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I don't know what the plan is with Gray but I'm hoping he can step in and play a Tackle spot once Bryant is done.

I'm more excited about Eli who all but replaced Gray last year as the #6.

Did you not see how much golf he played?

The PM does not represent the queen. They represent their party, who represent the people. What happened exactly? I read a brief article about a toxic work place but there were no details.

This isn't some weird conspiracy where I'm saying the opposite of what I mean. Me saying I don't care, actually means I don't care. Me responding isn't an admission of caring, it's to clarify any misunderstandings.

no one cares.

Or maybe farjan was talking out of his ass.

I agree. Ellingson and Rogers are both gonna want higher end salaries. Also I soured on Rogers after he scored a TD at IGF and then went up into the fans to mock Bomber players doing that. I don't know how he didn't end up with spit on him after that.

yeah which is why I said "isn't far behind".

Where ever Wylie goes Good to Great Online play isn't far behind. The guy is truly one of the GOATS when it comes to positional coaching. The Chiefs say hi....

Those "insider" articles are becoming more and more laughable. No one talks about Rogers? Who are they listening to? And WHY TF would Ottawa let their biggest FA walk away without playing a single down, under a HC who has publicly stated He has wanted to work with him for years? Anyway 3down is really becoming hard to read/take seriously. I hope they figure it out asap.

This is a man speaking from experience! lol

lol do people really think Harris ISN'T coming back?

Yeah I have been waiting for the medlock signing, I wouldn't be surprised to see both parties move on. Of course there will likely be a fall off in terms of consistency. Harris is either in WPG or he's retiring. End of story.

I think that comment was about Walker

Dom isn't going to be the starter. That's Arbuckles job right now.

Why are we expecting the media to do anything different now? lol. was it though?

Did you see the video of the woman crying after she got maced? She got interviewed after and said she "wanted to be there...cause it's a revolution". All while being comforted and having her monkey tears wiped away. These people want to play war with people who don't play. It's pathetic but inevitable.

I see more of Americas chickens have come home to roost.

Isn't that going to be a new rule though? An american vet on the same team for 3 years will be considered a non import? Or did I just imagine that...

I could have sworn Begelton was CDN...Wasn't there a big REC in calgary that was? edit: Brescacin is who I was thinking of. Anyway, that's what I mean. To increase the talent pool in the CFL better Canadian supports are needed. It's an interesting thing to think about (getting rid of the ratio) and I obviously lean towards keeping it. But I don't think there would be a significant jump in entertainment if it were gone. I honestly don't care if they are big names or not. I don't question their passion for making it in the NFL. But if they don't even want to come and TRY the CFL...obviously their passion for being a professional football player isn't that great. Or they would do it. Yes they would be risking all of the things you mentioned...but that's what it takes to play in the CFL. If they REALLY wanted to play, they would. Like all the Americans currently sitting on the PR.

The GOAT!

I see your point. But honestly I think this is becoming an outdated point of view. The talent of Canadians in the game now is the best it's ever been. Yes there are a few guys playing who would lose out on a spot without the ratio, but that is decreasing every year. More and more Canadians are getting signed to the NFL before the CFL and more and more CFLers are signing down south too. If anything the ratio is giving guys an opportunity who likely wouldn't have been given a shot. You can't ignore the perception American coaches have of Canadian players (though that seems to be changing too). Would Andrew Harris ever have been given a shot to play if he wasn't Canadian? Demski? Boateng? Begelton? These guys aren't exciting to watch play? If we didn't have the ratio, we also don't have home town hero's making legacies for themselves or the story lines that brings. Getting rid of the ratio isn't the answer, developing better Canadians is. And that appears to be happening. Honestly, I don't care if some wannabe doesn't want to come up here to play. To me, that means they don't have the passion that's needed to make it in the first place, and that's ok too...not everyone can be a CFLer.

Ok so your argument originally was that our Oline sucked because the team tried drafting Olineman and weren't successful. I'm saying that is not what happened. Before Walters, our drafting of Olineman was basically nil. That WAS the problem...former management did not prioritize drafting linemen. And the team spent years playing americans and trading/signing other teams cast offs. It wasn't until Walters came in and made olineman a priority in the Draft that the oline got significantly better. Chungh started as a rookie and Goosen was a 2nd year starter. The other 3 positions were given to the best players who happened to be american (1 being an all time great).

Um....you have it backwards...when Walters became GM he made a point of addressing the line via the Draft. Then it got significantly better. Bryant has been here for a while, he has played on some bad Bomber olines. It got better because our GM/Scouts were able to recognize Canadian talent, AND we had one of the GOATS as a LT. I'm not sure why you chose the Oline to show how bad CND talent can be...I'd say there are far more Cnd linemen in the NFL then any other position.