Coach Hawk Gone After 5 Games In Montreal

It ain't Division I, brother...

According to Arash Madani at Sportsnet, the Dan Hawkins era is over after only five games into the 2013 CFL season...

Hawkins ties a record for a rookie #CFL head coach getting fired so quick. Tom Dimitroff also lasted 5 games in 1978 (1-3-1) w/ the #Ticats.

Owner Bob Wetenhall asked GM Jim Popp to step in- for the fourth time in his Montreal career as interim coach.

"Jim is the person most responsible for the success we have had over all these years," Wetenhall said in a statement. "I feel confident that he is the best person to coach our team at this time and I am very appreciative of him being willing to make this additional contribution to our franchise.

"He has the respect of our players as well as mine."

Here's Week 5's headache for the Als as they played Edmonton
((HT: CFL on TSN))


All was rosy when he was hired...
Evidence below...
((HT: Montreal Alouettes))


But now, expect the offensive coaching staff to be reorganized since the offense under hall of famer Anthony Calvillo has been very un-Calvillo-like...

FOSG John Lu of TSN caught up with Popp:

Popp on Hawkins' vision for team: "I recommended (to Hawkins) early on, don't change too much. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Guessing he tried to fix it...