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You were right the first time -- it's not "ideally how you do it"....Ideally you use Americans on the line to protect your best asset, and then use your Canadians elsewhere. Even if you had national starters at all those positions, which we don't, you wouldn't be able to pay them all starter money, you end up settling for second rate internationals which is how you end up starting the Greg Peaches of the league, it's economics, you spend your big money on O and D national line men. Your internationals are your skill players and they come cheaper then nationals. Starting NI OL are going for $200,000 on the open market...don't see any relevance in the point you're trying to make. Spend that on a OL, or spend it on a NI DB who can play, what's the difference? Most of the NI skill guys are going for less because everyone is stuck in the rut of trying to play 3-4-5 NI OL all the time. Because you're going to spend it on your lines anyways, national or not, starting linemen command more money than starting DB's or LB's or receivers or running backs. You can't compare a national DB making $200K (which doesn't exist btw) to a starting left tackle. American OL on their first or second contract make more than players at other positions? News to me. The most overpaid players in the league are NI OL and receivers. If you made a list of the top 5 overpaid CFL players, pretty much all of them would fit. Picard, Getzlaf, Fantuz, Durie, Labatte....

So they should be conducting the investigation with a Free Press, Sun, Global, CBC, CTV reporter embedded to update the public at every turn? I don't quite get the entitlement. There's a process being followed as there is with any investigation. Way too early to call anyone out.

You were right the first time -- it's not "ideally how you do it"....Ideally you use Americans on the line to protect your best asset, and then use your Canadians elsewhere. Even if you had national starters at all those positions, which we don't, you wouldn't be able to pay them all starter money, you end up settling for second rate internationals which is how you end up starting the Greg Peaches of the league, it's economics, you spend your big money on O and D national line men. Your internationals are your skill players and they come cheaper then nationals. Starting NI OL are going for $200,000 on the open market...don't see any relevance in the point you're trying to make. Spend that on a OL, or spend it on a NI DB who can play, what's the difference? Most of the NI skill guys are going for less because everyone is stuck in the rut of trying to play 3-4-5 NI OL all the time.

He played most of the 2nd half at linebacker.

Dyce has been an interim HC so he's not going to accept a position as a receivers coach or offensive assistant. Apparently he is very good at scouting and evaluating Cdn. talent, so that would be a bonus he could add to the club. Dyce will take whatever job he can get. Former job titles don't pay a mortgage.

Not anymore than any other coach. His problem is that he's stuck to the form chart so much that he paralyzes himself. You have to take some risks to win. He had his best stint working with Ken Miller who was absolutely insane, polar opposite of him, as a play caller.

Guys who have jobs that they're not likely to leave for a lateral move. Why not just wish for Austin or Hufnagel while we've got our heads in the clouds? Guys who have jobs because other teams want them. That makes them more, not less desirable. It would cost more than picking from the coaches the other teams don't want but that money doesn't come out of the SMS so who cares and they're much more likely to be useful right off the bat. There's lots of reasons one or more might want to take our OC job: Might want to coach where it matters instead of Toronto where they get maybe 10K out to a game. Might want to get out from the shadow of their HC to prove that's not the reason they're good at what they do. Might want to get a direct shot at being an HC sooner than waiting behind their current HC's. They might be able to do that by mid-season next year. Might want more money than they are currently making. Might want to have the Assistant HC title for their resume and O'Shea said he's OK with that. Why not Austin or Hufnagel? Sure if we were replacing O'Shea and Walters, but unfortunately that's not happening. Can we put you down for 5000 season tickets?

I'd like to see Howell get a shot to run special teams. I'd also like to see McManus canned soon. Get in the market for head of US scouting/personnel guy ASAP.

We need better players. Peach is one of the league leaders in UR penalties during his time in the league, doesn't make him a good player or do anything to our opponents. I'll take a guy who can do his job whether he barks at people or shakes their hand after the play. Doesn't matter. The problem is the collective number of guys who are average or worse CFL players, not personalities.

And you'd be lucky to get half a season out of him. He's done.

The Morgan pick isn't as bad as the Richards one. Richards is really coming in as Etienne 2.0 but worse with the concussion history. Don't draft guys who can't play football that early. The guys you are hoping to turn into players need to be late picks.

A convert returned by the defense in Canadian football is always worth 2 points.To the OP, the returner isn't conceding s point on a PAT. If they really cared about what you are talking about on FG's they'd adopt the Football Canada rule of putting the ball on the 20 if the ball is returned out of the end zone.

