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This just in; timing may not be everything.

You might think Winnipeg head coach Mike O’Shea hit it on the screws when he bet on himself and allowed his contract to expire at the end of this season, rather than negotiate an extension with GM Kyle Walters.

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After all, O’Shea just guided the Bombers through the season-ending injury to starting QB Matt Nichols and the drug-related suspension of star running back Andrew Harris to a Grey Cup victory over Hamilton, the team with the best regular-season record. The Bombers won two playoff games on the road to get there, and that’s no small feat either.

Prior to kickoff in Calgary, Walters said the two had reached a verbal agreement for O’Shea to return. Then the Bombers pulled off an upset and the price for O’Shea’s continued services should have gone up. In theory. If not, where is the incentive?

However, the Bombers still have to comply with the CFL’s football operations salary cap, which was set at $2.588 million for both 2019 and 2020. It covers as many as 11 coaches, as well as 14 other personnel including general manager, assistant GM, scouts and training staff.