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AJ Ouellette is built like a fat fullback, he's gotta be the slowest RB in the league

Bo Levi may have lost some zip on the ball but he hasn't played this well in 2 years or more

He's been typecast as a runner and a bruiser. I've always thought he lacked the deep threat ability but he's also been pretty accurate and good at protecting the football. Even in his brief opportunities in the NFL he was the same guy - effective runner, accurate in the short game, and protected the ball. Ultimately he hasn't started a football game in 5 years so not many of us know what he can do today. I'm personally not close to considering pulling Collaros but Streveler is here to play quarterback so we'll probably get a look at him sooner or later.

That was an ugly drop

What's with the half hour delay on kickoff... If the game is supposed to start at 6, start it at 6

Bringing back Fayad is lazy old boys club??? Literally makes zero sense. Terrible take

Great to see Chris Smith back

Casual fan has no idea the CFL season has already started

So then why did you start handing out participation trophies? Kids weren't giving them to themselves ya know, it was the parents' idea! Lousy boomers!

MIKE O'SHEA FIRED That's right, Mike O'Shea is fired up to come out in week 3 and prove everyone wrong

Would be nice to see some of this from Myron Mitchell https://www.espn.co.uk/video/clip/_/id/27494627

Well sure but the point is about how we could get more strong American players starting on offence and defence - we are essentially giving up 2.5 American starters by starting 9 Canadians and ignoring the Nationalized American rule. We could get Adams on the field full time, more Brian Cole, and start an American RB just by using the rules available to us. And there's no downside!

We could have a core 6 of nationals: Demski, Wolitarsky, Neufeld, Kolankowski, Dobson, Stanley Bryant (nationalized) Then you use Kramdi as a starter on defence but name him a designated national, meaning he can be replaced by a nationalized American for 25 plays. Name Kyrie Wilson a Designated Nationalized American and he is able to come in for those 25 plays. When Kramdi is in, B.Cole plays WLB, but when Kramdi comes out, Cole shifts over to SLB and Wilson plays WLB. That makes seven national starters with one being able to be replaced for 25 plays a game. So you need one more national starter. This could either be Ford at CB which allows you to start an American at RB, or you could use Augustine at RB, allowing you to start an American at corner. In either case you have four Americans starting on the DL. The roster really could be quite a bit better without even changing who is dressed, or by adding one stud American RB (if we bothered to bring one in). We could even decide to pull out Kolankowski and start an American C if we really wanted to, without much issue.

He's an MMA fighter now

I suspect we finish somewhere in the range of 8-10 to 11-7, then lose some bodies to retirement in the offseason which will be easily replaced through the massive CFL free agent market. It's a transitional year, not a year of falling off a cliff. In my opinion, of course...

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Tyler Snead EDIT: I didn't realize he was injured. I am changing my pick to Alexander Hollins.

Wow nice punt

I wonder if we see Jones come on as a DI and we go with Wilson-Bighill-Cole in the LB corps? I don't know why else we would sign Jones right as Bighill is getting healthy.

Haven't seen any numbers but judging by Ticketmaster it will be 31k+ but likely short of a sellout

Yep we don't make the Grey Cup without Gauthier making that play, that was huge

Sit Thomas, start Fox and Adams on the inside, rotate them with Woods and Schmekel, and bring Hubert onto the roster as the 3rd/emergency DE. Really seems like a no brainer given the fact we have a surplus of Canadian starters. Sit Hubert and bring Thomas back on when Garbutt is healthy.

I expect we'll see a lot of Cole and Adams even if they aren't listed as starters.

No he didn't lol. His record heading into 2019 was 45-45. That's not remotely similar!

That 22-50 record as a head coach doesn't look too good. But his offenses as an OC have always been near the top of the league