Mike

I'll speak for myself here when I say that I do think this forum is above falling apart, and for good reasons. Could it happen? Obviously. Will it? I strongly doubt it.

Neither one of us said either of those things. I suppose Rich in a way says that, but I didn't take it to mean a fence-sitter, I just took it to mean that someone who doesn't allow their emotions to lean too strong in either direction, no matter if their opinion is favorable or critical. Not a "middle of the road" fence sitter who shares nothing but a neutral opinion.

It's like you read Rich's post, then fabricated one in your mind and replied to that. Because you certainly didn't address anything Rich said.

All I know is that if Rider fans are worried about a team (us, they seem to think) scooping John Murphy in the offseason, his body of work this year has sure done a good job of ensuring we won't want to. He's been miserable this year.

Never understood why once we have QB depth, people are in such a hurry to dispose of it. Look down the line right now at the 6 playoff teams. The backup quarterbacks, without Willy in the equation, would shake down like this: Kilgore, Burris, Masoli, Tate, Lulay, Dominique Davis ... other than Kilgore, would anyone be in a worse position than us come playoff time? I feel bad for Willy, honestly. It's sad how people have turned on him.

"On our radar to some degree" would be a fair guess.

My friend is in the top 3 in Canada and I don't think he's watched a single game all year

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that I don't see the 'Macho back at safety with first team defense' tweet pop up anytime soon ... (ever)

I take serious issue with this post for so many reasons that I don't know where to begin. There's no alignment with "pro-team" members. There's no "clique" on this website. And if you think we wouldn't select someone to be a staff member here simply because they're critical of the club, you're absolutely mistaken. Many of these critics need to take a look in the mirror if they don't understand why there tends to be what could be conceived as a "bias" against them. It's not because of their views. It's because a fair share of the critics also tend to be the emotional, volatile type of poster that requires the most moderation. We have never and will never punish anyone because they are critical of the team, but if that criticism is shaped in a way that violates the few simple rules this forum has, then it's handled appropriately.

I wouldn't be so sure.

What about Johnny Adams and Hardrick?

He's a freak. Love this signing.

PS I really think this guy will be in the lineup sooner rather than later He's almost an ideal CFL defensive end.

In light of this Eric Martin signing, a couple other guys with NFL experience that fans should keep in mind are Denarius Moore and Austin Pettis.

I find these to be interesting comments from someone who has a QB in the family.

To me, Shologan/Thomas is a more than adequate rotation for the Canadian DT spot.

I'm not entirely interested in Martin as anything but a bit player.

No he is not. He's way bigger.

I bet he still ends up playing in the CFL. He could make himself a good amount of coin up here. Would imagine we'd be looking at dealing him to Ottawa though.

I hope the Riders lose by 95.

Yeah I'm not sure why people aren't buying into Harris, he's been phenomenal.

There's no way I'm benching Ryan Smith. Some may forget Smith hasn't played with Nichols yet so he hasn't had the same opportunities to work with a guy that is hitting on the deep ball as a guy like Dressler or Denmark. Smith spent the early portion of the season getting open downfield almost at will. He just didn't have a guy getting him the ball.

The thing about Nichols that I should say to give him credit: he hasn't been playing his best football. Three game winning streak and he can play better. Lots to get excited about!

I was ready to pull Nichols early on, he was playing like crap. Pulled it together but he's still playing average - with this D average is more than enough

Saskatchewan. And who cares. What team has the ability to find 5 Canadians worth starting elsewhere? anyone upset with Harris, Kohlert, Loffler, Westerman and Shologan starting for us?