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The concern for the Jets is that a lot of the competition in the west made moves to improve themselves. Not that I think they would be wise to make a big splash or sign people just for the sake of signing them, but the west didn't get any easier to play in after today and the Jets aren't the only team there that can count on improvement from their young players in order to get better.

FA price vs. RFA price. Just wait what is it one more year? and Toews and Kane will be making way more than Statsny. Salaries go up all the time, that's why teams will try and lock people up to long term deals if they feel they're worth it. Overpay in the short term hoping it works out in the long term.

yes I had that thought watching that game.

Chiasson is better than a spare part. Gotta remember too that Spezza has only one year left on his deal.

Honestly the big name FAs seldom wind up being worth the money you spend on them. The best guys to target in FA are the under rated guys you can get on a decent contract.

Hamilton gets absolutely embarassed, like they were so bad I was having 2013 Bomber flashbacks and they get ranked ahead of Winnipeg who dominated their opponent from start to finish? Come on now. I get that power rankings don't mean anything but if you can be one of the most impressive teams in week one and still get ranked behind teams that get hammered then it's not even worth looking at.

The key to beating Ottawa will be simple, when you get a shot at Burris don't miss. The old bugger is pretty elusive but if you tackle well he'll go down just like anyone else.

Insert sound of sideshow bob stepping on a rake.. Do you know there are some top 10 Simpsons episodes lists that don't include "Cape Feare"? That is a crime. Simply a crime. The problem with a top 10 list for simpsons episodes is that there's so many great ones... but yeah Cape Feare should be on any list.

I think it's pretty clear that Wally the coach was more valuable than just Wally the GM.

hearing a lot of excuses from the self proclaimed best fans in the league...

Hamilton might have a chance against Edmonton, and what if Ray comes back and does his 80% completion thing against the riders? I'd favour the Riders but Ray is Ray and he might just decide to win that one if the riders come in fat and sassy after stomping the tabbies. And let us never forget that the Bombers might Bomber up their game too.

We were wondering out loud if he is too concerned with getting himself into the NFL that he's kind of lost interest in the Als and is just half assing it. Might be time for the Als to shake things up at any rate.

Yeah I am a bandwagon jumper, let's go with Allen as well.

hmm I'm concerned that Walters is one of those guys who makes trades too quickly without really knowing what he's getting. Foster was a pretty useless acquisition for this team too. Yeah he's trading players he doesn't want to keep, but is he really getting full value? I like the guy overall and I think there are some things he does do well, but we can talk about things he might not do well without pretending that his **** doesn't stink. This move was a horrendous one, that's just facts. I expect my GM to know what kind of player they're getting back. Kudos to them for not sticking with the mistake, but mistakes are still mistakes.

Edmonton gets a player in need of a change of scenery for a player that needed a change of scenery, Tampa clears cap space and sheds contracts and Arizona commits highway robbery to get 2 players for a 6th round pick, Tampa even ate some of Gagners contract.

except we're not talking about what Banks did, we're talking about our GM giving up an asset and then paying a decent signing bonus to lock this guy up only for him to never play a snap for the team. That's just a poor move from a GM and there's no two ways about it.

Frankly, i think it speaks to the ability of walters to bring in talent that pushed banks out the door... Very competent.. Brought in banks as insurance and insurance can be pricey... But now he and his bigger contract are gone minus his signing bonus... The cost of business and covering your ass... **** happens but definitely not some kind of embarrassing gaffe worth ridicule... and insinuating o'shea is somehow a negative on this because he made the call.. Did you see our secondary last game, nuff said.. are you dizzy from all that spinning? You can point out a guys mistakes and still like what he's doing overall.

This isn't some CFL rookie here, this is a guy who has been around the league a long long time. There should be enough information to go on in regards to what his character is like.

Bold statement considering we haven't seen Ottawa play yet, what if Ottawa has absolute **** defense? I'll take my chances with a team with a decent D and erratic qb over a better qb and **** D. Fair statement - you forgot that Ottawa has no depth either, so when their 'starters' start getting hurt, things could really get interesting. But lets face it, Calgary wasn't exactly hitting on all cylinders and for two quarters the Al's had a huge wind at their backs. They got one point. One things for sure, regardless of how good, or bad, your defense is, you won't win if you don't score points. Burris can score points - and in the past has overcome and outscored an opponent for want of a 'bad' defense. Do you honestly feel, from what you've seen last year and this, that Troy Smith is capable of 'outscoring' an opponent? I haven't seen it yet, and he's not 'young', he's been around a long time. He'll be 30 years old in a few weeks (July 20th) yet he throws like a 20 year old. By that I mean he's more interested in throwing an 80 yard pass despite the fact his receivers are only 65 yards away. Once or twice that happens, he was doing that the whole game. 30 year old QB who's been around...... he won't be around much longer I think the sun shines on a dogs ass every now and then and there will be games throughout the year where that erratic arm hits enough passes to win.

I have no doubts that cutting Banks is the best thing for the roster on the field, no doubts about that. But it's a black eye for the GM there's no two ways about that. We gave up an asset and cash for a guy who didn't play a snap for us, that's just not a good move and it makes you wonder about how we scout players on other teams. Should have done their homework. At his point trading Poblah for a 7th round pick would have been better value.

The problem I have with the satellite radio is really 2 things: firstly their channels are too focussed. I want a nice broad spectrum of stuff but I can't get it on one channel. Secondly, they play the same songs over and over again, I've listened to the same stuff for the last 3 years on the channels I generally listen to. I'd rather put up with the local douchebags because at least then I get the variety of stuff I want.

Traded a national player to get him, extended him to a new deal including a signing bonus... yes it's at least a moderate deal. It shows that our GM completely misjudged a player, that is a concern. Yeah from the standpoint of cutting a player who wasn't making the team better it's the right move, but the fact that they made the moves they did to get this guy only to have it not do anything for them, that raises questions about the management here.

it was academic. Burris is a fair weather qb, always has been, that's why he got shipped out of Calgary. Expecting him to do anything outside in November was expecting too much. He was fortunate that he got to play inside in the east playoffs. A team with a better cold weather qb could have beaten the riders, but Burris packs it in when things get tough.

Bold statement considering we haven't seen Ottawa play yet, what if Ottawa has absolute **** defense? I'll take my chances with a team with a decent D and erratic qb over a better qb and **** D.

it used to be on that channel on sirius last year but this year it wasn't