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Argonauts fire head coach Andrusskip to main content (press enter) CBC Global Header NavigationCBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region drop down menu More drop down menu Watch drop down menu Listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis REPUBLISH EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Argonauts fire head coach AndrusLast Updated Monday December 14 2009 1126 AM ET Comments71Recommend25By Doug Harrison CBC Sports The Argos 315 performance under head coach Bart Andrus in 2009 was the worst in 16 years (Darren CalabreseCanadian Press)The search for the 41st head coach in Toronto Argonauts history was in full swing Monday following the dismissal of Bart Andrus after the Canadian Football League teams 315 record this seasonWe would like to thank Bart for his efforts during a challenging season Argos president and CEO Bob Nicholson said in a statement Bart came to us with an impressive resume we look forward to building a winning team on the fieldThe three wins by Toronto is the worst showing in 16 years and might also result in general manager Adam Rita losing his jobHowever there is talk Rita could stay on should current BC Lions owner David Braley purchase the Argos from David Cynamon and Howard SokolowskiUnder the 51yearold Andrus Toronto won once in its final 14 games this past season and was the most penalized team in the leagueDefensive end Jonathan Brown told the Toronto Sun last month that Ritas trade of allstar receiver Arland Bruce early in the season was the beginning of the endArland is a bigplay threat and we never could recover from that he said In this league you need to have a perennial allstar at the receiver positionIn July Bruce was left behind for a road game for disciplinary reasons The Argos fined him four times this season for unprofessional behaviour that included leaving his playbook on a plane in Calgary and missing specialteams meetingsAndrus had strugglesBesides Bruce Andruss public spat with cornerback Byron Parker became a distraction off the field Parker was dealt to the Edmonton Eskimos in SeptemberDespite going over much game film of the Argos and other CFL teams following his hiring last January Andrus who had no previous experience in the league appeared ...