That's just not possible....he sucks and everybody around here knows it. ******* terrible. Cut him yesterday! Dave Ridgway had field goal percentages of 62.9, 66.7, and 60.5 from 1983-1985. Pretty sure he turned out okay... Liu Passaglia had field goal percentages of 57.1, 67.4, 67.5, 64.1, and 63.8 in 1976, 1980, 1981, 1990, and 1999 respectively. Pretty sure he wasn't too bad either over the duration of his career. I swear people just like to whine and make noise just for the sake of doing so, without considering that MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, players in sports will occasionally have a bad year from time to time, and that it is not a reflection on their overall capabilities. It's not even worth discussing kickers like that in comparison to kickers today. The kickers today are much more accurate and expectations are much higher on them. Plus the ease of playing imports there is a big change. Passaglia had 2 seasons 80% or higher out of 25 and was divisional all-star 9 times. Every team but the Argos has a 80% plus kicker this season on their roster as of today.

Montreal averages a full yard more per rush, given up 24 fewer sacks than the Bombers, even with having a rookie QB at the helm for the majority of the season. Whoever is grading their OL the lowest is hugely biased or incompetent.

I was to the point of not wanting to log on anymore. Then put 10 people onto ignore and the boards are readable again. Unfortunately ignore doesn't work in chat, so that's still unreadable, but the boards are much more readable now. I think ignore works in chat. Check your ignore preferences. I was to the point of not wanting to log on anymore. Then put 10 people onto ignore and the boards are readable again. Unfortunately ignore doesn't work in chat, so that's still unreadable, but the boards are much more readable now. That only gets you so far. Ignore can help you to get better at counting to ten and just arguing salient points. Eventually though ignore can make life terribly boring. Not when the people you ignore are terribly boring.

We are the weakest team by far on both sides of the line. DL has perked up in the 2nd half of the season, but still a non-factor. As long as a stiff like Neufeld is trying to block our QB's are in constant danger. Until this is addressed you could hire God as head coach and Jesus as offensive coordinator and it wouldn't make a difference.

Anthony Crispino, is that you?

Moore drops too many and gets no respect from opposing defences. He's a good #3, mediocre #2 based on his time here.

I'd give them all offers but Capers, Shell and Richardson. Some of them might not like the offers, I'd offer Moore a #3 type receiver contract with incentives. Hajrullahu lost a lot of money this season.

I think the rules already encourage form tackling and the officials can certainly apply rough play and unnecessary roughness penalties to both high (above the shoulders) and low (knees) hits. It's a change in approach for the officials that needs to happen. The rules are there. The game is derived from rugby and if you don't form tackle in that sport it's an automatic foul. A good example was that hit on Banks yesterday where he literally was clubbed in the head. They made the right call on review, but any clubbing of the head whether or not grasping facemask should see the flags flying from any official with a view of the ballcarrier.

To be honest, I think some of these QB's are so used to the protective wrap they are in that it's counter productive. Literally from the time they are 10 years old they never get hit or learn how to. You watch a guy like Burris running outside the pocket and he doesn't brace for contact. Then he's mad if he gets touched. The biggest problem is the crappy OL and the advantage DL's have on them with the expanded rosters. The rule on low hits already exists in the pocket.

Once doesn't make it traditionally. They did that after Bauer left as an over-reaction to giving Bauer too much power. Nope. BOD members have been involved with the process for every hire since Cal Murphy (as far back as I go) and the process of every firing too. The CEO can't make those decisions about organization direction and payouts on his own. This is not unusual in any business, public or private. In my professional life I've never been hired by any less than a committee of 3 and am now on hiring committees/panels that range between 3 and 7.

The Bombers BOD has traditionally been involved in the hiring process for both GM's and head coaches. Not the entire board, but ad hoc committees have been directly involved with the interviewing, short listing and final decisions.

Ideally that's what they would do. How was Joe Mack hired? There's a long history of the BOD doing a lot more than hiring the CEO and staying out of the way.

Not at all. It's a point for kicking the ball in goal. It's more penalizing the defense/returning team for not bringing the ball out of goal. Why not scrap field goals because they are rewarding offenses that can't score touchdowns? Laterals are way more dangerous (drop it and it's potentially headed the other direction in the arms of the other team). Considering that on a kickoff cover the only guy back is likely their kicker as everyone else is running full speed toward you to cover the kick, you have a decent shot of forcing them into a tough situation by quickly kicking it back. The Argos scored a safety on us when O'Shea was their ST coach back when Serna was our kicker. Squibbed a kickoff at the end of the half that Kuale scooped up and blasted 60 something yards. Serna conceded a safety. Teams should be putting guys onside more often IMO. Like today in Hamilton, anytime I punt into the wind I'd have 3 guys onside. Even if you don't recover the ball you're killing the opponents return game because they have to focus on the onside guys.