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Hope so. Could be a lucrative event for the bombers.

Very much so. This would have been a golden opportunity for us a while ago. Right now all I could see him doing is being on our PR/IR at best. Unless we suddenly started 3 NI wrs which I dont see happening.

Awesome piece, Rodgers working on making it a home game haha. Im not sure you'll see much of those guys. My greatest interest in all of this will be ticket sales and the nature of the crowd at the game. I'm really not sure either way, Its a largely different crowd then we will see at bomber games IMO. But the drawing power could be huge. It really depends on the person. Some people go down to the shop or mix in shopping etc. I've known people to red-eye out to high-end US golf courses, play a round sleep in the vehicle and drive back. For me, if I can set up a double dip to watch the jays/raptors and an NFL game that's worth it. I'm the type to pay more for better though. This is certainly a different thing, to see an NFL game in Winnipeg. As said very likely the only time it'll happen. And the amount of people who will pay anything for an experience, especially an exclusive one, is astronomical.

100%. Schrot could get a PR shot (he looked solid on teams on top of his td) but the NI wrs are set. I feel like we would be in good shape even if one of those guys started a bunch of games this year. I hope both get more touches this year and a decent chunk of action tomorrow.

I assume its this. I don't see us starting 3 NI wrs early this season. He also doesnt mention petermann. But both are on the depthchart for tomorrow.

OT, I know Neufeld won't need a lot of reps to be technically ready if any. But physically? It's a huge jump to go from offseason to regular season with 0 reps in Tc and preseason. It also raises questions of how long has he been hurt, and when will he be 100%? I wish local media would get some better answers about what's going on with foketi and neufeld. Agree to disagree on Roh. ogopogo was a better pass rusher as well. Jefferson is raw and needing further refinement. If he had high-end polish he would be in the NFL. But he gets better all the time and probably will end up in the NFL. Jeffcoat was handily leading the team in pressures until he got hurt, he doesn't sell out for pressure though. But most of our ends right now are disciplined and assignment sound.

Agree. Going down for a Vikes game you get to really experience the atmosphere, which you won't get here. And yeah it's great to turn it into a multi-game affair.

Healthy Jeffcoat is much better at rushing the QB, and Willie Jefferson is a better pass rusher yet. Roh is a steady solid end who is good across the board and can get hot. But isnt great, and is redundant.

Really hope Mcguire sits on the PR for a year and is in camp next year.

wonder if speller has less of a chance of being poached. I feel like Eli being able to practice would be huge. I'd rather not see him hidden on the IR. I can't wait to see gray pulling/playing zone read and smashing guys at the second level. Double nope.

Idk how much trade value either has. Someones gonna shake loose. I would love to see all three guys stick around somehow. Won't be easy though.

Some really tough choices coming up for the coaching staff. DL is really deep. If we parted ways with Roh and Nevis that'd free up a good chunk of money for NFL cast offs. Jefferson, Jeffcoat, Richardson, and Bryant would give us a great line. Di McCallister and roster jake Thomas as the back up interior guy. Griffiths and Lachance are both interesting guys, but I think only Griffiths sticks around. On the OL I think speller and couture are neck and neck. But experience will get couture the nod. Along with gray, Neufeld, Bryant, and Hardrick. I think Desjarlais will be the 6th man. Which leaves a choice to hide Eli or speller. I think Eli's upside has a big edge for being the guy to hide/develop. Even RB. Obviously, no one will supplant Harris. I can't see Augustin beating out Oliveira. Brady just has too much raw talent, size, and skills (hands). Even then Augustine has done everything asked of him and deserves to be on a roster. Santiago looks dynamic and dangerous but I can't see where we would work him in or a reason to keep him on the PR with the above 3. The last preseason game is going to be huge for Mccallister, Bryant, Richardson, Nevis, and Roh. I feel like the contracts will make it hard for Nevis and Roh to outfight the new guys for spots. The young 3 are just soo explosive. I expect to see the starting core of the OL in front of Nichols, which is going to make the last guys even harder.

Yeah that's pretty abnormal for pre season. But not for that prick maas.

I don't see him making crazy money. The dl could shake loose a few big bucks. Plus I think we still have money for an NFL cut.

Yeah. More then any thing bennett proved his value as the no3, and mcguire earned a PR spot.

Seems a lot worse with the limited pads/contact practices these days.

Ryan adapted to a new style in the NFL. Angle punting and hang time. He probably isn't programmed to punt for length. You don't usually lose length on punts like that with age. I didn't watch the riders play though so not sure what's up with him. Will be interesting to see.

German kid looked great on teams

1 the returners. Especially Nelson. He not only was productive he made the smart plays and didn't risk it by running side ways. Whitehead looked dangerous very stokes esq but Will risk losing yards to make yards. 2 Mcguire. Played surprisingly well on a night the whole offense seemed rusty and out of sync. Bennett made some nice plays but had wrs struggling while he was in. 3 mccallister/Richardson some great pressure, out side discipline and a great sack each. HH Schrot with the TD catch late then getting carried off the field by hardrick. Honorable mention to Olivera on his great run on his first play from scrimmage.

Its just soo darn cute with fans of teams in the east division try to talk smack. 😂

Id have lots of cars if I was wealthy. This thread is awesome! Raptors won game 1 of the nba finals. The first time the finals have been played out side of the US, the game was good and the crowd was insane. The first quarter was like the start of games at Duke. The raptors are a huge long shot and pulling out the first win is massive.

We are at a point where our Core players don't need a lot of reps to get ready. Rest and maintain or recovering health is the biggest value to most of them. That said, on the OL with the turn over we have getting some reps in with as close to the projected starters as you can get is important to build chemistry. Without Neufeld or Hardrick I would think Bryant too would sit and wed get them in next week. If gray is playing next to him and couture at center though you can still get a lot of value out of having the guy next to you in the trenches for some reps. Even if not the whole OL. Its also very possible that Bryant, Harris, etc want the reps. Mos is the ultimate player's coach and in preseason leaves it up to the players for how many reps they need. So its fully possible that either they wanted some reps. Some guys just need more time to get re-acclimated. Other guys just wanna get out there asap and hit guys playing for another team ASAP after the offseason. (cant blame them)

Yep, and inevitable rider fans on here expecting to poach Streveler from us in the off season.

That'd never happen though. They have talked about going to a wider field though.

I'll probably watch this one, at home online. Baring some amazing reviews from reputable sources. I don't get how it's going to be a faithful successor to t2 without John Connor. Either way I hope this is the last in the franchise. Also hope this is the last in the franchise. Rambo: home alone goes western.