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and since he hurricanes got to the finals he hasn't accomplished much, that was a long time ago. You can be hopeful that he simply had a bad run, but you also have to admit that he's not a slam dunk either. The Jets are basically relying on Scheifele being a #1 defenceman and Trouba being a top pairing defenseman, that is asking a lot of players so young. If they can handle it then the team should be fine if they can't...

you keep using that word but I don't think you know what it means. Being relied on and being reliable are not the same thing. No one is saying he's not putting up good numbers and no one is taking away from him the things he can do, but the fact is he's also going to drop passes on you that should be caught. That flaw in his game is why he has bounced around several teams. If he keeps gassing easy passes at bad times I have no doubts that Edmonton will get tired of it too.

Don't forget this now : Which was in response to the Riders putting up billboards in Winnipeg....

you going to argue the points I bring up or just try and snipe at me again?

but again you are missing the big picture in favour of stats. Coaches above all else want players they can rely on. A guy who might piss away the biggest play of the game is not someone you can rely on. It's that talent that has gotten more chances than a lesser player would have ever gotten with the problems he has catching, but eventually every coach gets tires of not being able to rely on a player. It's working out for him this year, but will it last? Somehow I doubt that.

So start talking some football. I can't think of a single insightful comment you have ever made.

but if you can't rely on a player what good is he? Yeah he might get you a lot of yards but if you go to him in a key moment and he drops the pass and you lose the game does it really matter that he already had 7 catches and 100 yards?

That's the problem I had with that sketch. Not familiar with the source material so the song parody falls flat because of it. I enjoyed it on some levels because of the government shut down, but song parodies work so much better when you actually know the song that is being parodied.

Riders have had very good late round draft picks the last couple years. Steinheurer, Vonk, Anthony, Moore, Webster, Etc. Those aren't exactly "very good" picks. for NI depth they are, they all made the roster of a 9-3 team coming off a championship.

There's always some worthwhile stuff and a lot of crap, but this past season had a very low good to crap ratio.

Oh course he's a pens fan, he's a young guy and Crosby is the bestest player so obvs he totes cheers for the pens.

Merchandising sales, ticket sales, tv numbers etc say they are great fans. Hell, the fact there is still a team in Saskatchewan after how long they sucked is testament to being great fans. Think you guys have had a dry spell? The Riders up to 1966 sucked, from 1976 to 1989 and then from 1992 until around 2003. Some of the worst teams of all times. Good fans? I'd say. yeah except most of the so called fans that are around only jumped on board in 2003. The ones who went through those shitty spells I have no problems with them for the most part, it's the ones that decided "oh yeah I've always been a diehard rider fan" in the mid 2000s that I have a very big disdain for. Are you really blind to the fact that the bandwagon swelled to huge numbers of these supposed die hards compared to what used to be there in the lean years? How can you not notice it?

Completely off-topic (obviously) but Andy Samberg's impression of Nick Cage is probably the best thing to come out of SNL over the past 10-15 years! Not to derail the thread but this is massively false... Exactly. Nothing good has come out of SNL in the past 10-15 years. speaking of things that are massively false.... This past season sucked hard, but prior to that the cast was pretty ******* good and did a lot of really funny sketches. Said no one ever. Really!?!

no it's clearly the Rider fans that are the problem. Coming in and posting in every thread acting superior like only rider fans can. If it were my call you'd all be hit with the ban hammer. And that is precisely why you aren't a mod. You would be that type like M_I_B from the Pens board who willy-nilly bans people just because he doesn't like them, not that they actually broke any rules. People like that don't deserve to be moderators. I have never once had any desire to moderate so it all works out doesn't it? You're all still dragging this place down and need to go.

Completely off-topic (obviously) but Andy Samberg's impression of Nick Cage is probably the best thing to come out of SNL over the past 10-15 years! Not to derail the thread but this is massively false... Exactly. Nothing good has come out of SNL in the past 10-15 years. speaking of things that are massively false.... This past season sucked hard, but prior to that the cast was pretty ******* good and did a lot of really funny sketches.

It is definitely possible. And if they do, then the Jets will struggle mightily this year. They've both worked themselves into pretty prominent roles in the lineup. I'm hoping Maurice's influence on the team last year and during the off season offset any chance at the dreaded sophomore slump. I would be more worried about the fact that Maurice is pretty much the definition of an average at best coach and that the better performance last year was simply new coach syndrome.

I would give this 1000 likes if I could.... Completely off-topic (obviously) but Andy Samberg's impression of Nick Cage is probably the best thing to come out of SNL over the past 10-15 years! Confession time, I saw someone else post it in a thread a while back and shamelessly stole it.

Riders have had very good late round draft picks the last couple years. Steinheurer, Vonk, Anthony, Moore, Webster, Etc. Those aren't exactly "very good" picks. for NI depth they are, they all made the roster of a 9-3 team coming off a championship. You know I was going to make a mocking post about how being on the riders added to their awesomeness as player, obviously, but then you went and made a serious comment stating essentially the same thing so I got nothing. Oh you Rider fans, you are joke.

With most of these lists it's tough to make a poor choice. yep, unlike the Riders the Bombers have a rich history

no it's clearly the Rider fans that are the problem. Coming in and posting in every thread acting superior like only rider fans can. If it were my call you'd all be hit with the ban hammer.

You're hilarious. You really shouldn't complain as the over all quality of your forum has improved. except for the fact that it's a unanimous opinion that the quality has in fact dropped this year. Too much green ruins everything. cflzone used to be a fine place, but then it turned into riderfans pt. 2 and no one bothered to go. You see the only people who can stand Rider fans are other Rider fans, best stick to your own kind and not bother us with your blind homerism.

Who's talking about the long knives? Take your hyperbole and get out, we are simply pointing out areas he needs to improve on. No one is talking about backstabbing the guy.

Have patience, the usual suspects will all be gathered soon enough... Well then, sounds like you guys don't have a care in the world. Just keep skipping thru the fields of marigolds. Who said that? I'm just stating that Durant should be back & that we have as good a shot at a championship as any other team. Plus, that's the time when Calgary tanks ! Pay attention, we've explained to you many times that Calgary tanking was a result of relying on the two biggest fair weather qbs in the league, Burris and Glenn, neither one is in Calgary anymore. Did you happen to see how Burris played in the Grey Cup last year? Everyone knew it was going to happen because it was cold out. Hamilton was fortunate that the east final was in a dome otherwise Burris wouldn't have gotten that team to the Grey Cup at all and the Riders would have had a stiffer test in the Cup.

Am I crazy for thinking that the Bombers D has actually faired well against running quarterbacks this year?