talking often after practice.   He had to win this time or at least look they were getting better. Didn't happen even in a weak eastern conference. I just think he's used up his 9 lives now as HC. There just is no more upside to Lapo as head guy.

I will say that with Masoli they would have won more. You could argue Marino cost Lapo his job. Reminds me of Cahill's famous remark "when Leon slipped, I fell".

[buckzumhoff]

The gm should be fired before any coaches. Lapolice had hardly anything to work with

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

The gm should be fired before any coaches. Lapolice had hardly anything to work with

The GM is in his first year, LaPo was in his second and Dejardins left the team in a total mess.  As in Wpg. more patience to turn the ship around was needed than was given. O'Shea and Walters could have been booted in year 3 and we'd likely still be struggling to keep up with Calgary, with no cups to show.

[GOLDMEMBER]

The gm should be fired before any coaches. Lapolice had hardly anything to work with

Agreed but Lapo made way to many questionable in game decisions to further frustrate anyone RB.

[Cool Spot]

Don't you need to give a coach three years to make the playoffs if they inherit a bad team or does that only apply to MOS, after applying 20-20 hindsight?

Well, they only gave Jeff Reinebold two years... 

[GOLDMEMBER]

Well, they only gave Jeff Reinebold two years... 

lol ?. Yup