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Sure that is what Putin wants, and that is a very serious miscalculation on his part. As for NATO, let's not pretend the USA doesn't wear the pants there. I don't want NATO to fight, I want them to supply the fight. Theoretically, I doubt he does. He's crazy but he's also smart enough to know that they would be nuked back to the stone age as well. If we were to invade Russia maybe he would, but he would not risk losing all of Russia over the Ukraine.

Jerry Jones said that NFL owners feel that the NCAA is the greatest feeder league in the world and it would be wasted money for NFL owners to pay for one. This is when he was directly asked if NFL owners had any interest in propping up the AAF. That was 3 years ago. I can't possibly see what would have changed their mind from then to now. He even stated that there are more than enough NFL ready prospects coming out of the NCAA and that development after college is a waste of time as the majority of players only have a 5 or 6 year window out of college. He stated that is why the NFL expanded their PRs and PR eligibility and that NFL teams develop players far better this way than in a different league. I do not foresee an instance where the NFL provides any meaningful financial assistance to the USFL or XFL, and I see no chance of either being financially viable on their own. Dobson signed a contract that is highly unlikely to be valid or in place after it's first season. Every time one of these fly by night rinky dink spring leagues pop up the CFL writers predict doom and gloom, and every time they fold and hundreds of players are out there looking for work.

Escalating it? To what exactly. It's war and it's time people wake up and see that. Putin has escalated this and will continue to do so. Nip it in the bud now or he will have his iron curtain back before we grow the onions to do something about it. Sanctions are a good first step, but the time for military support is now....right now. Putin does not care. He is Nero fiddling on the roof. This is his last chance to realize his dream of regaining the USSR and he won't stop.

Well aware of Kaliningrad. Just don't see it as a bigger problem than what Russia is doing right now. Invasion is invasion and no free passes should be handed out to this nut bar.

I expect them and the rest of NATO to do like they have all over the middle East when it was in turmoil, and provide military support to Ukraine. Not troops, or a declaration of war, per se but NATO should be shipping all weapon tech, munitions, training support etc just like they did against Iraq, Iran, Syria etc.

Biden is a no show on Putin right now, as far as I can tell he is part of the Russian bootlicking problem. Putin won't stop until he is stopped. How many countries have to fall before that happens will depend on when the world finally decides to treat him like the power mad dictator that he is. Why is Poland and Lithuania a bigger problem than Ukraine? Any invasion, including this current one, is a massive world problem. This is a country being invaded for the simple reason that they wanted to join the EU and NATO. The G7's and NATO allies response to this so far is absolutely sickening and cowardly.

Sure the spring leagues are appealing, just as the AAF and XFL were appealing, but they are also financially unstable to put it lightly. They can have deals worked out with the NFL on trivial matters of importance and even market themselves as an NFL feeder league just like the AAF and XFL 2019 did but without deep pockets and NFL financial support their chances of success are remote. At this point the NFL owners are pretty much unanimously against funding, or even financial support, of any of these leagues. Will the NFL use them if it doesn't cost them anything? Sure they will but that is about as far as these relationships will go. When the USFL and XFL are inevitably bleeding red ink the NFL will simply whistle past the graveyard of defunct spring leagues and tip their hat.

For sure. Walters saves a bit and gets a bit of SMS relief from the 6 game every year to make in season moves if he needs to do so. Probably every GM does really. Yea...I guess there is always the possibility that Desjarlais becomes available sooner rather than later. Also, I'm pretty sure he had 85-90k set aside for Dobson as well.

Their season ends when ours starts. At most he misses this season before he signs a CFL deal for more money. Also, there is no working deal between the USFL and CFL preventing us from signing Dobson even after this season. If I were a betting man, I would think he is going to play spring league in the hopes it gets him an NFL look and if that fails he will be with the Bombers in early July, The NFL is on record, numerous times over the past several years, saying just the opposite. They have stated they have no interest in a developmental league at all. In fact the XFL approached them towards the end of their run asking for NFL support to be turned into a developmental league and the NFL said no thank you.

Nor should he come for less than that. However 150-160 is very doable imo. It's not that massive of a salary for a 1 or 2 receiver and certainly isn't anywhere near Lawler money.

Mmmm....Nanaimo bars....coconut, nuts and wafer with a layer of custard and chocolate on top. I guess they are like a drug.

I've heard a couple of Taylor's games with the RIders and he did a very good job of PXP. A little over the top in praise of the RIders but that is what the job description demanded. I look forward to him being able to call a game and offering his honest insight, and I am sure he does too. Crazy that he left the football mecca of Regina to come here, as Riderfans are convinced their CFL PXP guy is a top 3 sportscasting job in Canada.

Duke was an overpay. He is not nearly as good as Lawler.

Good for you Strev!! If we can't have him, I don't want anyone else in the CFL getting him either.

Totally agree. I hate crowded streets and sidewalks and people with shitty attitudes making up a large portion of them. As for weather, Stove will be gone from their by early November, so our weather May-end of October beats Vancouver every day, all day and twice on Sunday....unless you enjoy rain, gloom, and hate the sun, and in the off chance that BC gets a playoff spot well Stove....it's a visit to Winnipeg at some point in all likelihood...get your long johns ready. Of course, maybe that is it....he enjoys the shorter football season the Lions will provide. He'll still do well, but it won't be enough to make that DL any good.

I suppose Winnipeg is much smaller but it is hardly vastly inferior. Vancouver has some good things going for it to be sure, but so does Winnipeg.

Acutally the rest of country does not disagree with them as they have lost the popular vote in consecutive elections. What does not agree with them is the efficiency of their votes. What do Liberals? What does any politician or party?

Spoken like a true Liberal who cannot listen to an opposing viewpoint without name calling and resorting to misrepresent all who oppose their viewpoints.

Totally agree. The biggest problem is that some sectors are seeing up to 20% inflation rate and it's not the little sections of the economy, they are the bread and butter kitchen table bills that people struggle with, Gas has risen over 30%, housing is experiencing almost 20%. Both of these are completely within the scope of the federal government to address Some of our inflation is a world issue, some is even supply issues, but it is Liberal propaganda to suggest that our country is powerless against inflation in all sectors. Just the Liberals trying to avoid talking about the economy.

Someone will have their votes...sunny days and sunny ways brought them on board to the Liberal train for awhile but now these same people are angry because they can't afford a house.

For sure...agree on all points. Such is life in the CFL, a team only consistently wins when their starting QB is healthy.

I think you are vastly underestimating how much oligarch money is laundered in the USA.

You're right...It's Justinflation.

You underestimate politician's ability to rile up the public with talking points. Neither the left or the right has won an election on the facts in 50 years. Who controls the election agenda wins. Fact....lmao...it's agendas and promises that win/lose elections. You can say inflation is garbage but tell that to Joe Blow in Sudbury who can't afford gas for his truck. He don't give a rats ass about facts, he's just pissed off and looking to vent his anger. You really think Trudeau can win an election if it is fought on the economy...lol. He can't string two sentences together about the economy without it becoming a meme.

US sanctions will destabilize Russia greatly. Europe needs to follow suit as well but by far and away the most crippling sanctions need to come, and can only come, from the USA.