▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁R ita ▁res igned ▁as ▁the ▁R ough ▁R iders ' ▁head ▁coach ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁U . S . ▁expansion ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁C FL , ▁the ▁M emph is ▁Mad ▁D ogs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁R ita ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Matt he ws , ▁rejo ining ▁the ▁Arg onaut s ▁as ▁their ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The ▁team ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 8 4 th ▁Grey ▁Cup ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁R ita ▁joined ▁the ▁B . C . ▁L ions ▁as ▁both ▁their ▁new ▁head ▁coach ▁and ▁general ▁manager . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁R ita ▁rel in qu ished ▁his ▁head ▁co aching ▁respons ib ilities ▁half way ▁through ▁the ▁season , ▁foc using ▁exclus ively ▁on ▁his ▁general ▁manager ▁duties . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁after ▁six ▁games ▁into ▁the ▁season , ▁R ita ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁their ▁inter im ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁R ita ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Arg onaut s ▁as ▁their ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁serving ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Pin ball ▁C lem ons ▁who ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁coach . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁R ita ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁General ▁Manager ▁and ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Football ▁Oper ations ▁of