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If there is an example of “addition by subtraction” this is it. Whatever he brought as a player, ALL of his attention was negative, it was a mental drain on the team having to answer for him, and he had earned extra attention for his team from the refs, so any halfway calls are not going to buy them the benefit of the doubt. The distraction and negative effects of penalties outweighed any value he had as a player, so in that sense the team is in a better place. Here’s a layered question for the board - if Duke Williams was very publicly cut after the loss for his sideline misconduct penalty while being non-rostered on game day (which if I was the coach and after all he has piled up this year I would have done), what kind of message would it have sent to the rest of the team, could it have re-gained some form of coaching control over the rest of the inmates, does Williams’ ability supersede the harm he is doing, and if he was cut would another team pick him up?

If you believe that the league had a hand in getting him cut (I can’t speculate one way or another) then I don’t see how another team could now pick him up. The one thing the League can do is approve or deny a new contract being signed based on certain policies (domestic violence for one example) so if they forced him out there’s no way they’d let him back in, IMO.

At least he owned his mistake rather than claiming his prior bad take was the result of being hacked.

Remember that the Constitution was framed around the Revolutionary War, where Americans were fighting against the British founding government of America at the time. So anyone fighting for the President would be branded a traitor against the British rulers. So of course pardon powers would protect those doing something "illegal" for the Americans. Also to forgive those who fought for the South in there Civil war in an effort to heal the nation. And as Nixon said, when the President does it, it's not illegal". Now I'm sure they did contemplate that a President would do some illegal stuff, like ordering the murder of enemies or even civilians in drone strikes against hostiles, that don't quite fit the definition or "act of war", and would want to protect those carrying out the orders. But they likely never envisioned that a President would use the power of the office solely for personal monetary gain 250 years later. Which has been Trump's whole life goal - how THAT fact escaped all those who voted for him is the truly baffling part, and is and indictment of the American educational system.

Or you need to have at least a semblance of a sense of humour……..

So I guess the fact he was caught shows that there aren’t vulnerabilities in the system, no?

That has been Trump’s M.O. for decades. Threaten lawsuits to negotiate better money deals for himself, or defend a lawsuit by dragging things out so long the other side goes bankrupt fighting him in court, the n negotiates a buyout settlement at pennies on the dollar with a non-disclosure agreement so he never admits liability or loss. Fortunately, when the government is involved, they have deeper pockets than him and all the resources at their disposal. His hope is all the flunkies he installed while President, including all the way up to the Supreme Court, will cover his ass now.

Next man up.

Reminder that school zone speed limits go back to 30kph today, even though school starts next week.

That’s a flawed way of justifying the correctness of your opinion, demanding that we prove a negative to change your mind. It would be like me saying “Hey, in my opinion GCn20 likes to have sex with barnyard animals, and I have seen no indication that this is untrue (of course if he himself says that it is untrue, well, that’s just a self-serving statement, so that is not suitable as reasoning), so my opinion must be valid”. However, to offer you what you ask for, in my opinion a senator of 36 years service and Vice President for 8 who has never been proven to be tied to or suffered political fallout from a scandal, and who has only been mentioned in a scandal through his (non-politician) son by political opponents with a proven documented record of lying, would seem to belie your belief that he is corrupt. As for incompetent, I think his age, folksy storytelling, and his lifelong stutter may give optics to that narrative, but again his lifetime of public service and his achievements in getting bills passed recently given the partisan political climate are evidence of his competency. Again, the narrative that he is incompetent comes from his partisan opponents, not sure what proof you have that the majority of Americans feel that way (not having a high approval rating or the desire for someone else to run next time do not equate to incompetent). So you are entitled to your opinion, and you are not wrong for having an opinion, but you may well be wrong for having THAT opinion, as it does not seem to have any factual backing to make it a valid one.

Do games on the practice roster count towards earning an NFL pension?

Oh man, if you just jinxed us this weekend …….

