Brandon

Calgary Edmonton Hamilton ?

Please keep the young guys... Holm + Ford are a must. Schoen and Lawler would also be priorities. I'm assuming Willie and Bryant stay. Many of those other guys can take off... they are either old and not worth an upgraded contract. Or they are very mediocre and were invisible for long stretches of the season and were not trending upwards. I really want an upgrade on the front 7 for our D. I remember as a kid guys like KD Williams would just wreck havok and take over games and make big plays on a frequent basis. It felt like none of our front 7 ever created turnovers or came up with sacks when they were needed. All of those guys on the d-line that they swapped through last season would make a play once in blue moon , none of those guys played better then a broken Jackson Jeffcoat, none of the linebackers stood out or even were solid like a guy like Jovon Santos-Knox that we used to have, and need I say anything about Jake Thomas? Out of all our free agency years recently... this one is actually one of our best. We have lots of dead weight to clear out and just maybe they'll make a splash and sign young quality players to fill in. I'm more then willing to have a year with young guys going through growing pains then for us to trot out broken old guys who just can't get the job done anymore. If we end up keeping Bighill and Thomas next season then I officially will give up before the first game is even played. I will be extremely disappointed.

Imagine if Chris Jones becomes the HC for BC... that would be funny.

Yes because Buck for some reason wants to play him like Lapo did with him doing gadget plays and being a battering ram. I almost want Strev to get a fresh start where they will treat him like a QB. I feel with our great RB and receivers... if we had a guy who can distribute the ball without taking unnecessary risks (i.e. Zach forcing throws and the ints getting out of control) that we would do really well. Sadly Trevor Harris in the grey cup would of done signficantly better then Zach. I'm guessing we stick with Zach next season and then two years from now they revisit who they want to start for the club. I'm guessing next year is just another year where we wash out and following that we go through the growing pains of starting with a new QB.

Remember when we started an unprepared backup qb back in the day... the cycle continues.

Anyone think that Calgary would be willing to trade for Zach? That's the only way I can see them getting VAJ? Otherwise maybe Edmonton cuts MBT and they would go for him?

I don't want to run O'Shea or Buck out of town. I think it's time for another round of cleansing and unfortunately the QB position is one that needs to be done sooner then later. On D , I want a different strategy. The Richie Hall / Younger D that 100% relies on amazing pressure from a few guys up front just doesn't cut it unless you have multiple all stars in those spots. I think it being tweaked and new (hopefully talented) recruits would make a huge difference. The whole season it felt so passive and anemic... at no point did I ever feel like we had the guys or the scheme to have our front 7 guys causing havok or creating big play turnovers. The secondary is legit... everything else just felt so stagnant. Also a new returner and punter please and thank you. I don't know why we kept trotting out mediocrity without attempting to find a guy who can do more then C level of play.

Well it was a fun ride , unfortunately it sucks pulling a Bills =\

This team lacks playmakers on D ... nobody makes the big play when we need it. The O is also very predictable.

I'm not a fan of the constant hail Mary deep throws. I miss the days where we grinded and had time of possession and would wear down defenses. Need the d to create a turnover also.

A weekend of over the hill fighters... it sure would be nice to see the best fight each other while in their primes. Jones vs Aspinall is / was the fight to make. Miocic from last night was very over the hill and would of been clobbered by most of the guys in the top 10 rankings.

You don't want to live in a world where a drunk girl says two words and suddenly makes millions of dollars?

I thought it was hilarious that people actually thought Tyson was going to win by vicious KO. Living in a bubble from 30 years ago when he was in his prime.

Is Bighill a free agent? Maybe he can sign a huge fat contract with a different team and help that club waste a roster spot.

Lapo

No mentions of how much yardage and points the Argos D has gave up in their last 3 games? They are not playing at an elite level right now.

I'd assume they do whatever they did before earler in the season when played against him and he had only 88 yards passing.

The original quote was "Why free agents don't want to play for the Jets is baffling" Do I need to link the article which has Winnipeg #1 voted by the players as the least desireable destination in the NHL? Also are you suggesting this club has not had the challenge in signing or keeping guys with the team? This isn't a conversation or an opinion, it is fact that Winnipeg isn't a place that most players want to play in. Why would any 20 something year old making millions of dollars would desire to play in Winnipeg which has terrible weather, F level night life/entertainment , nothing close by, in Canada, no tax incentives? I gave the reason and for some reason your emotions cloud your judgements and your feelings are hurt because I told the truth?

Wilson is better at running short yardage... do we need Strev based on how this team uses him?

Live in Winnipeg.... live somewhere hot and beautiful with tax benefits and much more things to do. Tough choice.

Zach choked in the big game last year and is on the wrong side of 30 and is paid highly. Also has the concussion history... so why didn't we cut him at the beginning of this season? Unless they have faith in Patterson or trade for VAJ/Ford it wouldn't make sense to throw an unknown at QB. Also every starting QB gets paid big... I don't get why people keep making a big deal about contracts for guys who start in the CFL. Everyone who is proven is going to get a big contract. You can't sign a for sure for $250 000.

Harris had a good season, I don't see why they wouldn't bring him back?

Once again .... betting lines are not created based on probability of one team winning over another. They are created based on how much money people will place on one team over another.

We didn't cut Brown, he signed elsewhere.

Fajardo was at least a guy that despite everyone in Winnipeg hating... actually proved himself in Montreal and at least was a guy who was a starter and taken his team to the play offs. Arbuckle is on his 5th team in 5 years and has barely had any playtime since his time in Calgary.