By Chris Carr

Doug Berry, others considered possible successor to Ken Miller as Roughrider head coach

Dec 4, 2010 | 6:36 AM

Ken Miller leaves some pretty big shoes to fill, but already there are a number of familiar names being bandied about as a possible successor to him as head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

One CFL inside thinks the Riders want someone who either has a connection to the team now or has had one in the past.

TSN's Dave Naylor has three possible candidates in mind. The first is the Riders' offensive coordinator, Doug Berry, who has been a head coach.

“He has been with Brendan Taman, who hired him in Winnipeg, so there's the connection there. Obviously, offensive coordinator with the Roughriders right now, offense sputtered, looked great sometimes, looked not too great others,” said Naylor.

The second is Richie Hall.

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“Of course, he was there 16 years as an assistant, five as a player. Has has head coaching experience in Edmonton. Managed to turn things around with that team in the second half of the year,” said Naylor.

Hamilton's defensive coordinator Greg Marshall is also considered a candidate, but he has yet to land an actual CFL coaching job, and Naylor thinks he would be a bit of a long shot at getting the job.

As for longevity, Naylor doesn't consider any of his choices to be a significant flight risk.

“If you were looking at coaches, and say, 'Well, are these going to be the kind of guys who if they win here, are we going to have any trouble keeping,' I don't think any of the three candidates that I've mentioned fit that definition,” said Naylor.

But what's first and foremost for Naylor is that the in-coming coach understand the market.