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Hard to really avoid putting the title on anyone not on the o-line. Removing Bucknor would have a lesser impact in the game than removing Picard or Neufeld. But that's as I said before a function of an attention grabbing spot vs. a spot that you can traditionally hide a weaker player in. Doesn't mean the guy in the hidden spot is better, just that it's less obvious on a play to play basis. I also believe it's a function of the OL struggling as a group where as the secondary outside of Bucknor is pretty ******* good.

Why do people care?

which is silly since there's only 24 starters on a team

I'm a pretty big JFG fan, but when Dave first brought up this ridiculous idea on FB, my response was "JFG"... Again though why not say what I originally said, I said Bucknor is arguably the worst starter on the team, you then went into a tizzy trying to claim that it was an outrageous idea. I also told you the guy I'd say it's close with is Picard, and that seems a well agreed upon idea there that Picard is one of the worst. Blind homerism in defending Bucknor though, why? Guy is nothing special and would only be acceptable as a starter if we were using the ratio flexibility better, but the same could be said of Picard or Neufeld or even JFG (though I still say he's better than Bucknor, but also used more sparingly as well given the teams desire to bring in a FB for some plays)

Right now it's a big game of chicken between King and Nenshi.

I say this and I truly do like Bucknor but.. It's pretty close. Especially if you're looking for weak links on the defensive side of the ball. He doesn't draw the ire of fans like the OL or Hurl do because they are much more front and centre and Bucknor is tucked away on the corner to hide him, but he's the guy teams always pick on after a turnover. I could live with him if we were using the ratio flexibility to bolster other positions, but we're not.

Bucknor and it's not even a question in my mind, only places I'd put as contenders are Picard and which ever of Greaves or Neufeld you'd call the starter now.

Let's assume our team is healthy who in your opinion is the worst starting player on our roster?

Crowchild over the Bow River is just the worst example of traffic planning anywhere. I'd sure like to ask the guy who designed that what the hell he was thinking.

I'm sure a big chunk of those fans are driving in from Calgary for the game. Considering it's only half Stampeder fans at McMahon for games against the Riders, not even a chance. Obviously some, but not many. That's total bullshit. That's why I hate & totally disrespect the Rider fanbase when they post total garbage like this. The Stamps have 24,000 season tickets in a 35.000 seat stadium. So how do nearly 20,000 Rider fans get in? Most of the fans there cheering for the Riders are drunken douchebags. Give me a frigging break. Ok sorry, that was an exaggeration, but they still fill it up a decent bit. Anyhow, there aren't going to be that many Stamps fans in Regina. There will obviously be a few as always, but not "a big chunk". Yeah but when you go to a game in Calgary vs. the Bombers there's a ton of Bomber fans in there too, when the Lions are in town there's a ton of Lions fans. That's just what happens when you are in a city with a large population that has moved there from out of province. The Riders aren't some unique fanbase, especially when it comes to Calgary. Kind of like when the Habs play in Edmonton, it's a sea of red, and when the Maple Leafs play in Edmonton, it's a sea of blue. Not even remotely the same. You are trying to compare the two oldest Canadian NHL franchises to the Riders?! This is what makes other teams fan bases take issue with Rider fans. The gall to think they are somehow at the level of franchise as the Habs and Leafs is laughable. The Habs and the Leafs fill buildings with their fans across Canada because until NHL expansion there were only two Canadian NHL teams to cheer for. You were either a Habs or Leafs fans. Unlike the Riders, there presence across Canada transcends provincial boundaries. They truly were Canada's teams for generations. What the hell are you talking about? I'm making my comparison to what 17 said. I made no mention or comparison to the Roughriders. Maybe read what's going on before going off on a tangent. I used Edmonton as a comparison because a lot of people out of province moved there for work; many of whom don't cheer for the Oilers. Just like with Calgary. The point is that rider fans are displaced gappers, habs and leaf fans aren't usually displaced fans. Prior to expansion leafs or habs were the teams people were fans of and those loyalties were passed down from fathers to sons and when the NHL expanded people didn't up and change their loyalties. Look at a guy like Noeller, proud Manitoban for whatever reason, also a Leaf fan cause that's how he was raised.

I'm sure a big chunk of those fans are driving in from Calgary for the game. Considering it's only half Stampeder fans at McMahon for games against the Riders, not even a chance. Obviously some, but not many. That's total bullshit. That's why I hate & totally disrespect the Rider fanbase when they post total garbage like this. The Stamps have 24,000 season tickets in a 35.000 seat stadium. So how do nearly 20,000 Rider fans get in? Most of the fans there cheering for the Riders are drunken douchebags. Give me a frigging break. Ok sorry, that was an exaggeration, but they still fill it up a decent bit. Anyhow, there aren't going to be that many Stamps fans in Regina. There will obviously be a few as always, but not "a big chunk". Yeah but when you go to a game in Calgary vs. the Bombers there's a ton of Bomber fans in there too, when the Lions are in town there's a ton of Lions fans. That's just what happens when you are in a city with a large population that has moved there from out of province. The Riders aren't some unique fanbase, especially when it comes to Calgary.

based on his constant starting of guys like Peach so would O'Shea

They would obviously be doing a lot of changes to the traffic flow there. To be honest I don't think it'd be all that much worse than where Mcmahon is now for traffic. There's some ****** up places down there but it all seems to be changing anyway because they know it's ****** up.

