Mark H.

I'm going to emerge from the closet - and predict an Ottawa win.

Hardly anyone hoes potatoes anymore, but they'll pay someone good money to drive a combine.

Fair enough - but I still don't think a practice roster salary should be expected to translate into any kind of loyalty from the players.

That's why I compared to farmers, they usually provide room & board. Without the perks, no one would stay on the practice roster.

That's 18.75 an hour, only 6 to 7 bucks above minimum wage, it's peanuts. Most farmers have seasonal jobs available and they have to pay more than this plus room & board if they want to hire anyone (Just giving a comparison to other seasonal work).

I keep getting the impression that he's a long way from hitting his ceiling. Leadership, confidence & a gun for an arm.

Unless you've got a QB like Calvillo who can throw into tight coverage effectively.

A most excellent 'evening wine' read.

I'm not referring to criticism or negativity. There used to be things like position by position analysis, especially during the Berry era. The sort of thing we get from JBR once in a while.

I do - but there is an element missing that used to exist.

Sorry, but that was painful.

Dare I say, the previous three...

Because most of the media is just not cutting it. For example, I used to look forward to Ed Tait's training camp reports with my coffee during lunch break. Stuff like that is just not happening anymore.

I thought so too - Hurl's stats show 12 starts with less than a dozen defensive tackles - clearly spot duty.

Was Ian Wild not our MLB last season?

They stuck a wet band-aid on a gushing artery...

Jeremiah Johnson

There must be a country song that could help you with that...

That blitz should improve when Wild comes back, as it would with a legitimate MLB. I understand the rationale, but I think too much pass coverage and run stopping is being sacrificed as it stands.

Chungh, Goossen, Harris, Feoli-Gudino Loffler, Westerman, Thomas One of the American DL can rotate in as a DI. Use Hurl in some situations so you can rotate Thomas with an American. Start grooming a Canadian to play field corner in case injuries happen to any of the above. Keep the status quo: Mike Reilly is licking his chops...

Behave.

Could be an interesting film room discussion...

Worth noting - our special teams units only took one penalty. https://www.cfl.ca/games/2397/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#boxscore

Which IMO is a sign of a team that took them lightly - hope the Bombers don't follow suit.

According to my assessment - only KBF & BiggJay avoided a strike this week.