Over the course of a football season, be it CFL, NFL, or NCAA, I'm usually the first person calling for a coaches' head IF they are the true reason the team they represent stunk up the place. A coach that cannot motivate his players o get the best out of them deserves to be fired.
This is not the case today with the news that the Toronto Argonauts have fired head coach Marc Trestman, after a 4-14 record this season. Trestman just last year won a Grey Cup with the Argos, and was expected to be around for some time, in tandem with GM Jim Popp. This move by the Argos front office is surprising, due to the fact that the Argos were depleted due to injuries, leaving their roster quite thin. The most notable injury knocked out starting QB Ricky Ray (who will probably retire) and screwed the Argos' chances almost immediately.
Trestman has a reputation as a coach that can get the best out of his team and win championships. He did it twice in Montreal, and last year guided the 9-9 Argos to another Grey Cup victory. The Argos' management has sat on their hands all season, doing little to help Trestman or the team. Jim Popp (who has worked with Trestman for over 8 seasons) has become the ultimate back-stabber. It's clear that management not only hung Trestman out to dry, but made him the ultimate scapegoat, and for no good reason.
To the Argos' management: You reap what you sow.
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