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Very sharp uptick in the number of American cops indicted for murder in 2015: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/the-shocking-number-of-cops-recently-indicted-for-murder/401732/

From what i recall, Jones wasn't really a true LB. He was a edge pass rusher 90% of the time, lining up wide off the tackle usually very close to the LOS. Watching Odell play in Tim Burke's 'jack' position reminded me of how Jones lined up. I think we could use that trio nowadays -- West at mac, Battle at wil, Jones at DE. But yeah, they'd have to bring Rod Hill or Ken Hailey along to play SAM/dime. (It'd be interesting to see how Jones would fare in today's option-happy CFL. Because the man was about one thing--destroying quarterbacks.)

How big a change is it for a cornerback to move to halfback? Because Randle isn't an LB, SAM or otherwise. He plays dimeback -- essentially he's just another defensive back, one who's lined up in a part of the field that sees a lot of attempts.He's rarely cancelling gaps or blitzing or spying quarterbacks or doing the linebacker stuff that Bass and Hurl are doing. He's downfield covering receivers and he doesn't appear to have a lot of other responsibilities in the defence. Even against BC, when Harris was running all over the field, Randle was exclusively watching BC's receivers. On 1st-and-10 in that game he was typically lined up at the same depth as our regular HBs. The only time I see him get drawn into the box is when the other team is using a tight end, because he's almost always lined up opposite the innermost receiver on the strong side.

You seriously think we're better off playing Sherman at safety than we are playing Bucknor on the corner? If Leggett would be so great as a dime back (which, from looking at the depth chart, is what they call Randle's position) then why have we always lined him up at safety instead of at DB?

I don't understand why you want to waste Randle or Adams on the field corner where they can cover the Nate Coehoorns and Sam Gigueres of the league. I don't understand why you want to turn a rangey playmaking safety into a HB/LB.

Looking at North Carolina, the pollsters find what I asserted before, that people who currently support other GOP candidates won't migrate to Trump when their favorites fall: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2015/08/trump-grows-lead-in-nc-gop-leads-most-match-ups.html

What separates an every-down player from a 25-snap-a-game player? Is it just raw endurance?

I think the early version of the replay rules we had were okay -- a limited number of challenges and a limited number of things that could be challenged -- ball placement, catch/no catch, fumble timing, etc. It's the pass interference review that drives me crazy. It's killing the pace of the game. Every contested play in the endzone is challenged now and the outcome is a coin flip. I'd rather see occasional bad calls than see receivers and DBs waiting around to celebrate a big play.

My suspicion is that the vast majority of the 78% who don't support Trump currently will not migrate to him as their candidates fall, and so he won't come anywhere near the GOP nomination. A third party run from him would be hilarious. Bring it on. A Trump schism would look as good on the Republicans as an 0-18 season would look on the Roughriders.

I got a question for people who know football: So you're a DC and you're facing a rookie QB. You want to force him to throw from the pocket. What kinds of defences do you call to do that? Say you're the rookie QB operating against that defence. What opportunities are going to open up when the D is concentrated on keeping you bottled up?

So how does Casey Creehan adjust his game plan if Marve starts? I guess the goal is to make Marve throw from the pocket, right? Do you tell the DE to always keep contain on the option instead of crashing the RB?

Because mentioning a football player's alma mater is something that is just never done on football broadcasts... It's all about Southern Ontario. Player after player after player. Who gives a ****. ...their families, friends, classmates, coaches...

Because mentioning a football player's alma mater is something that is just never done on football broadcasts...

Secret Railroad or gtfo. Also Battle of the Planets.

Yeah, great to see those stands full.

Wow, Montreal 46 has some giddyup for a Canadian fullback.

That's the best tempo offence I've seen in awhile. Love Ellingson blocking downfield for Walker. Blew up his guy.

Rookies gonna rookie. I'm rooting for Sam because I think gay kids benefit from having prominent representation, but yeah, don't put him under a microscope like that when he's not really doing anything special.

Good lord those signature redblack unis are ugly.

That's a huge bummer about Heenan. I always root for CFL alums, no matter what team they come from.

I really love Stade Molson. It's a beautiful place to watch a football game.

Very curious to see if Chad Simpson is still The Most Frustrating Running Back.

I'm ordinarily super cynical about Harper but I do get warm and fuzzies for home when the TSN cameras show him sitting in the crowd at a Redblacks game. Funny, we didn't start getting presidential shutdowns in Seattle until Obama was in office. For some reason, GWB didn't ever come here

I would much rather watch the 2015 Roughriders than the 2013 Bombers.