Why do you think I come to this site day after day? I need my fix. 🤣

I won’t ask you to justify your opinion of your Biden dislike - you of course are entitled to your opinion on his abilities. I would like to ask what draws you to the GOP platform as opposed to the Democrats, however(if I am correct that you lean that way). If you are concerned about corruption or incompetency, who out there do you see as the best option?

All field logos are now digitally imposed on the TV broadcast. Wonder if that would be affected if the Bombers switched to a blue turf? Or if the adjustment to block out the turf as a “blue screen” would make the Bomber jerseys disappear as well? Bunch of floating heads running around a football field.

The courts would be jammed and only the lawyers would make any money.

I hope the Republicans get blown out of the water, period, and collapse altogether. Way too much rot in their politics and ideology now, and the last thing they are is fiscally conservative (4 of the 5 largest spending deficits in US history were under Trump, both Bushes, and Reagan to my understanding). Time for the party of angry old white men to disappear to the dustbin of history.

I just love how Trump has been daring the DOJ to do stuff and they have called his bluff every time and exposed him more. “Release the warrant!” OK, here it is showing probable cause ”Show the underlying affidavit” OK, bet you thought we wouldn’t because it would expose sources, but here is a redacted version approved by a judge which shows we had plenty of grounds and that your “total co-operation and declassification” were all lies ”Get a special master to view docs or explain why one should not be used” OK, here is our brief outlining your criminal conduct, complete with photos of how you ”stored” classified top secret human source info on your office floor and endangered lives. Any other requests? Unhinged Trump without his handlers to protect him from his own base instincts is the best Trump to watch, especially when he has no actual executive power to dictate things.

@White Out don’t know you personally, but if you need to talk about anything, don’t hesitate to reach out. Or PM if you want to keep it more confidential. Maybe a break from the cesspool that is the internet and the slings and arrows that can be found on a message board for a bit might be a good idea. Hang tough, be well, and know that people will listen.

Not sure their trademark would be legally binding in all circumstances (the Bombers did have blue end zones in Canadinns when the trademark was already active), but interesting articles about it. Thanks for those. In any event, with the Bisons (brown and gold) and Valour (maroon, gold and black) sharing the field, blue would make no sense for them when they play.

Well, I don’t have the firsthand knowledge of every team’s salary cap room like you do, so I can’t make an educated comment knowing we have more money than everyone else. Unless you are just guessing yourself. But if Streveler loves us so much and just wants to be a part of something, he had that option to run back here after Arizona cut him, and after Baltimore cut him, and after Miami cut him. And yet he isn’t back. And His New York performance has him in higher profile for the NFL than anything he has done since he got bumped down to 3rd string in Arizona, so I would be very surprised to see him run back north now given his NFL profile is higher now than it has been in the past 2 years. But you know sources personally as you say, so I’d love to hear who it is and what exactly they are saying as to why Winnipeg is the only place he wants to be.

The question is not how many NFL guys come up here and the. Go down for a shot. The question was how many play (or start off) in the CFL, go down and play a bit in the NFL, get cut, come back up to the CFL, play some more here, then go back down yet again after 2 CFL stints. That list seems quite short (other than Kongbo and Juran Bolden - who played one year here before he was even eligible for the NFL draft, so a different scenarios, I can’t think of others). That is the path people are suggesting Streveler should take.

To my mind, that career path is the exception. Off the top of my head, guys who played here, went south, took their shot, then came back never to get another shot include Ty Jones, Milt Stegall, Henry Burris, Casey Printers, Winston Rose, Duke Williams, etc. Can’t think of numerous guys who had a shot, came back, and went back down again.

I’ve highlighted why this is not viable. Winnipeg gives him the smallest opportunity to even play. Collaros is our starter, and the league’s highest paid player. Every other team would afford him more opportunity to play. Sitting on the bench or running the odd 3rd down sneak will not give him more exposure. And if he wants a “familiar offence” to step into, then Ottawa is the best fit of coaching he knows and starting opportunity. And if short term is his only goal, then BC is the best fit, since their star is gone for this year but is still their future if he doesn’t bolt for the NFL himself.