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We won’t. Because and I quote It’s officially April, and this fool has decided to do his annual top two rounds of mock CFL predictions.

Kilmer didn't have a huge role in Heat - Pacino and DeNiro were the main stars - but I have watched this gun battle many times. Kilmer apparently studied for this role and was praised for his authenticity in his reload technique by military experts.

Hey folks, Just read the latest mock draft: https://www.cfl.ca/2025/04/02/mock-draft-1-0-who-will-calgary-take-first-overall/ Am I crazy to think that there is no way we take a QB in the first two rounds. We need to take an OL in the first, LB or DB (if one of the top guys are available) in the second along with another OL as the extra pick, - and next area of need be best player of (in order of importance to replace or add depth): REC (or the TE) - DB/LB - DE/RB - RB/DE - maybe Tachinski (MB QB) in the final as a local/futures pick up for receiver. My point is - I don't think we can afford to take a QB as a high draft pick. Thoughts?

exactly this, we have a coach that got the Moose to the Calder finals 16 years ago I'm confident that Arniel could get us far, look at what was accomplished this year even.

Nailed it. The get off is the single most important tool they can have. The next, is their ability to shed/beat blocks. Neither of these come from raw athletics. Big de at 3tech would be great. Realistically, that spot doesn’t need to be significantly better at run stopping than an end. And facing all ni ol you can get a good consistent pass rusher easier than vs the imp tackles of the league. Yup. Active hands playing the pass lanes is important, with in your rush. You can’t run 4-5 rushers with a goal of getting pkd. You have to push the pocket and create pressures.

Win a round and I’m happy. Show some legit progress. The cup would be nice but that’s probably in reality fantasy land talk. A cup win would be the biggest moment in Winnipeg sports history. It would be huge. Would change the nhl a bit. I’m cheering for that but not expecting it. Win a round. And when you do lose go out fighting not giving up. If it’s 6 0 with 2 minutes left I wanna see guys busting their balls to the end. This team has given up in the past. I don’t want to see that. Win a round tho. Then win another round. Then another. Then beat Maurice in the finals.

RIP Val Kilmer eventho the consensus seems to be he was a bit of a real life **** to people. I still enjoyed him in Batman Top Gun and The Doors movie.

Every game has busts by the opponents D. How our QB, receivers etc recognized the opportunity and executed was the difference. I have never been to a football game where I haven't been yelling at the QB that so and so is wide open down the seam, or watch the QB get sacked just as he recognizes the bust. It's not all on what the Riders gave us, it was equal parts how we used it. Were the RIders D making mistakes...yep...but every defence does every game.

We should not be at all surprised by this style coming from Younger. It was the exact same style he played with the Argos when he and Levingston etc were ball hawking the league. Younger excelled in that format, as did our DBs last year, but it means our QB rush quite often is an after thought.

Two of my favorite roles. I loved the movie Real Genius too. It's actually pretty awful but Kilmer was the funniest part of it by a mile. RIP Iceman....

I once found a swarthy hair in my moussaka. The proof was, indeed, in the pudding.

I have two pals who are of Turkish descent and that is precisely how they judge a man.

Yeah, the Riders D was beyond horrible that day. We won the game, we deserved to win it, but we did not have a worthy opponent on that day. As for all the multiverse talk of us winning 2024 with a non-Zach quarterback -- I don't believe it. The Argos D was playing out of their minds all game. It works have been a huge steal for us to beat them. They deserved the win.

