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Crum took some hellacious shots tonite. Those hits accumulate & he'll start feeling them as it's only July. Crum doesn't run smart. He runs with abandon putting his body on the line. He'll do it once too often & get injured. At least slide instead of absorbing those hits. Coaches should be telling him to go down.

Steinhauer should be fired. What a stupid call to put Mitchell back in at that point.

Yep. He was sure shown the door when Prukop came back. There's that misplaced O'Shea loyalty again. Yeah, Crum's wild running style will get him destroyed. Ottawa fans better enjoy him while they can.

Crum will play until he gets hurt & he will with that Damn The Torpedoes running style the rookie is using. We've all seen this song & dance before from other rookie qbs. He can run for sure but he still needs to play a style of game that protects him as much as he can from getting injured.

When the Eagles were at their peak, Meisner was my favourite Eagle. As said, his distinct voice made the harmonies of the band unique with a sound totally of their own. When he left, that distinct sound was gone. Timothy B Schmidt who replaced him could never sing the way Randy could. Meisner left after Hotel California was released in 1976 as he wasn't getting along with an increasingly autocratic Glenn Frey who felt it was his duty to be the de facto, "Leader Of The Band". As well as Meisner's hatred of the constant touring. During the Hotel California tour, Meisner was having trouble with his voice hitting the high notes of Take It To The Limit. He would become nervous & refuse to sing the song which raised the ire of Frey who angrily demanded that Meisner do the song. Frey would mock Meisner & call him names like "Coward" to make him angry enough to sing the song just to spite him. During one argument backstage, Frey & Meisner had to be separated as they were about to come to blows. Meisner eventually got so fed up with the grind that he left the band & was replaced by Schmidt. To me, losing Meisner was a huge blow to the Eagles & Schmidt never could measure up. Meisner was irreplaceable.

If the Ti Cats cut Davis he gets nothing as no CFL contract is guaranteed. But teams like Hamilton paying these guys this kind of money with our limited salary cap kinda makes me want them to fail.

Not according to Randy.

Just look at how many teams Lemon's played for. I get the money part but if anyone has used the one year deals to get the best deal as he can, it's him. Also, he's a guy that moves around every season. Is he going to be a team guy doing the grunt work needed to stop the run or going after the big stats that pay the most money on his next contract? Like qb sacks. I guess short term he may have done fine but he isn't my first choice. .

Nick Arbuckle was a good looking qb when he played for the Stamps. Then he decided to take his skills elsewhere where his weaknesses became apparent. To me, Arbuckle wasn't ready to be a starting qb & his moves in free agency actually hurt his career. Being a starter means responsibilities that pile up every week preparing to play the next game. Maybe at some point, he'll start getting the Canadian game or maybe he won't. I believe all those expectations will start accumulating for Crumb as those expectations for him continue to grow. How he handles that growing pressure & expectations will tell the tale if he continues to improve or if he flattens out..

Yep & that's what ate at me all game yesterday watching Pigrome play for Ottawa. We gave up a promising prospect for a has been journeyman.

Or might not. We don't know.

I agree with that assumption. The only thing is most here feel that Pigrome is young at around 24 or 25 years of age. He has a potential that may be unlimited. We all know Prukop is a 29 year old failed USFL qb whose ceiling has been attained. He'll never be more than he is right now. We don't know that about Piigrome.

Being at the Stamps game yesterday gave me a chance to watch Pigrome do short yardage. Let me just say that he handled the situation quite well & watching him do it for the RedBlacks is something I'm not happy about. He was cut to make room for Prukop. Another wacky O'Shea personnel decision. He never gave the kid a chance. Even after what he did in the preseason.

Delete.

Maybe Dickenson should threaten his STC Killam for his boneheaded decisions to go for two points on at least 2 different occasions that failed & the botched fake FG attempt. A guy one row up from me was yelling, "Fake, fake. It's a fake!" I asked him how he knew & he said that the regular holder didn't come outwith the FG unit. The backup qb Tommy Stevens did. If a fan coukd see that & knew it was a fake then so did the RedBlacks. Plus it was about third & three. Not a third & one. The Stamps had 6 points left on the field because of dumb playcalling. Enough to have won this game Maybe Killam should be fired. Those were his decisions. Dickenson has to look in the mirror first before passing out blame.

Changed it to Pamateer.

I agree last year was the time to get rid of him but the coaches cap... which has hindered teams from making needed changes. Hopefully, this off season that is done away with. However, with our league leadership in place, I won't hold my breath. However, no one can deny that injuries have been a huge blow to the Riders & is playing a part in the way they're playing.

Not to stick up for Dickenson, but how well would O'Shea coach if we lost Collaros for the year with a broken leg? If we lost 4 out of our starting 5 OL? Had a new set of receivers save for one. Let's say, Rasheed Bailey as the other starting receivers were out with injuries? What if all we had was Dru Brown to lead the way? How good would Osh be as a coach? Like the 5-13 HC in 2014 or the 15-3 HC last season? The IQ of a HC rises & falls with the level of talent he has on the team around him. The injury bug has decimated the Riders. I have no sympathy for the Riders but still, that has had a huge effect on that team.

The Lions are built to win the Western final INDOORS. A fast track with weather not the issue. We're built to grind it out on the ground with Oliveira when it's minus 15 on a frozen field & to wear down other teams with our physicality as well. We need to win the West & have the WF at home to go to the Grey Cup.

Very sour news but what did everyone expect from the guy. Lemon's always been a selfish, Me First player. he'll never change. Montreal lost Weineke & Lewis to free agency before the ownership change. They obviously had extra money lying around that other teams didn't. As far as Usher goes, maybe he comes here with all the veterans around him & he changes his style of play because there'd be hell to pay in the locker room with Bighill, Alexander Jefferson & Jeffcoat as well as others not very happy if he didn't. If we sign him & that's a big IF, we have to give the guy a chance.

I thought the last one was about who we thought the best goalie was. If it's just about not winning a Stanley Cup then I'll choose Mike Palmateer.

1. Mike Gartner 2, Josh Morrisey 3.Mike Palmateer.

The Lions sure are a cocky bunch for a team that hasn't won anything yet?? I found myself pulling for the Riders which is like inhaling ammonia in a plastic bag. Killam wouldn't last very long as a HC. At least, I don't think he would. All he's known is the Stampeder Way of doing things for nearly 20 years. He's only coached under Huff & Dickenson. Every team has a different culture & maybe the way the Stamps are doing things now isn't as good as it used to be.

You can't discount the Lions. That front 7 & receiving corps is outstanding. The Top 3 are in a league of their own.

What are your thoughts on the DL, in particular, Ricky Walker? Is he the real deal? Should they play Miles Fox as well in the rotation? I'm thinking Jake Thomas career is seriously winding down but he's Canadian so that plays into him getting playing time.