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They're quite a pair. Deserve each other.

I am so excited to see what Buck does with Darvin, Andrew, and rest of this offense this upcoming season. Buck has stated that his philosophy is to use what he has for players and to play to their strengths. I think the strength of this offense starts with our O-line. This is an O-line that can keep a QB clean and can open holes for the best tailback in the league. That tells me that, run or pass, we're going to be successful, as we were last year even with the conservative approach and predictability of Paul Lapolice, which I believe were our biggest weakness on offense. I don't see why Buck would continue the trend of predictability and conservative approach on offense. In fact, I expect Buck to do the opposite, be aggressive and unpredictable. Yes he has Andrew Harris and I still expect him to be a central cog in our offense, but there were too many times last season when everyone in the stadium knew the ball was going to Andrew, especially the opposing defense. This team has way too many weapons on offense to be predictable and one-dimensional. We have QBs that can air it out and receivers that can go get it. I look for guys like Darvin Adams to lead the way with his experience and savvy, but there's more than Darvin. We have ballers like Kenny Lawler that can also go get it. We have burners like Whitehead and Demski that can strike quickly and from anywhere on the field. We have clutch possession-type receivers like Wolitarsky and Petermann. Nobody wanted to play us last year because of our defense. It may very well be our offense that scares the crap out of teams this season. Either way it's going to be fun to watch.

As much as I'd like to see Walker on our team, I don't see our season's success hinging on him signing here. If he wants to be part of what we have here, great. If not, great. We have a great team either way.

13, 1 + 3 = 4, right?

I will always associate the number 13 with the 4 stripe.

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I don't disagree with that list and I'm willing to give Cuthbert a pass on the "oh no" thing. Ferraro has surprised me at how good he's become. One of the best for an ex-player. Suitor is just garbage and Black, well, hard to believe he's a Winnipegger.

It's easily done, especially with a smooth character like Milt. Yeah, they messed that up bad.

Duthie, no, but Hodge used to do play-by-play for the Sabres and has done lots of hosting. I like both guys.

LOL. I like Gord Miller.

You dont like Duthie, Miller, Hodge?

Well that I can believe, POS that he is.

Yeah, you could be right, but he then follows with "are you kidding me, this is unbelievable". I dunno.

I've never understood the apparent love by some for Chris Cuthbert. He's simply not the worst of a bad lot. I was through with Cuthbert when he cried out "Oh No!" when Milt scored the miracle TD against the Shmoes. Nothing he's said since has given me pause to change my mind.

You may have failed to get the FG but you didn't fail to get the ball through the end zone. It's not nothing. You still hit it with enough power to get it through. 1 point. Had you been more accurate, 3 points. Because one is a scoring play and one isn't. The scoring play is a result of driving the ball and getting good enough field position to attempt to score. You still have to snap it, block, hold it, spin away the laces, and then kick it with enough power and accuracy to score. If anything goes wrong you get 0 points or worse. The kick off isn't a scoring play. It's an obligation to put the ball in play by kicking it to the other team. It is actually a scoring play for the other team. HUGE difference.

Nonsense. Sock-sock, shoe-shoe is the proper sequence. C'mon! LOL!

So driving the ball 105 yards to earn awesome field position deserves not even the smallest of consolation prizes, a single point? The CFL end zone is 20 yards deep unlike the NFL end zone which is only 10 yards deep. Quite a difference. If I put you out there in a placekickers role would you be able to boot the ball through the end zone of a Canadian field from the 10 yard line, a 30 yard kick? Could you do it each and every time? How about from the 20, a 40 yard kick? Or the 30, a 50 yard kick?

Why are you showing Speedflex27 that picture of Noeller?

So, you get the ball on your own 5 yard line. You drive 100 yards and on 3rd down your placekicker attempts a FG. He misses right for some reason and the ball goes through the end zone. You get nothing at all for driving 100 yards? Not even a single point?

That's why it's only worth a single point. You still had to get close enough to the end of the field to be able to boot it through. It's a small reward for getting close enough. Besides, a kick is never a for-sure thing. Lots to go wrong. The snapper can muff the snap, the holder can bobble the ball or not get the laces turned, it can get blocked, the kicker can shank it, it can hit an upright or crossbar, the wind could blow it back in your face, etc.

But don't you find that single point adds a lot to the game? I'm not sure what's silly about it. To get that single point you have to drive the ball fairly deep into opposing territory. You also have to do a good job of containing the returner. I find it very exciting and it adds a new element to the FG when you realize it isn't an all-or-nothing proposition. If the game is tied and the field goal is missed but stays in play you have to get it out of the end zone or risk giving up that point. That point can cost you the game, or win it.