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Rids, please post more often. That is all.

I'm glad they've put in the extra regional combine this year, while leaving the National one open for more invites based on the regional results. Hopefully the kickers do well seeing as they only have one invited currently.

I am just glad they brought back Mexican Chili a while back.

Have you ever taken a look the back of a box and bag to see if they are made at the same place? My guess would be they are. I have wondered why Old Dutch makes the Onion & Garlic flavour in a box, but not a bag. Same thing with the Sour Cream & Onion, non-rippled.

I'm surprised he's leaving with a year left on his current contract. I would have guessed all along that Buck would have been the type to retire because he had to, not because he chose to. Having said that, I think it's a good move that he's making the decision on his own terms. I'd welcome him back here for a job in personnel.

The good DBs that you want on your team are the ones who can make up for their smaller size and use it to their advantage. Their just as quick off the ball, and sometimes have just as good of an ability to make a play at a jump ball. They can be underestimated by their opponents too.

Having him is probably only slightly better than not having him.

@blairj21

Unofficially I believe the one-year anniversary would be May 28th. Rich/Mike may be able to correct me though.

Is that Tim Hortons Field, or is that what Fisht Stadium already looks like?

Just curious ... who did you have in mind? Damon Allen must have been waiting by the phone.

It's a name hire, and he is a previous head coach so he's got to be good still... Those kinds usually go over a lot better than a "what's his name".

It'll be an adjustment back to coaching for him. Now that he has seen another side of the game from the officiating standpoint, whether he will quickly be able to adopt an effective winning philosophy seems like a question mark. I can also see him butting heads with Popp. I see contrasting personalities.

That is crazy. Very happy that no one was hurt though. Bannon's an awesome dude.

Awesome insight and I couldn't agree more on your assessment of Morley.

Not sure how you can compare Lavoie to Nik Lewis at all. Their skill set is entirely different.

And just like that, Aaron Hargreaves becomes the most experienced Ottawa receiver.

Yes, the culture of this team has changed. It was a given that turnover of larger proportions was going to happen, some of it unknowingly. The coaches have the job of making sure the players collectively buy into the new philosophy.

He had a great Bomber career. His leadership will certainly be missed.

If that was to happen, what kind of time frame would you put on it? I think it's a good idea, but you are asking for the player to commit to us, and us having to commit to the player if/when he comes back, even if we have moved on, and have adequately filled his position. Obviously for someone like Henoc, you make more adjustments roster wise/cap wise to retain him at most costs. It would definitely add another wrench into a team's salary management abilities.

This was written a couple of weeks ago, at the time of the Korey Banks trade, but it's still worth reading: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Lions+release+Korey+Banks+part+familiar+regeneration+process/9459266/story.html Things seem to have actually degenerated since then. This quote was interesting to me as well, said by Dante Marsh: Who is he saying is the coach killer? Potential. In this case, being Poblah I would imagine.

Very different. First off, the QB-centre exchange is the most important skill in football. You can't do anything without it. You can't just plug anyone in at centre and expect them to be able to get the ball to the QB at a CFL level, which is the problem with guys like Kowalczuk and Parenteau etc. That is a huge skill in and of itself. The centre makes some calls to protections, but this is way overrated in Canadian football, most plays have the protections built in and basically what both the centre and QB both do is count how many guys are inside the tackles and which gap the defence is centered on, basically what they are playing as the strong side, which 99% of the time mirrors the offence or the width of the field anyways. This is different than American football, mostly the strong side of the field down south depends on the strong hand of the QB since the field is not nearly as wide. This is most of what the calls are, and the protection adjusts based on it, but every guy can see that when they look up, and if you're playing somewhere noisy, there's not a lot you can change at the line. Everyone is watching for potential blitzers, that mostly falls on the QB to make a call to react to that. adjust a route. OL have to block from their inside gaps out and do their best to take whoever comes...that's why you'll often see guys coming off the edge free when a defence sends more than 5. When you see guys come free through the 4 middle gaps, that means someone really screwed up, either took the wrong block or got completely dominated physically. Zone run blocking, it doesn't matter where the defence lines up or how many, they are blocking gaps and chipping upfield. Zone plays head to a side of the field, not a specific gap, you're basically creating a 3 on 2 situation for your blockers all along the LOS on the play side, allowing at least one of those guys to chip and get to the next level to take a LB or HB. The RB reacts and finds the opening. So really a centre doesn't call anything there, every OL needs to read their initial block and come out of their stance properly to get that done. The first 3 steps are key, can't waste any if you need to get upfield, or get a bit wider. I guess it depends what you think a sub-par lineman is. IMO, most of the centres in the league lately have all been subpar, meaning they'd really suck if you moved them to another spot where they actually ended up blocking someone 1 on 1 on the majority of snaps. But that's where the snapping part comes in, a guy who can snap very well and consistently can make a career, even if he struggles to make a block. Just look at a guy like Dominic Picard. If I had a dime for everytime he's literally been carried through the pocket by a DT, I could pay for my season tickets this year. Mostly you're just hoping they can be a good speed bump. Guards need to be more mobile, presumably you want them to be able to get to the 2nd level (LB's, HB's) in run blocking, although there are enough guys around the league lately that don't really have that ability (Kabongo for one). They both need to be smart enough to know where their block is and guards need to be patient enough in pass protection to not give up their inside gaps. Patience in OL is a sign of intelligence and football smarts IMO. This is really what the blitz is all about, challenging the OL to give up their inside gaps and a more direct route to the QB, the QB can read the outside rush, when it's coming right at him there's not much he can do. I just got a knowledge boner. This is probably the most intelligent post I've read on this forum. There will be a test before the start of training camp.

This was written a couple of weeks ago, at the time of the Korey Banks trade, but it's still worth reading: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Lions+release+Korey+Banks+part+familiar+regeneration+process/9459266/story.html Things seem to have actually degenerated since then. This quote was interesting to me as well, said by Dante Marsh:

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What's the status of Sanders now? I'd at least sniff it out.