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Originally Posted by octothorp
Probably for the best. Defense was horrible, but part of the blame for the crappy defense has to go to the personnel decisions that Barker and Higgins made that basically gutted one of the best d-line/linebacker cores in the league.
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Grace and White have done nothing since the Stamps cut them. Maxie and Napastuk decided to retire and focus on other parts of their lives and Abdullah's been pathetic this season. No major losses by my count.
People ragged on Barker when he cut Kelvin Anderson who retired just a few weeks later after Wally signed him on in B.C. for pity. Guys sometimes lose 'it' and it's better to cut a guy a year early than a year late (although we've seemed to be doing it at the right time lately).
Creehan was simply the least imaginative coordinator I've ever seen. The Stamps would run the exact same gameplan against every team and would refuse to make changes when the simplest plays would beat them consistently. Just a few weeks back in the Labor-Day rematch Edmonton ran screens to Ebell every single play and they'd go for 10-15 yards every time. Not once did Creehan think of doing the obvious - have a linebacker spying or simply playing man coverage on Ebell. The only reason we won that game was because the Esk's OC was just as incompetent and decided to start chucking it downfield ending every drive.
Good riddance to a terrible coach.