Maciocia’s decision to spurn Alouettes makes a whole lot of sense

Now that he’s explained it, Danny Maciocia’s decision to stay at the University of Montreal seems like an easy one.

RDS reporter and and all around good dude Didier Orméjuste posted a series of Tweets from Maciocia’s press conference Monday afternoon and they paint a pretty dysfunctional picture of the Montreal Alouettes front office.

The Alouettes offered the position of president to Danny Maciocia but they would not have let him pick the new GM. @CFL

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— Didier Orméjuste (@DidierRDS) December 12, 2016

I mean, OK. It’s been reported that the Wetenhall family want to install current special teams coordinator Kavis Reeed as general manager and maybe Maciocia could have found a way to work with him, despite the fact they’ve never been on the same staff before….

According to Danny Maciocia, the Alouettes weren’t willing to let him have a say in the player personnel decisions. @CFL

— Didier Orméjuste (@DidierRDS) December 12, 2016

Huh. Around the CFL, some team presidents are more involved on the player side than others  but one of the only ways this convoluted structure made sense was if Maciocia, a former general manager in Edmonton, helped Reed – who has no front office experience – on the player personnel side.

According to Danny Maciocia, the Alouettes would not have let him have a say in picking a head coach either. @CFL

— Didier Orméjuste (@DidierRDS) December 12, 2016

So… Maciocia was being asked to take a job where he couldn’t have a say in selecting the two guys who would be, theoretically anyway, reporting to him – the general manager and head coach – while also being excluded from the player personnel side. It’s worth noting that the Alouettes already have a team president (Mark Weightman) with responsibility on the business side.

Didier draws the following conclusion…

It seems like the Alouettes only wanted Maciocia for his name and to sell tickets among other things. @CFL

— Didier Orméjuste (@DidierRDS) December 12, 2016

Gee, I wonder why he turned them down.