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https://3downnation.com/2021/12/01/insider-talk-head-coach-candidates-ottawas-gm-search-cfls-best-canadian-player/ A few interesting things... If I were hiring a head coach my list of candidates would be (Calgary special teams coordinator and assistant head coach) Mark Kilam, (Ottawa special teams coordinator) Bob Dyce, (Hamilton defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach) Mark Washington, (Winnipeg offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach) Buck Pierce, and (Calgary offensive coordinator and offensive line coach) Pat DelMonaco.

You know who brings the most to the run game?

I was thinking he looks like a Bomber from the 80s....

Yeah, it's the cuts and stuff, right? Cutting/pivoting left or right....seems to me that's the most trying thing on a knee.

Kinda figured it'll be a "see how he feels after a day of 1's reps..." things. Gotta see how the body reacts to it. Here's hoping he's healthy enough to go...

hey - Andrew Harris is back - we've all moved on.....

well....ain't that some ****....

My initial point was that I understand why a hockey player feels underpaid when they see what baseball players are making. Nothing more, nothing less.

*rationale But the point stands that these guys deserve every penny they get.

You can't compare their salaries to an average person. They do things that less than 1% of people can do, and their career can end at any moment with a blown out knee or a concussion. I don't have any hard feelings about pro athletes making what they make. I just wish I was born with a fraction of that ability.

nah, but I do get what he's saying. Baseball players....who face WAY less risk of injury.....making 30-40 million PER YEAR (!!!) while hockey players, who take a beating, night in and night out, get paid a 10th of that. I don't mind football and hockey players talking about being under-paid, because of their risk of injury. Baseball and basketball players can get ******...

I'm so glad this backfired....

Which Riders player was it that was found passed out in his vehicle in the ditch a couple years ago...?

My cousin and his wife foster these types of dogs and help find homes for them. Really tough situation for some otherwise great pups.

Just a random Sask person on Twitter but posting for the lolz..

that's true....but wasn't the case in this particular instance. Just a super crazy chick.

My two years of being a STH, we got to hang out behind the south endzone and watch pre-game warm ups......

Nah, I just WISH my wife's parents weren't in the picture.......

I read the whole Twitter thread, and they said "a current full dose regimen or after booster, if not current".....

Insanity.....

Sounds like it's his chick that's more the issue here. His worst decision in all of it is choice of date.... and back to pre-game chatter. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/11/30/head-head-edge-western-final-4/ MARSHALL FERGUSON CFL.CA @TSN_MARSH SHARE If you are a Riders fan, look away OR embrace the fact that you are the savvy underdog ready to strike the giant that is the 2021 Winnipeg Blue Bombers! Sports psychology and coaching will be big in this one during the week of preparation as the classic debates of rest vs. rust, heavy favourite pressure, etc. will own the week and if Winnipeg lets Saskatchewan linger deep into the fourth quarter, the pressure of all those storylines will come to a head. Let’s examine the position groups at play Sunday who will decide this iconic matchup from IG Field. Quarterbacks As always, I’ll go much more in depth on the featured passers as the week goes on but needless to say after a four interception performance, Fajardo has to take the back seat to 2021 MOP lock Zach Collaros. ADVANTAGE: WINNIPEG Running Backs If Andrew Harris can’t play this becomes more of a debate, but behind the powerful Bombers offensive line with emerging superstar Drew Desjarlais playing next to Most Outstanding Lineman nominee Stanley Bryant, I believe any of Harris, Brady Oliveira or Johnny Augustine could have an impressive afternoon against the Riders. Winnipeg will undoubtedly start the game with a couple runs right at the Riders front seven to send a message. How those plays unfold could be very telling for the Riders chances. ADVANTAGE: WINNIPEG Receivers I love what Duke Williams has brought to Saskatchewan, but who is the Robin to Duke’s Batman? Shaq Evans hasn’t been able to produce much since returning from injury and in his place Canadians Kian Schaffer-Baker and Brayden Lenius have picked up the slack but is it enough? I don’t believe it is against a healthy, rested and motivated Kenny Lawler who has sit atop of nearly every target and tendency metric alongside Montreal’s Eugene Lewis in 2021. ADVANTAGE: WINNIPEG Offensive Line I respect how Saskatchewan’s offensive line has evolved through the season with the addition of Logan Ferland and Evan Johnson being right at home – literally – in green and white, but the bodies, continuity and physicality of the Bombers front makes this the easiest choice of the bunch. ADVANTAGE: WINNIPEG Defensive Line WHAT?! But Willie Jefferson, Jackson Jeffcoat and on and on and on.. I agree, but if you take away the name brand notoriety of the Bombers front and compare the down-to-down impact, A.C. Leonard and Jonathan Woodard have been pretty spectacular this season. Factor in Micah Johnson against Steven Richardson and you have a great matchup between a series of marquee names. Winnipeg SHOULD have a bigger impact, but Saskatchewan’s front has the potential to make a mess up front on pass plays, which is why I expect Winnipeg to run the rock with aggression early and often. ADVANTAGE: PUSH Linebackers Deon Lacey has been sensational this season after being forced to kick inside when Larry Dean went down with the freakish Achilles injury just before training camp opened up. However, nobody owns the middle of the field – or the edges for that matter – with communication and omnipresent playmaking more than Winnipeg’s Adam Bighill. ADVANTAGE: WINNIPEG Defensive Backs Last week I took Saskatchewan’s defensive backs over Calgary’s which after three interceptions by Jonathan Moxey feels like the wrong call, but I do believe Nick Marshall – when not taking late hit out of bounds flags – can be a game changer by getting to many anticipation throws. Winnipeg lost some names coming into 2021 but Brandon Alexander has owned the free safety spot with his physical approach, and the young playmakers around him (Deatrick Nichols and DeAundre Alford) made this year’s defensive backfield feel even more dangerous than 2021. Then GM Kyle Walters re-added Winston Rose and well, that was the nail in the coffin. ADVANTAGE: WINNIPEG Return Game As if the Bombers needed another advantage, Janarion Grant gifted them an extra pop in the return game down the stretch, but Jamal Morrow of the Riders showed in the Western Semi-Final why he deserves to be feared on each snap. The key here might not actually be the return men, but their blockers and specifically the discipline required to avoid illegal block penalties which take the wind out of a celebrating sideline faster than anything. ADVANTAGE: WINNIPEG Kicking Game Sergio Castillo is exceptional, but he’s recently back in the CFL and hasn’t blown anyone away. Meanwhile Brett Lauther struggled early but finished strong Sunday in Regina with a 34-yard field goal to extend his team’s season. This year in Winnipeg has seen Tyler Crapigna and rookie Marc Liegghio try it out, before Ali Mourtada took over and went 8-15. Lauther is 40-47 on field goals this year, for 85.1 per cent. Nobody wants to win this game on field goals in a low scoring knock ’em down, drag ’em out Western Final.. or do they? If the answer is yes, advantage Riders. ADVANTAGE: SASKATCHEWAN