SpeedFlex27

All they seem to know how to do is to drive salaries & costs up by greedy GMs. Some random coach who knows a few NFL contacts but has no idea how to run a business are put in charge as GM & then go nuts spending on free agents. No team seems to have a person in place who is above the GM in charge of the day to day business operations of a CFL team. Every team has a President but the day to day operations are left to goofs like Chris Jones & Pinball Clemons. They need to be reigned in by a guy who tells them "NO!!!" I believe that this will be Bo Levi Mitchell's last year in Calgary as the starter with Jake Maier coming up behind him. The biggest mistake Dickenson would make is if he gave little playing time to Maier because Mitchell refuses to come out of games or the HC is stubborn to keep him playing when he struggles. BLM needs a short leash but not a long one. As far moving the hash marks yes, do it!!

I'm good for anything that will utilize a very underutilized Drew Wolitarski. He's a great receiver but is wasting away. Right now, the guy who would be a great Commissioner would be Mark Cohon. He understands the CFL, the fans & how to market our game. Dark day when he left.

Every offensive player seems to like it. Claim it'll open up the boundary side of the field which is underutilized. Booch? What do you think?

I think Randy & the BOG's want to merge with the USFL & XFL for the purpose of being a developmental league for the NFL. I think the USFL & XFL were created to merge. I think the CFL is worried they'll miss out on the gravy train if they don't go along with it as well. The NFL will pour $$$ along with tv money going into it would be huge. If the NFL backs it, then it would be here to stay. That's where I believe Ambrosie & the BOG's is angling the league toward going to 4 downs. I don't know about you guys but to me it's obvious. With the CFL struggling financially I think it's inevitable. It will be a business decision.

Well, I think you have to go eventually one of 2 ways (or both). Either the ratio is dumped or 3 downs. My concern about dumping the ratio completely is with all the new leagues coming into play that there may not be enough players at certain paositions from the US if they dumped the ratio entirely. So, that would be a concern. Regarding 4 downs, Do Canadians really want the larger field & 3 downs? Attendance would say otherwise. TV ratings say another. Let's face it, only the opinions of fans aged 18-34 count because advertisers target them. All of us over that age become less important the older we get. The CFL wants to attract a younger demographic. If survey show that younger audiences prefer 4 down football with American rules than it'll happen., I believe. Which is why Randy Ambrosie is not denying it won't. So, we old fogies can huff & puff all we want. We can bluster all day long about 4 down football. In the end it won't matter. what we want. Ambrosie's refusal to deny 4 down football will ever happen tells us what may be coming down the line.

When in Calgary...

I always order small fries as I know I'll get extra.

As an aside, just watch.... every long pass will be a PI.

Is he still doing rallies? Those in attendance should import Russian rations the soldiers eat that expired 5 years ago.

If we all have high scoring games then fans will say the league has no defense & is unwatchable. 49-49 games aren't the answer either.

All the provincial Conservative governments are trash.

The Big Mac has been a standby for decades for most of us.

That was just terrible. Did you see that Conservative MLA beside her grinning the entire time?

The biggest problems I see are two things: Canadian offensive linemen who aren't good enough to play are starting because coaches want to put most of the starting 7 Canadians on both sides of the line. Canadian OL out of college for the most part aren't ready & need time to develop. We went thru that in the early part of the last decade where qbs like Drew Willy were sacrificed for the ratio. It killed him & his career as he became a human piniatta playing for us. We tried to develop an All Canadian OL. It just never happened because of a lack of talent & the fact it takes years to develop most Canadian offensive linemen. Only when we played Americans in the mix on the OL did things improve. Two, is the lack of great qbs. The NFL hordes all the best. Guys that would have played here in the past are buried as the #3 qb on an NFL roster or on a practice roster because they can make more money doing that so they don't come up to the CFL anymore. Instead, we get mostly small colleges, D2, some NAIA & players who lack the talent & smarts to learn a Canadian offensive playbook & read defenses.

And I'll keep harping as long as the Randy apologists keep sticking up for him. . Ambrosie's terrible. Has he denied beyond the shadow of a doubt that we won't switch to 4 down football? Says nothing. He could put all these rumours to rest & yet he doesn't. So, these stories keep popping up. This could mean the destruction of our beloved CFL. That assclown deserves all the scorn he gets. Mark Cohon... It's almost like it was the Golden Age compared to now.

Well, that could be but he has spent many years in jail. He was a highjly touted qb from Ohio State. He destroyed his career because of gambling. He lost his football career in the NFL & CFL, all his money, his savings, family & turned to a life of crime. https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2021/09/01/former-colts-quarterback-art-schlichter-has-been-released-prison/5686961001/

Have you guys ever heard of Art Schlichter?

Van Pelt didn't have a choice. He was drafted into the US Air Force in 1960. The Bombers wanted him to resume his playing career in 1963 once he was discharged. He was the team;'s guest during the 1962 Grey Cup weekend. However, he decided to stay retired & went tnto private business in Chicago.

Anyone still think Ambrosie is a good Commissioner?

Teams will follow the money. Well, we're partners now.

Johnzo, I like Whopper with cheese.

Anyone follow Max Bernier on twitter? His posts are becoming more unhinged. The Ukraine should be left to the Russians. The War isn't real. Everything is a conspiracy. Every politician in Canada but him is a member of the World Economic Forum & Klaus Schwab is Enemy Number 1. The man is dangerous & I see more & more people seemingly agreeing with his hatred & rhetoric everyday on Twitter. The man to me, is a threat to our security as a nation. He's also a nutbar. A dangerous nutbar. His wwords are working up his base into a frenzy as far as I can see. To think this guy was Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister & then wanted to be leader of the CPC is chilling. He's becoming more & more radicalized.

Yeah, I smoked on the ice back in the 70's. We all did. There was an ashtray in the middle of the ice on both sides halfway down the sheet & in both houses. http://www.cbc.ca/polopoly_fs/1.4543972!/fileImage/httpImage/image.gif