Rich

This really does set the Avs back this season to lose their head coach in August. Training camp opens in a month. That new coach will have little to no time to assess his players and to prepare for an NHL season.

The payoff for doing something like this is not immediate. If they really are bringing in mass amounts of players, they payoff for this will be next year and on going if they keep doing it. They will have a constant supply of cheap players that have already been vetted and have had time to learn the system and can step in for injuries and players leaving in free agency.

If this is what they are doing, then wouldn't they would have to enter the country with a visa for that other job? Then how easy is it to transfer the Visa to a completely different job (when they want to roster them)?

How do these players get into the country without a contract. Wouldn't this make them in the country illegally?

Week 1, 36 of 37 people picked Winnipeg. There is always optimism at the beginning of the season

The majority of his contract is in pure bonuses not performance bonuses. This is the new rage to future proof players from lockouts and buyouts.

Tom Higgins has been announced as the new DC for the Calgary Dinos. http://calgaryherald.com/sports/football/footballs-calgary-dinos-add-ex-stampeders-head-coach-as-defensive-coordinator

I find it highly unlikely that Willy will be released mid-season. I don't see how it makes sense. What player would you sign at this point that cutting his salary would allow you to bring someone else in? Muamba is someone that comes to mind, but he has already signed on with an NFL team, and I think I'd still rather keep Willy around this season for depth. Most other players brought in at this point won't be commanding a large salary. But if we did want to cut him: 4 year veterans get their full salary after the 11th regular season game. 5 year veterans get their full salary after the 10th regular season game. This is Willy's 5th year in the league (not sure if that makes him a 4 or 5 year veteran), so you'd have to cut him before one of those games if you wanted to re-coop the remaining salary. Also to take into account is how much of his salary was paid in pre-season bonus. Of course, in the off season, the QB situation will have to be reconsidered and addressed.

Picks need to be in by Thursday @ 8PM.

Don't watch if you are squeamish.

There has been lightning here at the stadium as well.

Just announced that after a 60 - 90 minute delay, the game should be able to be played without further delay. Gonna be a long night.

And we are now officially in rain delay.

Here is the sky 20 minutes before kickoff.

Way too many jerseys to list but I think one of my coolest is a game worn gold Charles Roberts jersey from the 2007 playoffs that I found in a bargain bin in a locker room sale one year. I took it to the cashier and the guy said hmmm that shouldn't have been in there, but they sold it to me anyway. Don't know if it was worn in the Grey Cup or one of the other playoff games. Not sure if I would want it to be that Grey Cup jersey.....

Derek Taylor has put up a Milt Stegall video in honour of his induction to the Bomber ring of honour. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/details-with-derek-taylor-milt-stegall~923095

I've already showed you most of the starters in the league spent a couple of years as backups in the CFL. This is really the main point that I'm arguing with you. I think you are missing the point. For the guys I showed you, all their ages are about the same for their first year in the CFL and the stats I showed. That is why I included their ages. As for the rest of it, I've already said I don't think Davis isn't going to amount to much. Just don't agree with your argument that a QB doesn't need time to develop. You know, this quote here: The majority of the QBs in the CFL have had time to develop and learn the game. You can argue that they didn't need the time that they were just "stuck" behind a good QB, but that is just getting into a chicken and egg argument. I anxiously await your reply to twist my words and tell me how I am wrong again.

You cherry picked the original quote and missed the bolded part. The bolded part implies that a young QB needs time to watch and learn the game, which is the point people in this thread have been trying to make. Then you went on to say that Davis is already too old, that he is practically 30 already in hasn't amount to anything. Here are the first year stats of Masoli, Harris, and Davis. All had 0 starts at this point as well. Care to guess who is who? Age Completions Attempts Yards TDs Ints 26 8 19 80 0 0 26 16 25 169 0 0 25 21 45 293 1 3 I don't even think that Davis is going to amount to anything as a QB. The odds are stacked against him, there are far more QBs that fizzle out and become nothing than those that become starters, but it is far too early to write him off.

The original argument was it usually takes a QB 2 - 3 years as a backup before they can become regular starters, and you tried to make it look like there was a slew of QBs who come in right away and ready to be regular starters. That just isn't true as the stats I mentioned with the current slew of starting QBs prove. Ray and BLM are the possible exceptions, but most QBs take time a few years to learn the game. Does that mean that Davis is guaranteed to become a successful starter? No, but he has only dressed for 17 regular season games in which he has had 25 attempts and 10 rushes. It is also too early to proclaim him a bust. As for his age. he was 26 last year in his first CFL season which isn't that old when you consider college years and bouncing around the NFL.

Masoli is in his 4th year. He had 68 attempts in the 3 years prior to this season. BLM had 156 attempts over 2 seasons before becoming a regular starter. Harris has 94 attempts in 3 years before his breakout season last year.

QBs that can step in immediately are the exception, not the rule. Khari spent 3 years in BC behind Damon Allen before being traded to Winnipeg as an after thought. Khari was 29 (and a career backup) at that point in time and was traded to be the backup to Kerwin Bell. Maas spent a year as a backup before getting to be starter but he quickly lost that job to Ray when he got hurt. Ray became a starter in his rookie season, but he is definitely the exception.

Picks need to be in by Wednesday @ 7:30 PM.