O’DAY ADDRESSES THE REGINA MEDIA
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| Photo courtesy Global’s Derek Meyers |
Here are some notes from Saskatchewan Roughriders’ GM Jeremy O’Day’s year-end news conference at Mosaic Stadium on Tuesday:
– (On extending five Canadians) It’s very important in the CFL to have quality, young national players. It’s easy to find international players but nationals are more difficult so you want to keep your core and improve on it in the draft. When injuries occur, it’s tough to bring Canadians in off the street.
– He enjoys performing the role of the GM in the interim and making the best decisions for the club’s future. Regarding his own future, it hasn’t been a distraction. He’s been kept up to speed with the process of finding a new GM.
– He has free reign to make all personnel decisions, but any major decisions are ran by President Craig Reynolds. That would be the case with any full-time GM.
– Reynolds has informed O’Day on what the process will be regarding hiring a new GM. Reynolds will address that situation on Thursday morning with reporters.
– O’Day will be the interim GM right up until the time a new GM is in place.
– It hasn’t been hard to deal with players regardless of the team’s tenuous situation (no GM or head coach named yet). Players want to remain with the team into next year. It’s not different than any other year. Management will have to review the roster and make decisions for the future. Some decisions are easier than others.
– O’Day hasn’t had a formal interview for the GM position yet, but the last two months have been somewhat of an interview. He feels he’s shown he’s capable of doing the job and wants to be the man when the search is said and done.
* We’ll have a special Remembrance Day edition of the SportsCage on 620 CKRM beginning at 4:00 pm. I’ll be joined by co-host John Lynch and our guests include TSN’s Paul Lapolice and NFL Insider Jim Lang.
Here is a great opportunity to retain one of our former greats who knows what it takes to win in this market. Funny how former offensive linemen seem to make the best GM''s. It would be a good omen moving forward to keep Jeremy as GM.
Would be nice if John Lynch was Riders GM. Hope Reynolds would give some consideration.
Bob
I listened to the entire scrum on the Rider App this AM and thought O'Day presented himself well and handled the media in a respectful manner. Although I agree with most in that Craig Reynolds needs to conduct a thorough search for the next GM, promoting someone new as the majority of armchair QB's suggest, in O'Day, would not be a bad thing. Is he #1 on the list? Likely not. However, to say "he just isn't ready" due to working under BT is ridiculous. He seems confident in his abilities, and if chosen, would make a fine GM in… Read more »
I wonder of all the other short list candidates will be given the same amount of air time to outline their abilities and past achievements. This was such a thinly veiled self promotional act. The various mediums continue to do this with shameless continuance. If you can't get through the front door then try the back one. Put the face of the franchise out there because we want it. The fact remains that no successful franchises promote people with virtually non existent resumes. To suggest two years under a sub .500 GM qualifies a person to head an organization that's… Read more »
Given his age, I'm sure John Lynch will laugh at the suggestion that he become GM.
Why not Scruffy in that case? (We will laugh for other reasons)
Give your head a shake.
2016 breakdownThis management team has proved that with this group of players they can win 6 games in a season. Already an improvement. Taking DD at his word should provide one more win (he will put up 52 points as the d gives up 50). That's 7.Return of Weldon with a more experienced linebacker group and returning Cdn depth from injury along with better atmosphere and fewer stupid game day coaching decisions (65 yd field goals) and no last second Hail Mary tds wins another game making 8. Now for the hope. Jeremy with all his phone contacts should be… Read more »
Why is the Regina media all behind O'Day so much. I understand he's a nice guy but he has so little experience. We were 3-15 and are now the joke of the CFL. Its far riskier to hire O'Day then it is to hire someone has turned a franchise around before ie. Tillman. If we had went 9-9 or even 7-11 then fine hire O'Day but this team is in major shambles. Even the Bombers have never looked this bad in the past 10 years.
Sorry! No to O'Day!
Saw Taman at the Regina Airport Enterprise rental booth Wednesday at 1:45. Wayne Mantyka was close by with a tv camera and microphone at arrivals.
"Here is a great opportunity to retain one of our former greats who knows what it takes to win in this market. Funny how former offensive linemen seem to make the best GM''s. It would be a good omen moving forward to keep Jeremy as GM.” a) What other GM’s were offensive linemen?b) what does the market have to do with winning? just e’ffing win!c) good/great players don’t always make the best coaches or GM’s O’Day should get a chance to be considered, but anything less than a honest and fully exhaustive search would be unacceptable to fans who have… Read more »
This anti O'Day faction is like the NDP. Voice how great you are, but realistically, you suck!
You're all going to need new soothers in the next couple of weeks. When you get those soothers, turn in your Rider fan card because when the Riders get to the GC in 2017, your thoughts will no longer be relevant. Of course, they aren't even relevant now.
Dyce, O'Day off the Winnipeg in some team capacity. Richie Hall back to Saskatchewan. Its just the way it's going to be, end of story Riderville.
O'Day's mission would be to get the Riders to the playoffs. I want a GM that wants to lead the season and get the bye then host the final.
NO to O'Day.
"O'Day's mission would be to get the Riders to the playoffs. I want a GM that wants to lead the season and get the bye then host the final.
NO to O'Day."
No team has ever won a Grey Cup by not making the playoffs. One thing at a time.
Tillman has never turned a franchise around!! What are you talking about? He has only been successful following someone else who has done all the recruiting and leg work and then he swoops in and takes the credit.
Or, he tries to build from the ground up (ie: Edm & Ott) and fails miserably.
O'Day – Played from 1999 – 2010 with the Riders. Cfl Allstar 05/06/07/09Western All Star 03/05/06/07/09/10Grey Cup win in 2007 – and in the final is 09/10 then retired a few months after 2010 was over. Hired for the 2012 season and in 2013 they won a cup….yes it was built from 2012 and a few prior. In 2015 takes over a team that has 1 win in the last 18 starts. Not a great decision for your resume! I like how he is on the sidelines, this means he is paying attention to the players and coaches because he… Read more »