How Hamilton manages to lose on a bye week and other thoughts
You have to admire how Hamilton can manage to lose on a bye week.
Usually it is Saskatchewan under Chris Jones who manages some Homer Simpson like D’Oh moment like Vince Young, or Trent Richardson or let’s say, Greg Hardy. So while the Riders may now be moving past their need to try out every failed NFL high draft pick, it seems Hamilton is choosing to boldly demonstrate what happens when you hire guys about 20 years past their best before date and put them back on the sidelines.
Hamilton started their bye week by having Kent Austin walk away from the sidelines and letting June Jones take over as coach. A reasonable move showing a degree of self awareness that Austin was no longer communicating effectively with his players and there needed to be a fresh approach to the team.
Jones was an interesting choice considering he was on the sports administration side of things now with his coaching days seemingly behind him, The problem is at this time of year, you don’t have many options if you hire a new coach who is not on your staff in an effort to stem a losing season.