Coaching rumor mill

[Colin Unger]

I was driving home Edmonton yesterday when we were listening to the radio to help num the pain of driving through Saskatchewan.  Not sure what the station was but they were talking CFL football and one of the personalities said that he was recently at some sort of CFL cocktail party with all the CFL's who's who in attendance.  And he heard that it is a done deal that Campbell will be the new defensive coordinator in Winnipeg and that Marshall will move to Edmonton.

Interesting if true... 

[Blue Fan]

Esks' offer too low
 
Marshall no longer candidate for DC
 
By Mario Annicchiarico December 30, 2008

Greg Marshall is out of the picture as Edmonton Eskimos defensive co-ordinator.

"We are no longer in the running," is all Eskimos general manager Danny Maciocia would say Monday, and that came through a statement from team director of communications Dave Jamieson.

"Greg will not be coming to Edmonton," head coach Richie Hall added late Monday, through a text. "We were very interested in him, but things just didn't work out. We're busy talking to a variety of coaches."

Sources told The Journal on Saturday that Marshall was offered the job and had until Monday to decide.

Maciocia denied that in Monday's Journal, but another well-placed source confirmed Monday that new head coach Richie Hall not only offered Marshall the job, but enticed him with the title of assistant head coach. It is likely the same title the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have presented Marshall, a veteran CFL assistant coach.

According to the source, the deal-breaker was the Eskimos' offer of a salary less than what Marshall made last season in Winnipeg.

Maciocia offered Marshall a two-year deal at $110,000 a season. CFL co-ordinators are said to make six figures. One league source said Hall made roughly $125,000 in that role with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and was believed to be one of the league's higher-paid defensive co-ordinators.

Marshall, said to be in discussions with the Ticats, was not available for comment on Monday.

The focus now turns to current Eskimos special teams assistant Noel Thorpe as the most probable candidate for the job. The Esks have not stated what the status of current defensive co-ordinator Rick Campbell is, nor have they made him available to the media.

mannicchiarico@thejournal.canwest.com
© Copyright (c) The Edmonton Journal

[go riders]

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=262144&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_cfl

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have hired defensive co-ordinator Greg Marshall away from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to serve in the same capacity in Steeltown, according to the Hamilton Spectator.

[Green is the Colour]

Also rumoured that Bob Wylie is leaving the 'peg for Saskatchewan to be new O-line coach......