Maybe if the ctrain stopped there

The left is absolutely bigoted and intolerant of opinions they don't share. They have that feeling that they're intellectually superior to everyone else. **** the NDP. I swear to god if they win federally and I'm stuck with NDP at the provincial and federal level I'm moving to the states.

plus expecting someone else to clean up the site, man oh man. Nenshi didn't want to use that space for sports facilities to start with, no way he agrees if the city has to clean it up AND hand over hundred of millions of dollars.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/dec/02/peter-morici/economist-immigrants-have-taken-all-new-jobs-creat/ Professor Morici is not Left or right wing. article analyzes his position says he's wrong. beats me whose right. The American chamber of commerce loves granting rights to illegal immigrants. Talks only about jobs created, what kinds of jobs were created? Did someone open up a bunch of new fast food joints and the illegals worked there when regular americans didn't want to? I will repeat, until these illegals are taking jobs that aren't menial labour or shitty min wage jobs it's all just an excuse for people not earning as much as they'd like. I think you'd have to back that statement up. How can you say that illegal immigrants are taking jobs American's dont want? How many illegals work for less than minimum wage? If your boss replaced you with an illegal working under the table for half the wage, would you say "hey, ill keep that job" or would you refuse and get accused of not wanting to do it? We're all immigrants. But you cant have let people stream into the country illegally whenever they please. It has to be done within a reasonable balance. Trump is correct about that. Also, Trump is two years older than Hilary and younger than both Bush and Regan when they were president. Age isnt really a factor until you get into the nittygritty and begin talking about the quality of the VP and him being "a heartbeat away". My job requires a certain level of education, no one is going to just come across the border and do my job for half the price. I see that argument about taking jobs from americans the same as I see the TFW issue up here. they're mostly in unskilled work that is difficult to find locals to work in anyway. In North American we have a real sense of entitlement about our jobs. We demand high wages and don't want to take work beneath us. Those are the jobs immigrants, whether legal or illegal are taking. There is nothing wrong with wanting to make people immigrate in legal channels, but there is a problem with phrasing it in a way that makes it sound like they're all worthless criminals.

You would rather a guy who wants to sit on his a$$ and make his dough.Anybody remember Charlie Roberts threatening to quit if he didn't play more?How did that work out?Guy just wants to play I want someone who acts like a professional and keeps his mouth shut and busts his ass in practise and then when the chance to play rolls around you just play so well they can't take you out. Charlie Roberts was an immature little prick and if he wasn't as talented as he was there is no way I would have wanted him on the team.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/dec/02/peter-morici/economist-immigrants-have-taken-all-new-jobs-creat/ Professor Morici is not Left or right wing. article analyzes his position says he's wrong. beats me whose right. The American chamber of commerce loves granting rights to illegal immigrants. Talks only about jobs created, what kinds of jobs were created? Did someone open up a bunch of new fast food joints and the illegals worked there when regular americans didn't want to? I will repeat, until these illegals are taking jobs that aren't menial labour or shitty min wage jobs it's all just an excuse for people not earning as much as they'd like.

The difficulty with American politics is that there are checks and balances to prevent one branch of the executive from having too much power. You get a Democrat as president but the Senate is still Republican well there won't be any change because it's at an impasse. In theory it's good that you don't have a dictatorial system of governing, but on the other hand it can make actually doing anything hard. People ***** about majority governments in Canada being able to do whatever they want, but I honestly prefer that system because there's no ambiguity about anything. Government does stupid **** there's no one to hide behind and the voters can toss them out on their asses.

That's sort of the point actually... they think that, and it's part scary and part sad that they actually believe it. Mexicans do the jobs in the states that the average american just won't do because it's beneath them so the whole they took our jobs thing is just crap to begin with. It's exactly the same as people here saying that temporary foreign workers are taking all the jobs. Not true. No one wants to work at Tim Hortons and no contrary to popular belief they won't raise the wages they pay if they didn't have TFWs.

If I were Wade Miller I'd have ordered the salad on the side instead of poutine

Thomas has been a good depth player since his very first season. I don't know that he'll ever be a full time starter, but as far as a depth guy he's exactly what you look for and anyone who didn't see that before clearly hasn't watched.

Trying to stop illegal aliens is one thing, calling them all a bunch of drug lords and rapists is quite another though. Sure he can be obnoxious. And a lot of rhetoric. But why issue do you have with his plan? You don't see a difference between "I want to stop illegal immgration because it's a drain on the system" and "I want to keep this criminal scum out of our country"? That makes all the difference in the world to me. One person is a sensationalistic bigot, the other is simply trying to enact sensible strategies.