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Tuesday, September 09, 2008

The Don returns to coach Toronto Argonauts Don Matthews is returning to the Toronto Argonauts for a third time....... replacing Rich Stubler after a 4-6 start to the season.......Matthews, 69, is the CFL leader in regular-season wins (231) and tied for the most Grey Cup wins (five). He won five more Grey Cup rings as an assistant coach with the Edmonton Eskimos.

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I guess the only thing that really surprised me about this whole thing was the up-front admission of why he left Montreal. The Don is not someone I would have ever associated with having performance anxiety. I can't imagine how many feet he's put upside players' arses over the years for not being able to bring it to the field.

I do predict, however, that he will work some of his magic with the Argos ... maybe get Joseph back on track (I think that Joseph needs a strong leader, like Austin is/was, to give him the confidence to be all he can be). I don't know if this will be enough to make them "contenders", but I think their season will improve as a result. Stubler was just a little too Tom-Higgins-ish. There's only enough room for one Pinball Clemons nice-guy kinda coach in the CFL.

I was kind of glad to hear him talking about it honesty. It is a problem that a lot of Canadians have and it was good to hear him say he beat it.

Although that being said, after watching the team last night, you hope he doesn't have a medical set back. They looked horrible (and I am not just talking about the retro jerseys)

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