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Mack has been on the hot seat since he fired former head coach Paul LaPolice on Aug. 25 and replaced him on an interim basis with defensive co-ordinator Tim Burke. Following Burkes debut in Sundays loss -- the first time the Bombers (2-7) have been held scoreless since 1969 -- Mack became the target of a Facebook page called "Fire Joe Mack Petition" and a "Fire Joe Mack" Twitter feed. As of Tuesday afternoon, the "Fire Joe Mack Petition" page had 3,686 likes on Facebook. While Watchorn understands fans frustrations -- he shared the same emotions as he watched the game on TV -- he tried to put the loss in perspective. "One game is not a season," Watchorn said. "Disappointing though it may be, the board has confidence in Joe Mack, the coaches and the players and the CEO (Garth Buchko). "I think that youll find, we hope, but I think youll find that the performance will improve. You cant go from a team of last year to a team of this year, with essentially the same core group although I know theres a few who left, and say its useless. "So I would say the board has the confidence in those people. We will do a review of football operations annually as we always do at the end of the season." At his regular meeting with the media Tuesday afternoon, Burke said he didnt know about the Internet campaign to have Mack fired. "First of all, Im not aware of it because I dont go on Facebook and, secondly, especially now that Im in this role as a head coach, I dont read the newspapers or watch TV, not the news, at least," he said. But he did have a message for fans. "Were not dead yet," Burke said. "Were going to go out there and give it everything weve got and we need their support." The Bombers will get a chance to redeem themselves Sunday afternoon when they host Saskatchewan in the annual Banjo Bowl, but it wont be with Buck Pierce as their starting quarterback. Burke said doctors have ruled out Pierce because hes still feeling the effects of tearing ligaments and a muscle in his left foot July 13 in a 42-10 loss to Edmonton. Joey Elliott, who started in the Saskatchewan debacle, gets the nod for his fourth straight start. The third-year pivot completed nine of 19 passes for only 61 yards with one interception and was replaced by Alex Brink in the fourth quarter. Burke said he hopes Elliotts performance was an anomaly. "Just like everything else, one person is never to blame for such a terrible loss so theres a lot of factors that go into it," he said. Fans werent ppointing their fingers at Burke for the loss, seeming to give him a pass because of the circumstances of his job promotion. air jordan 6 retro schwarz. The Bombers are the worst team in the league and their 2-7 record is the direct opposite of last years mid-season mark. Last seasons squad went on to finish 10-8 and lost the Grey Cup 34-23 to the B.C. Lions. The blame for that flipping of records has fallen on Mack after fans were divided on LaPolices firing the day after the team lost 20-17 to B.C. at home. Some fans thought the close contest, and a Bomber win the week before against Hamilton, was an indication the squad might be turning the corner. At the press conference announcing LaPolices firing, Mack said it wasnt a snap decision. He cited factors such as a lack of improvement in the offence, a losing record since a year ago, undisciplined play and his thought that LaPolice may have lost his players confidence. Mack and LaPolice were hired following the 2009 season and the firing of former head coach Mike Kelly, who also had a Facebook page called "Fire Mike Kelly" during his 7-11 season. In Sundays defeat, the Bombers offence -- run by first-year offensive co-ordinator Gary Crowton -- only managed 102 total net yards offence, had a total of 10 first downs and only possessed the ball for 20:54 in the 60-minute tilt. Winnipeg also racked up 101 penalty yards, turned the ball over five times and allowed the Roughriders (4-5) to rack up 422 total net yards offence. The victory had ended a five-game Saskatchewan losing streak. "It was inauspicious start, lets put it this way, Burke said of his coaching debut. "Its certainly not the way I wanted it to go." Same could be said for Watchorn. "My initial emotion was embarrassment at the performance and frustration, disappointment," Watchorn said. "I think those three words would describe my state of mind at the time." Mack, who was last in the CFL as Winnipegs director of player personnel from 1984-87, wasnt made available to the media after the Labour Day Classic. A team spokesperson said hell speak to reporters this week. Burke wasnt anticipating changes to the roster he inherited, noting it could take three to four weeks before any new player could learn the CFL game and the teams system. When asked what would motivate the players if fear of losing their jobs wasnt in the equation, Burke said it should be pride. "I hope that individual pride drives them -- pride as a group, pride as a team, pride as an individual." Watchorn was leaving roster decisions up to the football minds. "Any personnel moves would have to be originating from Joe Mack and Garth Buchko, primarily Joe Mack on football, and its their team, its their season and theyve got to deliver the goods," Watchorn said. Notes: Injuries will keep defensive backs Johnny Sears and Jeremy McGee out of Sundays lineup, while veteran offensive lineman Steve Morley was seeing a doctor to assess an injury, Burke said. ' ' '
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