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You can only draft the 1st overall, because he's the only "for sure" draft pick.

I'm sorry but your argument makes absolutely no sense. If we are drafting someone 1st overall, it's because he's our first choice. We want him, period. So that being the case, if you can sign him to a contract before officially drafting him, you've secured the guy that you really want. Now, you've eliminated all the drama. Also, if you're seeing a lot of resistance, it gives you the opportunity to reassess and maybe move on to your #2 choice. I really can't see any reason that you wouldn't sign them if you could. By the way, how exactly are you thinking you'll see them in a training camp without having them under contract? We ain't the Riders.

I know that there are a lot of folks in Winnipeg that do the cottage thing, but I have to say, scheduling games on a Thursday night is giving us that have to drive for hours to get to Winnipeg the big ol middle finger. I was at the Hamilton game last year and if we hadn't booked a hotel room (which adds a fair bit of expense) we would have gotten home at about 5ish in the morning. Makes going to work Friday morning a bit of a challenge for an old guy like me. Having said that I do realize that the focus of the organization has, and always will be inside the perimeter. It's how it works in this province.

This sort of goes to the heart of my argument, which is that offence has the clear advantage. That being the case, the winner of the coin flip gets handed that advantage. Is that advantage insurmountable? No, but again, it could easily be rectified by a OT format such as ours. Ultimately though, I find watching NFL football about as interesting as watching paint dry, so a change in how they do OT matters little to me. I just think that how the NFL does this is dumb.

Umm, if you have an equal chance (or better) to win by playing D, why would you want the ball. You're arguing against yourself.

My point still stands. There is a clear advantage to starting with the ball. One can debate just how great, but you and I would both want the ball to start OT given the fact that if we score a td, it's over. Therefore the coin flip is critical. Does it "determine" the winner? No, but if no one wants to lose the coin toss, there is inherent bias that could easily be corrected.

IMHO you're one of the good ones Ripper. I'm thinking that either: you weren't originally from Saskatchewan or somehow, your family tree doesn't loop back?

Not that I care all that much about the NFL, but you seem to suggest that because the defense CAN score a td, the idea that possession isn't all that critical. Let me ask you a question then. In the NFL in 2016, how many offensive TD's were scored versus defensive? Once you've answered that one ask yourself this: given what you've just learned, would you want to be offence for the first series in OT?

$, Atomic, when it comes to stuff like this, it's always about the $.

It's hard to understand why people are trying to justify the NFL style OT because any format that gives a coin flip that much importance is dumb. Personally, I think the reason that they do this is because they do not want a protracted OT. It would unduly screw up the network TV schedule too much. Ultimately, it's always about the $$.

Which would make a huge amount of sense, if this was in fact a baseball game.

Hey Rich, just between you and me, you kicked iHeart, didn't you. Just deny it if you did

Cut him some slack. It's wouldn't be the off season without the obligatory "I want Donnie O back" post. Now that that's out of the way, it's on to free agency and the draft!

Yes, as far as you know, that's exactly what happened.

If it's an experienced and successful QB that they're looking for, maybe we could see about trading them Kenny Ploen's rights.

Oh yea, like you need a reason...

I understand he just purchased a new set last year. He should be fine.

Umm, you can bet they would if losing him means that they can't in turn go after someone else. Once the deadline rolls around, everyone knows that the team is under no obligation whatsoever to give permission.

Now, if we could just build them a soap manufacturing plant to go with it...

ya but... Riders, Regina. I'd call it a toss up

But can he?

So you're wanting to find a coach that has never, and will never, make a questionable call? Good luck with that and enjoy your "win".

gary lawless ✔ @garylawless calling around @cfl #cfl and there appears to be significant interest in newly released national WR Shamawd Chambers.

I understand he was battling depression. Which it turns out, was caused by looking out his window every morning and realizing where he was.