Esks Could Be in Cold...Again

Danny Maciocia is good at one thing...In fact he may be the best at it since Matt Millen was running the Detroit Lions. That's keeping his job.

Let's take a look at the Maciocia era in Edmonton. After inheriting a team, Maciocia did manage to win a Grey Cup in 2005, but since then...not so much.

First went the longest streak in North American Pro sports streak missing the playoffs for the first time in 35 years when the Green and Gold missed in 2006 by finishing 4th in the West. The Maciocia led Eskies promptly followed that campaign with a dismal 4th place finish in 2007, missing the post-season for the second straight year.

2008 must be considered a bounce back year. the team won 10 games, but finished 4th in the West for a third consecutive year. The only reason they were allowed into the playoffs is because of the pitiful teams in the East and the CFL's generous allowance of 75% of its clubs into the post season.

Now, 2009 and all the optimism it started with as Maciocia had stepped down as Coach and turned the ropes over to Richie Hall. The team brought in free-agents, kept their core on offence and seemed to be poised to return to glory. NOT. The team continues to underachieve and after last night's thrashing at the hands of the Stampeders, they look destined fr their fourth-fourth place finish in a row.

To see just how the once proud franchise has fallen to such depths, one need not look any further than the man at the top of the Football Operations depth chart: Danny Maciocia,
General Manager & Director of Football Operations.
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At what point do we stop calling Ricky Ray an 'elite quarterback' in this league? In a huge matchup against a divisional rival late in the season. Ray managed to drive his team to ZERO TD's. Sure, I understand he has almost all the stats to back up the argument that he is one of the best. But in the last 4 years he's missing the main number that matters. WINS.