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FYI O'Shea was basically gushing about Nelson in the post game on CJOB.

McGuire was moving the ball up the field but then they replaced Lawler with Walker and the ball went to Walker and past him (or through his hands?)

Lawler has had ups and downs but he's getting open. Mike Jones having a similar kind of day

Well the pressure to find an impact one went way down with the signing of Matthews.

Pre-season means jack when it comes to team totals. Weird that Lolley would flex on his defensive line.

I don't really know how to read this. Washington is not teeny. Thanks for the report!

I think there's too many people around here with many teeth but no tooth brush.

I'm super interested to see the preseason game. This may be the most hype we've had ever for our new recruits McAllister, Richardson, Santiago, Whitehead, Bailey, Oliveira are guys that have consistently stood out in TC. I'm probably missing a couple guys too.

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It sounds like we will have to cut a couple DL that will end up starting on other teams

What is this the 3rd time already he's pancaked a lineman? Guess he's hungry

Yeah that's the only other way I see it..

Bunch of guys will have to make the team on ST. Likely how Augustine will have to make it with drafting Oliveira

Line doesn't needing backing I guess

D line sounds dominant. Any of the Canadian guards stepping up at all?

Excellent comments guys. Keep it up

Sounds like Matthews and Whitehead have been real standouts so far as far as newcomers. Any DBs standing out? I'm also worried they didn't bring in enough competition for the Wil spot. How is that looking?

As someone who is away and can't attend training camp, thank you all for the comments and reports!

I really liked Gaitor at SAM. He was born to play that spot imo

Isn't this basically the story of a successful team? All of the bad teams want our good players and are willing to pay them well above what they may or may not be worth. See: Chungh, Loffler, Santos Knox, Fogg. Not bringing back over the hill vets that don't make enough impact: See Wild, Leggett. Randle being a shutdown corner isn't quite accurate anymore. We brought in 2 known upgrades and are filling holes in the lineup from within the organization: See Calgary basically losing an offensive lineman per year and being not being overly active in free agency. So we're a good team then?

Ehhh it was never going to happen though. Chungh and Loffler were both gone. Rosters turn over based on the salary cap and you just have to be prepared to replace them with guys in your system. It's what Calgary has done for a long while and what we are now doing.

Taits article on the offensive line left me feeling pretty confident in what we have to replace them

Not much sample size. You're right about that. He's also gotten in and done absolutely nothing with his opportunity. I'm all for the guy proving me wrong. I was actually a Bennett booster after his first year with us (and wasn't too happy we let him go to Sask). But at a certain point you gotta start showing you're #1 material before they replace you with the next #3 QB. That doesn't usually happen in games but is evaluated in practice. So that's why I think he's far from a lock. Highly doubtful we'd give up on Streveler anytime soon, and we need to constantly be looking for the next guy.

Years of being in the league

Bennett is not a lock at #3 and he knows it. That is why he was out yesterday. Being able to play ST is nice but if you can identify a QB that could be a #1 one day, then you have to keep them around. Bennett hasn't showed much from that standpoint.