Pepper_Brooks

You'll have to give me a masterclass in gif posting, I'm still in the stone age on that count. How do I hotlink to a giphy gif like you did?

You folks are off your rockers with these comments. It's like a comedy show in here, I'm just waiting for the laugh track to start playing...

I only caught the second half and oh bananas that was a stink-a-thon! Fingers crossed the first half wasn't such a snooze-fest, even for a preseason game that was more meh than marvelous.

I picture Booch as Al Bundy boasting about his four-touchdown game for Polk High every time Booch gets on his soapbox.

That's a bingo! There's definitely a shortlist of "douchenozZles" who think they know better than the coaches and front offices across the league while simultaneously posting the most ridiculous self agrandizing nonsense and boast that only they truly understand football, but you have to message them privately for proof. It's funny when you take a step back

No chance with the TERRIBLE roster management of this club /s

This is basically paraphrasing what I said a page ago, which you then tried to use against me in the training camp thread. To quote you, when I made this exact point I was "dictating that the league and teams dont know how to coach tackling or prevent concussions as well as you."

Ronnie Brown? I've heard numerous people say that he's the quickest and most agile running back currently playing in the game! Not as fast as your response, apparently. Hahaha! I appreciate a person with equally sharp wit to I.

No I didn't 😂😂😂 where did you read that? I'm happy to butt heads with you here but please keep the discussion to points I actually made, you and wbbfan are arguing against things I haven't said and would generally agree with you on.

Where did I say position allocation? Lol that's an absurd leap of brain fog. You're fried As I tried to direct you to, CFL.ca explains the roster rules for the uninitiated like yourself "Of the 45 players named to the roster, each team may dress an active roster of 45 players, broken down as follows: Maximum of 3 QBs (no designation) Maximum of 19 American players Minimum of 21 National players Including one nationalized American Minimum of 1 Global player" Unless a team only rosters 18 American players, you got cut because 19 other American players provide better overall value to the roster than you. Kapeesh.

Dictating? Lol what are you on today 😂 I don't know anything about tackling or preventing concussions but I've read articles from people who do and repeated the points experts have made repeatedly over the years. I could cite my source but then you'd complain I moved the goal posts by using MLA style instead of IEEE And? You gotta come North to compete for that roster spot in training camp don'tcha? How do you read that as me saying Americans who don’t come north to play in the cfl aren’t good enough. That's not and has never been what I'm saying lol you're arguing against yourself with that kind of logical leap

I never made that point, I've never been talking about Americans who don't come North lol. I thought we were having different convos, even said that earlier. How so? You haven't made a coherent point. You understand there are different roster spot allocations for Canadian, American, and Global players right? CFL.ca can explain it for U...

You lost a roster spot to a less talented American, because some other American player provides more overall value to the team in that American roster spot. If a player is truly blowing it out of the water they will find a way into the roster. American players are the exception not the rule in the CFL. This is our League 🇨🇦

How so? How have I moved the goal posts lol 😹

We've been to 4 straight Grey Cups, we've unarguably been the best team in the league for around 1647 days straight. What's your point here exactly? Seems like we've utilized our roster within the constraints pretty damn well, couple lucky bounces and we're 4peat champs. Proof is in the pudding, not sure what you're eating lol.

Unless we're not utilizing all the American roster spots no one is losing an opportunity to a Canadian. Based on our success since 2019 I can't fault our coaches on their usage of Canadian starters and DIs, that would be asinine. Reducing roster spots for Canadians will negatively impact the development of Canadian players. You may be more interested in the NFL, check it out

Really how so? Explain yourself instead of resorting to personal insults Mr Bundy

I'm confident it will yet again display the glaring reality that nobody around these parts has a flipping clue about professional football. And how could they, when their exposure is limited to just one game per week and a handful of media snippets and Tweets (X's?)? Such a massive information disparity compared to the coaches and GMs making the actual decisions.

The fact remains, American players aren't getting edged out by less talented Canadians for roster spots. They're up against fellow Americans for import slots and work visas, no more, no less. To snag one of those limited import roster spots you've got to outperform all others (American and Canadian) in your position and prove your value to the team overall. It's as straightforward as that. Having limited roster spots for international players is common world wide aside from the big 4 north american leagues. And your post doesn't even touch on the point I'm driving at! 😆

It's the American players who aren't talented enough to land an import roster spot and requisite work visa. Simple as that, buddy. This is our League 🇨🇦

Guardian caps are a quick fix for the real problem in pro football: players lacking basic tackling skills. Instead of focusing on proper technique (Square up and wrap, head behind the tackle, drive thru the contact, etc) and penalizing dangerous tackle form, the leagues rely on advanced gear to prevent injuries. This leads to players thinking tackling is just about throwing themselves at opponents like a bowling ball, rather than using proper form. It's a farce of safety theatre

OMG SMDH (IYKYK)

Sir, I've officially declared on the forum record that I utilize Google Gemini (formerly Bard) to generate my football fantasies.

Using dork as an mean insult fell out of favour around the same decade as your football career lol. My kids tell me a talk like a dork all the time. My grandson will come to that realization soon too I figure.

Maybe that would've been a witty retort if it was responding to one of my frequent overly verbose rambles, but sorry Mike you missed the mark today! Best leave it to the pros when it comes to football punditry and forum hot takes 😉 I'm looking forward to seeing if you guys can bring a fresh twist to the "AI robot" jokes directed towards me this season. It's getting a bit stale, but there's still potential if you approach it from the right angle I think 🤪