How will Mike Kelly fare in his maiden season on the sidelines with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers?
This question immediately jumps to the top of the pack. The outspoken and much-travelled Kelly finds himself back in Winnipeg for the first time since he left the club in 1996 after five very successful years as the Bombers’ offensive coordinator. In between, he’s spent time in the XFL, NCAA and NFL before coming back to Canada in 2008 as Edmonton’s receivers coach. After being hired on December 2, 2008 as the 27th head coach in Blue Bomber history, Kelly immediately went to work gutting the Winnipeg roster. 29 players have been either traded or released from last year’s 8-10 team which lost out to Edmonton in the 2008 East Semifinal. Beyond this, both Kelly and Bomber President Lyle Bauer have been forced to issue public apologies for outlandish comments the new coach has made since his hiring. Not the least of which was referring to Saskatchewan as “the crotch of Canada” at a Bomber fan forum. Is he completely crazy or is he an eccentric genius? We’ll soon find out. 2 – Who wins the
