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Originally Posted by STAMPEDRED
 ... who needs a quaterback?
I think Cortez will be good for Burris. If Cortez states that he can win a grey cup with him, then obviously he has seen what Barrett saw his weaknesses to be in Sask this season and should hopefully be able to groom Burris into a more relaxed QB.
What ever happened to the O.C. we had in the nineties... John Hufnagel (sp?) I believe?
I remember the media on QR always raving about this guy and how he was head coach material... is he a head coach in another league or is QR just that bad in their assessment of head coach material!!  |
Cortez didn't do much to help Joseph relax last year in Saskatchewan...granted, he was the o-line coach. That said, I was really hoping the Riders would give Cortez the HC position. Interesting scenario in Calgary now where you have two associate coaches who are prime HC material. Not a bad problem to have at all - although I would suspect one will leave when the other takes over for Higgins (I heard that's been promised to Creehan at some point?).
As for helping Burris, I think Cortez needs to implement an offense where potential mistakes are minized. Although sometimes with Burris' decisions, I'm not sure that's always possible. It's a fine line though - when does an offense become to simple and easy to defend against? As for Barrett, I think it's underestimated how much he helped Burris. Burris' two best years in the CFL were under Barrett's watch - his first year as a starter in 2001 (then he bolted to the NFL for 2 years) and then 2004 when the Riders should've been in the GC (Burris bolted for Calgary next year). Cortez is a good coach - maybe a QB coach is also what the Stamps need and Cortez can focus on the whole offense???