Don Matthews
Don Matthews
Don Matthews, a.k.a. "The Don",is a former head coach of several teams in the Canadian Football League. He won 231 games in the CFL, the second highest win total by a head coach in the league's history. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in September 2011...
early hold next
I don't think it's going to hold him out of the next game, but it's too early to tell.
beating capable care understand
We understand that if we don't take care of our business, Winnipeg is capable of beating us. They've done that.
certainly drastic football team
The team has to get better. I don't know about drastic but certainly we need to play better football than what we're playing.
chances taking trying win
(I was) trying to win the game. Taking our chances from the five-yard line, I thought that was the better chance.
We do it for the cause. You come in and make a day of it. Now it's not the same.
battle point trying win
We now are trying to get to the point where we win a one-on-one battle and make a play.
difficult penalties time
We were having a difficult time a lot of the time with the penalties ... I thought we could get the two points. And I'd do it again.
believe coaching cup easier gets grey head job prepare somebody
My first head coaching job was with B.C. in 1983 and we went to the Grey Cup (losing 18-17 to Toronto). At the end of that year, I couldn't believe the things I had been through because there's no way somebody can prepare you for it. Danny, I'll tell you this, it gets easier and you're going to get to a lot more.
bit special time
There is something a little bit special every time when I play the Eskimos,
breaks football good guy missed
We'll look at it on film and make corrections, but he is a back that breaks tackles. When we look at it, it's a missed tackle, when they look at it, they say he made the guy miss. He's a pretty good back.
fritz good lucky offensive
We're lucky to have Fritz at guard. We don't have Chiu, but we still have a good offensive line.
coaching head job toughest year
Your first head coaching job is the toughest year of your life,
attainable goal remains
Our goal remains to take first place in the East, and it's an attainable goal,
attitude both counting fixed healed himself nails possible quicker soon staff toes training
He had infections in both of his big toes and he told our training staff to do what they had to do to get him fixed up as soon as possible because we were counting on him to make plays. That kind of attitude is infectious. They removed both toe nails ... he healed quicker than we thought he would and he got himself back out there.