Reinebold Earns Praise the Same Direction, but I've 'He Knowshis Stuff and Isa Sm Art Man,' Always Had Astafi Withdiffer Entpersonalities
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Reinebold earns praise the same direction, but I've 'He knowshis stuff and isa sm art man,' always had astafI withdiffer entpersonalities ... former Bomber punter Cameronsays Under Reinebold, the Bomb ers began their 1997 season HERB ZURKOWS KY coach Marc Trestman clearly with two losses, eight defeats I /Uf:. THEGAZmE has elected to think outside in their opening n ine games. the box onthisone, andpeople A desperate Reinebold called I Before Jeff Reinebold's first are eagerly waitingto see how on psychologist, who at game as head coach of the Reinebold might transform tempted to hypnotize the n Winnipeg Blue Bombers, he a Montreal defence that was tire team. But the losing con showed up on the field for the ravaged by . juries in 2011 tinued -14times il1 18 games. I pre-game warmup wearing and lost Its swagget: Once, as part of hi pre flip-flops and cut-ofi' jeans. Much like anything Trest game speech, Reinebold had I When it came to style, man tackles, the h iring the lights turned off in the IReinebold was pure genius. wasn't done with ut due dressing room, which con He drove a Harley-Davidson diligence on his behalf. A tained no window . WithPhll I motorcycle and had earr ings year ago, Daronte' Jones was Collins's I CanFeelItpumped in both ears. He played Bob one of nine people Trestman in, Reinebold ran to the mid Marley over the loudspeakers interviewed for an opening dle of the room, a flashlight and had a per oual tramer as a de~ n Slve backs coach. stuck to his for ehead. and teaching him how to box. So you can be sure Trestman began jumpingup and down. Problem was, most of the les did his homework on this Winnipeg won thatnight ons took place inthedressing one. He's cautiously optimis "It was all cool The only room, while players were get tic Reinebold i what the Als problem was we didn't win," ting taped for practice. Yeah, requireatthismoment, given said Bob Cameron, the Bomb he crossed the line, but it also the circumstances. ers' punter for morethan two was his first head-coaching , He's unique, loves ball, is decades. "But he was charis gig. And he was 40 years old, intelligentandexpresseshim matic and fun to be around. It considered young at the time, self,It Tl'estman told The Gaz was fun for a year and a half. given his position. ette onMonday - hisfirstcom He made it interesting." .If the Bombers wereseeking ments since Reinebold's bir "He made football excit a change after getting annihi ing. Thad the best time losing. lated 68-7 at Edmonton in the He made it fun," said Milt playoffs the year before, there "lIe's unique, loves Stegall, three seasons into could be no more diametric ball, is intelligellt his illustrious career when ally opposed personalities Reinebold arrived. "Every than Reinebald, the Bombers' and elpn sses day I looked forward to prac incoming head coach in 1997, him tice. The guy was something and the man hereplaced, the ell:" else. I enjoyed playing under paternal Cal Mur phy; as old ALOUETTES' M ARC T RESTMAN him. He added excitement" . school as they came. Reinebold made his share "There was glitz and crazi· ing wa announced. "That's of personnel blunders - re ness," said Troy Westwood, theguy we need for now. member quarterback T.J. Ru Winnipeg's placekicker at the "Every hire is a leap of bley? - butwas loyal to a fault. time. "But I mind people, it faith," Trestman said, "but If he was overwhelmed as a was accepted and fuelled by we feel he's worth it. You rookie head coach, he won't the organization. They want· don't know until the games have those same responsibil ed a fresh dynamic, someone start, and adversity or suc ities as a coordinator. His for who was new. And they fed it. cess hits. But I like how he mer players, to a man, said "I thought he was spec interviewed and the reaction he'll motivate the Als' defence tacular," added We twood, I got from people I talked to andput the players inposition himself a free spirit dur ing about hi character and love to succeed. his playing days. "To the ery of the game. But it won't "He gets a bad rap, but I'll last second, 95 per cent of his mean anything unless he tell you what ... he knows his players would h e jumped backs it up with science and stuff and is a smart man," ona grenade for him." structm·e. He's a character Cameron said. "If I was The hiring last Friday of person. I hope between the a coach, I'd hire him in a Reinebold as the Alouettes' character and teaching that second. I'll be surprised if he new dare sive coordinator he'll embrace the culture and doesn'tsucceed." r mains the talk of the Can landscape ... that he'll be un adianFootball League, at least selfishand disciplined. hzurkowsky@ until free agency begins it a "I don't want them all the montrealgazette.com little more than a week. Head same. I want them moving in twitter.com/ HerbZurkowsky1 .