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Originally Posted by browna
Shame on you Eskimos. While you're at it, and since you need an RB, pull some strings and get Lawrence Phillips out of jail, and may as well see if Trevis Smith is up for parole yet.
Although Hugh Campbell always had someone from the league office in his back pocket when he was in charge, he would never have gone so low or be so desperate as to hire this guy, at least this soon.
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I actually give them props. On just a football basis Tillman's by far the best candidate to get the on field product turned around. He knows that Canadian talent is key and will use the Canadian draft to bring in the best available players rather than trade the picks away and pick stiffs as Machoka. He turned around the Riders by adding all those Canadian receivers which made it possibly to stack the defense with American players.
Ownership and management obviously knew this wouldn't be a popular hire but rather than hire a lesser GM for PR purposes they hired the best guy for football purposes. Very difficult but IMO the right decision as when the wins start coming people will quickly jump on the bandwagon just as Riderfans did when Tillman took that hapless franchise into a contender.
Tillman made a mistake whether it be under the influence of medication or not it was still something that you expect an adult should know better. However he didn't rape or force himself on her so IMO he shouldn't have his life and career ended over it. It's a touchy subject when minors are involved and I understand that but the reality is that MacTavish killed a human being under the influence of alcohol. There's no excusing that his poor judgement to drive under the influence of alcohol took an innocent life and altered the course of the victim and families forever. It's telling how society is perfectly acceptable to see him resume his career as a coach and watch him on TSN yet Tillman is a horrible man that should never be given a second chance.