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Sounds like a Bomber sort of guy. Positive attitude, small college, and he shouldn't be fazed by our weather.

But as a head coach, he was part of significant problems despite some success.

Considering the circumstances under which Chamblin left the Riders, I cannot see him as a credible candidate for Argo head coach. I suspect they were just filling out their dance card.

Well, boyz will be boyz.

In Khari's defence, in BC he had a brittle quarterback and a porous O-line, and in Montreal, he had even less to work with. No guarantees anywhere, though.

In reading through his CV, nothing stands out. Looks like an also-ran.

Pierce would be the sentimental favourite, but if LaPolice bolts (a probability) my choice would be (dramatic pause) Khari Jones.

Steinhauer will do just fine as a HC. He is experienced in the CFL, smart and adaptable.

If this was predominantly a physical issue, then a week away during the bye week would not have produced the quantum improvement in play. Rather, it would have been a steady, gradual improvement. Moreover, his disastrous play during the two Rider games cannot be ascribed to physical causes. His decision-making was beyond poor. Ergo: the big owie was and maybe still is in his head.

Evan Clark's bio screams "training camp fodder". Underwhelming.

Is that not an assumption on your part? Or is LaPolice forced to tailor the offence around a mediocre quarterback and receivers who, as a group, do not scare many defensive coordinators?

Do not underestimate the will and ability of organizations to squelch news such as this. All you need do is look at the Paterno mess etc etc etc. You can even generalize it into the business, entertainment and political realm. If true, and I want to emphasize this, I cannot imagine how damaging this would be to a community-owned and run enterprise like the Riders which is so woven into the cultural life of the province. I worked for an organization who sheltered a sexual predator- the staff and management knew but perp was wired into the the "in crowd" and it took a flagrant incident and another vulnerable victim to get him fired.

In a game of that importance, your quarterback ought to be at least one of the stars, and Nichols was not. That is not good.

I suggest that the first step is to pretend that nothing happened, "Nothing to see here. Move along".

That's called "damning with faint praise"- like "for a fat person, you don't sweat very much".

Plus, if he stays in Winnipeg, he has a good chance of having all of his body parts still attached and working this time next year.

I read that the Kansas City Chiefs have released Kareem Hunt over his alleged assault on a woman. Is it safe to assume that he will be signed shortly by the Riders?

It probably meant that the allegations were brought forward to the board. From the lack of action or announcements from the Rider board to date, it seems likely that they sat on them, possibly because it was mid-season and they didn't want to cause problems. Sadly, this seems to be the norm for organizations and athletic organizations are no exception. Regina is essentially a big small town and if there is truth to this, and the management suppressed these complaints, that would be criminal and the poop (not Johnson) will hit big time in the fan base and community. For all the insults we in this forum heap on the Riders and their fans, I cannot see that this will be simply swept under the rug.Heads will roll. This is way ugly for so many reasons.

Being a boozehound does not mean he is automatically a perp.

Well, we already knew that Jones had no problem with felons being on his team. If verified, this would put the icing on a tenure which could only be described as bizarre.

This is the nature of the business of CFL teams- change is inevitable and players moving along is also inevitable. As Calgary has proven repeatedly, how well teams compensate determines success or failure.

I would think that if surgery was necessary, it would have happened already. I am of the opinion that Nichols' biggest problem was between his ears.

Considering how quickly Nichols turned his game around after the bye week following the two disastrous outings against the Riders, there has to be a pretty significant shinkological component to his struggles. Nichols received at lot of (deserved) criticism after his poor showing in the western semi-final and that may well affect his confidence going into next year. Or it may undermine the coaches' confidence in Nichols.

And here I thought all they had in southern Saskatchewan were gopher farms.

The kerfuffle over players kneeling during the anthem in the NFL was all about Trump throwing red meat to his fan base. Someone said that if Kaepernick had beaten a woman instead of kneeling, he would have been back in the NFL by now.