If the Jets don't win the Cup this year (which we all want them to win), what do they need to do this post season to label this 2024/2025 season campaign a success with lots of confidence heading into the 2025/2026 campaign? Lose first round in seven games? Win first round but lose in the second round? Make it to the Conference finals but lose? Make it to the Stanley Cup finals but lose? Only winning the Cup can they label this 2024/2025 season campaign a success? I go back and forth from losing in the Conference finals to losing in the Stanley Cup finals to deem this campaign pretty successful with optimism for next year.

to a certain extent....many tho have blind bias too...there's a difference...But a HC shouldn't use his as a way to form a roster when talent trumps his bias...and it's blatantly obvious Part of that lack of burst tho is how they are asking them to play.....we need to turn them loose and be in attack mode....thats what happens when you employ guys in the middle with no push....finesse and brute stuanchness We played a safe contain system to mitigate a soft under belly....and was a problem we self inflicted on ourselves with the stubborn insistence to give 75% of snaps to weak DT's and a MLB who we refused to move on from until he got hurt Fix the middle (including MLB)...and your ends flourish.....center out...just like the oline...fix the center and guards all of a sudden look like all-world 100 percent....but it's also who yhou are putting out there too to make it work...we don't/didnt turn our ends loose...due to the lack of any disruptor...let alone even a guy who was just a run stuffer in the middle for way too may snaps Look back at tape and when we fielded certain sets....we played a different game...and would get pressure from multiple angles...when we fielded a different set...we had ends hanging back looking to find a opening and or contain and had a soft middle that got washed out, or just repositioned to where the offence wanted to take them as we relied on our DB's to shut it down...Thank god we had a good secondary and guys like Griffin coming in a lot

eh, I'm cool with it being split in two, first half being humble beginnings to Jackson 5, the other half being his solo career https://deadline.com/2025/04/michael-jackson-biopic-michael-two-parts-1236357225/

holy s*** normally they get two season renewals but they all got four (they're confirming the return of American Dad) the fate of the other animated shows is still up in the air https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-simpsons-family-guy-bobs-burgers-american-dad-renewed-1236356360/

Coaching did ZC no favors his last 2 kicks at the Cup...We do a better job there with that aspect we win....he just needed to be pedestrian and safe within a smart game plan, and provided adjustments where needed in-situ....and pulled when he got hurt...as well as being provided with the healthiest options to distribute the ball to...and we win. Our coaching let him down and he bears the brunt...that being said tho...as a 600k a yr QB he needs to have that something something extra to put the game and dead weight around him on his back and carry them across the goal line...I don't think he has that part of his game anymore...

We shouldn't blame him for his bad games, but discredit him when he plays great. There are a myriad of factors behind every great and poor performance a QB has. However, most will lay blame squarely on the QB when his performance appears off, so it's only fair to do the same when things are clicking....otherwise it's a biased take.

All I know is never judge a man by the thickness of his hair.....He might be just what the league needs.....proof will be in the puddin' though

I don't mind the getting hands up in the passing lanes approach with the caveat that there has to be a disruptor to force those throws. So a pure pass rusher off the edge, or a DT that can get pressure consistently are a must this year. I love the system, but wish he would go conventional at times too. Keep the offence off balance.

I really don't mind a TV guy coming in as commissioner. His prowess in that field should serve the CFL well as we look to expand our exposure in the USA.

I'm kind of tired of the DE's being brought in with no burst. Give us someone who can get off the line and put some pressure on OT's to even get hands on them. Seems like we're trying to lead the league in knockdowns instead of pressures. Greenwood looks very Garbutt/Wilcots style of plodding, work into the pocket, get into passing lanes style of DE. Would prefer a purer style of rusher given Jefferson is already that guy to watch QB eyes and be disruptive that way. I don't really want the whole DL playing basketball defense. Could be that Greenwood is being looked at more as a 3 technique guy. Hall seems more the style I'm after, but all his college film he's in a contain style 2 point stance. Would like to see what he can do with a hand down or pure 4 point sprinter style get off.

I don't believe there's a line of people willing to take the job. Generally though, Bell is flailing badly with TSN being a core part of their problems. Have been hearing for awhile they are trying to auction off bits of NFL rights just to get a little cash because they are having such issues. Obviously a position the CFL and it's fans are quite familiar with over the past 50 years. Maybe this is the guy. But, low public profile, kind of a meh Jeffery Orridge/Garth Buchko style inside hire. I am whelmed.