Mahoney Has a Few Questions
What happened to my career?
1. Do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have the best-named front office in the CFL?
Not only do they employ some top handles in the league currently, they might have the greatest names of all time. Joe Mack. Paul LaPolice. Ken Moll. These are names that copy editors can really sink their teeth into. I’ve already gone through the Mack possibilities (which are endless, by the way), but just think of the creativity one can use with a coach named LaPolice. Good luck to the Bombers writers as they fight the urge to work in some Sting lyrics. Here’s a sample headline: LaPolice Sends an SOS to the League. Hmmm…that one might come true. And Ken Moll is a perfect complement for Joe Mack. Mack and Moll. Copyright!
2. How bad is Greg Marshall in these interviews?
Three times the guy has been passed over for the coaching gig — and it’s not like Tom Landry or Tony Dungy are beating him out for these jobs, either. Doug Berry, Mike Kelly, and now LaPolice. Time will tell what kind of hire LaPo is, but if you look at the other two guys, you have to wonder how Marshall is talking himself out of these jobs. This guy should just take the Toronto Argos gig (if offered) and shove it up the Bombers backside when the clubs meet this summer. But if the Argos hire someone ahead of Marshall in the next week, then an inquiry should be held. Or a mercy killing. No one should be put through this.
3. Will the Outlaw be the next offensive co-ordinator in Winnipeg?
There is certainly some weight to this. According to Bomber lore, LaPolice was the guy who wanted Dyce to join the Bombers coaching staff when he was the OC many moons ago. The two are friends and obviously share some of the same offensive beliefs. Finally, Dyce went out of his way to correct a report that he was in the Marshall camp during the hiring process — suggesting he is a LaPolice guy, as well. The Outlaw as OC would be a nice story, however…
4. Without a quarterback, will LaPolice get a fair shake?
You can only blame Mike Kelly for so long regarding the most important position on the field. How long, you ask? Considering that LaPolice was run out of town seven years ago for a struggling offence, you have to imagine the patience in this town sits around three or four weeks. If the attack sputters, fans will tie LaPolice to the tracks before lighting the line on fire and parking the train on top of him. And then blowing the whole thing up. Again.
