I'm sure PRJack will have some strong words for this article. :lol: I think Tillman's biggest contribution so far has just been his presence. Like the article says, he came in and decided to give players a clean slate and a chance to prove themselves. Guys knew they'd be held accountable from here on out. After we fired DM, the team continued to play terrible football, and there really wasn't anyone there to hold the players accountable. We had a few of the scouts acting as a GM team, but that's nothing compared to having a permanent person in place to evaluate you game in and game out. I think his presence changed the atmosphere.
Anyway, it's an interesting article. Feel free to give it a read.
They don't always allow comments... some with CTV, and I'm sure other sites. As for the firing of DM, I seriously doubt that had anything to do with the team turning around. The team went 1-4 while he was here, and then went 1-4 after he was fired. DM definitely needed to go, but that didn't start the turn-around.
dumping McGarth and Armstrong on the o-line, firing the o-line coach, and getting Prinsen in to coach the o-line
Bringing in Nelson as LB coach
the return of Peach, Richardson, and Restelli on defence
the team finally winning 2 games in a row and starting to gain confidence
Daniel Porter brought in by Paul Jones
The straight up removal DM didn't do much for this team, nor did Tillman's additions IMO, who apart from Armstead and Armstrong are a just a bunch of practice roster players for the future.
