voodoochylde

Haha .. with the offense they are trotting out onto the field, the defence is going to have all the reps they can handle.

A healthy rotation through the line will be a win for us this year. Not only will it minimize the number of reps a guy like Thomas soaks up but will keep all of them from getting gassed and being ineffective. See Grey Cup 2023

His third year here isn't it (?) but yeah, would be nice to have seen Holm out there to at least develop some chemistry / continuity with Ford.

Maybe have her hold down the fort at the Rum Hut? Might make things bearable for her haha!

Zach didn't exactly light it up down the stretch last season. In fact, I'd say he played himself out of MOP consideration. You couple that with poor performances in the playoffs and I'm of the mind that I'd like to see him get a bit of work.

If I wasn't so starved for football and curious about what a few of these guys look like in person, I wouldn't be going. I also imagine that if this gets out of hand, I'll be leaving early.

Haba I definitely view as more of a situational pass rusher and agree that he's not someone I want getting a huge compliment of reps. He's also a prime example of a guy who could / should be pushed and challenged to make the roster. He's not someone who should be handed anything simply because he was with the team last year.

I think Garbutt is a more complete player than Haba so I'm hoping that he starts opposite WJ.

There's simply a larger pool to draw from. It's infinitely easier to find an American who can come in and offer more athletically than it is to find a Canadian of similar skill. Don't get me wrong, I love the CFL, in part, because of the Canadians in it but I wouldn't lose sleep if starting fewer Canadians meant we were able to build and maintain a deeper, more complete roster.

I’m just going to say that I generally appreciate everyone’s perspectives and always encourage good back and forth. That said, I’m going to ask we keep the discussion on football and not each other. It does nothing to further the conversation. Pruned a few posts.

Dude .. I’m agreeing with you.

Keep preaching what you’re preaching boss.

Hodge is, and always has been, terrible at what he does. The fact he has a platform speaks more to the fact that there are so few quality guys out there covering the CFL than it does about his ability. I’ve been saying this for years.

Beautiful flip to Augustine. Thats what Strev’s legs can do for the offense.

Woli has to put his foot in the ground and turn that upfield sooner.

Make the Riders respect his athleticism then it SHOULD loosen things up a bit.

Should beat.

Or .. on the dawn of a new season .. the sports media can cover the most successful franchise this city has.

I just want to take a moment to recognize that, for the most part, we're doing a really good job of keeping this discussion civil and on point. Thank you all for that.

I don't have that luxury 😂

The subject of the quote is Pinball (you). The part referencing Ambrosie is a tangent. If she were referring to Ambrosie and that discussion, she would have said "He promised ..." As for your privilege, it's apparent by your "special interests" comments that you've led a very charmed life and I'll leave it at that.

Give the whole quote: “Pinball, you said yesterday ‘We will give Chad Kelly all the support he needs.’ What are you doing to support your female staff that now have to face coming to work every day with a predator in the building? Have you even spoken to them about your decision to allow this? As I and many female staff members across the league have communicated to Randy Ambrosie, the handling of this extremely serious situation has been a complete and utter failure from top to bottom. You promised to go above and beyond the league recommendations. Yet at the first opportunity to do so, you did the complete opposite. You have only managed to downplay a serious situation and make women across the league feel unvalued, disrespected and unsupported. Do better.” This is directed at Pinball and also .. your privilege is showing just a bit.

Bennett cut but Schmekel stays on the roster. Can’t fathom a world where Schmekel is seen as an asset

It also means that if you're valuing the draft pick that highly, you should probably hit on a few draft picks.