SpeedFlex27

Name me the last "promising" young qb who got shafted?

Horwath & Wynne are talking coalition government. The Looney Left is taking this country down.

The irony is not lost on me, either.

I'm 62, soon to be 63. I need both knees replaced. I walk with a cane occasionally but not always. Both knees totally shot. I put off my left knee replacement five years ago. When I decided to finally do it, I found out that my surgeon had retired. The new doc who took over his practice requires a referral. (What a racket as these guys get money for each referral from the provincial government). Now, I'm going to have to go to the back of the line again. Have my GP refer me once again to a knee specialist then wait for the appointment, set up the date of the surgery which in total could take up to a year (from what I understand) from the time of referral to the actual surgery here in Calgary. Putting it off as long as I can as I'm a school bus driver with no benefits. Medical EI only covers workers for 12 weeks. So, going to wait a while yet before I do it.

What I don't like is when a team is up 45-7 & the starting qb is still playing padding his passing stats. That is wreckless as he could get hurt & the backups get no playing time. That is when I start questioning the sanity of a head coach.

They have to play Nichols & the first unit to get them primed for the season opener. How long they do that for is up to LaPo & MOS. I'm sure they want to see if Streveler is a one game wonder & if Ross can bounce back. I'm not a believer in protecting your starting qb so much that he doesn't play. Nichols has to play & he will. So will the other guys, Colin.

Rider fans would have said he'd have gone 20 for 10.

How many local & migratory birds die from wind turbines?

He was playing against a lot of guys who won't be here in 2 weeks so let's take a breath before we annoint Streveler "The Next One". We're all happy he played so well but let's temper our enthusiasm a bit here & be a bit more realistic.

TSN doesn't care. They are the only network to do the broadcasts. They need competition.

I think that was Jones' plan...

I just find him to be too inconsistent for my liking. Ricky Ray may be boring but he is the same game to game. That kind of player earns a coach's trust.

Head Coaches don't worry about possibilities. They live in the here & now. If they have a competent starting qb then he will play. They'll worry about injuries when they happen.

If Nichols stays healthy then the backup qb will see less than 20% playing time. That's how it's always been with MOS. His philosophy is to play the starter a lot.

For his debut he did okay. I think the Ti Cats have to be concerned with how bad Masoli looked at times. Granted his running back who fumbled twice didn't help but Jones was expected him to play better than that. Jones said he kept him in the game longer to play himself out of it but he didn't look like a cool veteran in there.

Please make sure you come back here & give us your thoughts on Manziel & the game. Congrats on that damned lawsuit being settled. Now, perhaps you can finally have a Grey Cup at THF &/or CFL Week. Hamilton would do a great jb hosting the Grey Cup.

To use a football analogy with your son & football. Run with it. Enjoy the journey & let him have every opportunity to succeed. My son was a qb in Calgary. I put him in a lot of qb camps when he was a bantam & high school player. It was nothing for us to get into the car & drive a thousand miles to a football camp in Idaho, Washington, Oregon & California. The camps were great & he learned a ton but the chance to spend time with my son in the car... goin' down the road... just talking & hanging out together was priceless. You never get that time back when your kids get older & move on with their own lives. A coach at one of those camps saw my son, liked him & recommended him to the coach of the junior college team he would eventually play, start for & win a State championship with in Northern California. So, you never know who is watching & when opportunity presents itself.

In my early 60's. I have come to the realization that I'm mortal. That perhaps there aren't a lot of twists left in the road ahead. But I'm totally okay with that. I'm not roadkill yet but whatever happens, whenever it happens is okay.

I think you have to look at with this perspective. Football gave you your education. You got to travel & see places others wouldn't. You were part of a dynamic organization ( your team) as well as coaches. You learned how to handle pressure. You learned to rely on others & set goals together. Football gave you toughness, work ethic & discipline that no doubt served you well in later life. And you met a lot of great people including teammates & coaches. You formed relationships. Some that will last a lifetime.

Booch, I totally understand what you mean about doing it all over again. When you're in your early 20's you feel indestructible. And being in your 50's is still 30 years away. To a kid that is an entire lifetime.

Yeah, he is, thank you. He is getting married July 7th in Portland, OR to his fiancée that he met in 2011 while playing football at Junior College in California.

Please Booch, no need to be so formal... That's right there is no compromise. We found that out when my son lost a year of eligibility with SFU because he played TWO years for the Winnipeg Rifles. They said the Rifles were "semi pro" & therefore he had a competitive advantage over other qbs from the US if you can believe that!! Had he played only 1 season he would have kept that year of eligibility. He appealed thru the SFU Athletic Dept & their NCAA liason officer (or whatever she was called) but the appeal was turned down. That's why he wanted nothing to do with the NCAA on his medications. He didn't trust the NCAA.

I didn't put my son's health at risk. He is an adult. He makes his own decisions. He was also on a scholarship & playing football was the only way to get his degree to which he was a year away from receiving at the time. He wouldn't have been able to afford university along with the cost of the dorms & meals if he hadn't have played. His decision, not mine. Besides, if you've ever played a sport at a high level... walking away is not easy. Ask guys here who have played like Booch how hard that is. I could have got down on my hands & knees but he still would have played. He was 24 at the time. It was his decision to make.

And get sacked as it's a much slower release.

I hope Muamba enjoys his season... LOL.