Joe Paopao
Joe Paopao
Joe Paopaois a former professional Canadian football quarterback and former head and assistant coach of the CFL's BC Lions Paopao played 11 seasons for the BC Lions, Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Ottawa Rough Riders. He began his coaching career with the BC Lions and has coached with five CFL organizations, including stints as head coach with the BC Lions in 1996 and the Ottawa Renegades from 2002–2005...
consistency needed
We needed more consistency there, ... We're going to look at some different options.
run
It has been a long run and a long grind.
leg overwork smart takes tire
We don't want to overwork him and tire his leg out, ... We've just go to be smart there. We'll see where that takes us.
managing primary priorities rightfully role
My primary role is really the on-field product, which is our players, ... Most of my managing priorities are there, and rightfully so. That's enough on my plate.
asked evaluate hard phases pull three until
We were going to pull him after one, then he asked to take one more .... . I think he was off on some. It's hard to evaluate until you see the film. But we have to look at all three phases of the game.
dropped games helped three
Three games ago (in Winnipeg), we probably dropped about three (passes) that could have helped us,
anybody guy help interested might reason staff talk
We're interested in anybody who might be able to help us and for that reason we're interested in a guy like (Rison). But, this is something as a staff that we have to talk about,
break none spot three tough
Basically, they didn't see the call, none of the three refs, so it comes back to the spot of the play. It's a tough break for us.
powerful reason rest win
If we play powerful and we play together, there's no reason we can't win the rest (of the games),
definitely
He's always kind of been an in-between guy, ... It's definitely something we're going to look at.
brad kid opportunity three wants
He wanted more of an opportunity, ... Kerry, Brad and Darnell are our three guys. For a young kid who wants an opportunity, it's going to be tough.
decide fit guys looking moves possession stretch vertical
One thing you have to decide when you make moves like this is how guys are going to fit in. What we're looking for right now is a guy who can stretch it out and go vertical for us (a big play receiver). I think right now we have enough possession receivers.
football stronger
There was better intensity, stronger football. But now, we're down to do or die.
emotional football momentum played saw
We never saw this coming. They played emotional football and, for the most part, they really had momentum and control.