Really??

Check the Als forum??

You’ll see LOTS of anger there.

In fact, there’s a thread titled “FIRE POPP.

this team has had 10 unsuccessful attempts previously finding and developing a quarterback since Cavillo gave it up, including a Heisman winner and have yet to find one.

What makes you think that after all that this can be done by this same group??

Kavis said there hadn’t been any formal talks within the coaching staff and players TEAM about Popp stepping down. He wanted things to go on the right way and this is why he didn’t speak about the talks that went on with the owners, the President and Popp himself.

Kavis isn’t full of anything but good.

He’s a great guy who cares about people and does his best to get anyone better. It’s not the first time he goes up front for his team’s best interest and this shows how much a team guy he is. I admit, I’m blessed to have such a good friend.

Giving Chapdelaine the interim makes sense. This way, you give him hold of the O without demoting Calvillo, and he can work with him like Trestman did with Milanovitch and Brady. The Alouettes don’t have a guy re«dy to take charge of the D or ST.

Whether Thorpe goes or stays dépends widely on who will be hired as official HC at the end of the hiring process, and if Thorpe is willing to work with him or not if he’s not chosen and if this HC still wants Thorpe as DC. Thorpe has an autistic child, so changes aren’t too welcome in his personal life, but opportunities exist and can be seized when they show up.

I think that if Thorpe goes, Reed can do a good job as DC, unless the new HC brings someone with him or can do the DC job himself (Steinauer).

You might see anger from people who never baught an Alouettes ticket and never will anyway, but you would see no anger from true Alouettes’ fans who buy tickets. It’s easy to get that there just aren’t so many guys.

The ONLY way to resolve this problem is to fire the owner and/or Popp.

I wonder what takes Thorpe out of the HC picture. I wonder what’s going to happen when his contract is up.

It seemed at best, bad optics to name Reed a co-assistant HC. It looks worse with Chappy getting the interim HC job. At least if Thorpe had been given the interim job, there could be some truth to “a chance was given”.

The turmoil might not be 100% dealt with as the Larks might be looking for a new DC in a relatively short time.