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technically that's a guess, not an opinion .... but yes, I agree, it appears we have less room to spend this year... which is a good thing b/c that means we have less holes and problems to fill... I still hope to see a couple additions at LB and/or DT... I'm not sure any of these guys are tackles... I think McMillan has played exclusively at guard for Ott (unless they project him to play tackle) and rumour has it Federkeil and Perrett may be past their "best before" dates as tackles...

this picture doesn't work on my computer or my phone...

that didn't take long!

It's negative... therefore it's fake news... should be easy enough to spin...

Are Hurl and Neufeld under contract?

That one doesn't surprise me... Bennett is an intelligent, out-spoken guy (along with his brother, Seattle D-lineman Michael) and I can see why he would oppose the current regime... McCourty already went in 2015 so he probably doesn't care too much and can use this to make a political statement... And if there's enough traction to it... the simple fix to the OT rules would be give both teams a shot... Atlanta would have to score a TD to keep the game going... then sudden death after that... again, that's if there's enough traction... I don't believe the owners (other than Arthur Blank ) are in a rush to make that change right now...

How many times have we had this discussion about guys being "too small" to play MLB... I'm pretty sure it's been established on multiple occasions, being positionally sound and a quality tackler are far more important attributes than size... of course that's assuming the guy isn't 5'9 and 190 lbs... anyone who's 6ish feet and 220ish lbs has perfectly adequate size to play MLB in the CFL... again, the best example is 5'9, 215 lb JC Sherrit... On Waggoner... I actually always hoped the team would look at him at safety... that idea is moot now b/c of the emergence of Loffler... but I still feel like that would be a great position for him... he has the speed to cover and the experience playing that position in college... we still need a reliable back-up to Loffler...

Very true.. only recently were guys like Lawless and Dunk getting contract/salary details... 5 years ago you be lucky to find out the term of a new contract...

Joel Gasson from 3DN weights in... http://3downnation.com/2017/02/02/vince-young-move-odd-one-riders/ I like the Rider writers on 3DN... they are generally rational and unbias... I particularly enjoyed this nugget from the article... "Chris Jones has shown he’s willing to leave no stone unturned in order to find talent. This time, he could have left the stone exactly where it was. "

Start planning the parade route in Regina...

I would say the most intriguing name on that list is Chris Rosetti... but his age and relative lack of experience is certainly a red flag...

Again... I think you should save this for April... if Pavs is starting game 1 of a playoff series... you win!

I'm not so sure about SJ Green... but I could see the others getting cut... however I'm pretty sure Jovon has a fairly small salary... If I recall the story correctly, he actually went out and contacted the Als about signing there...

Is Herdman a middle linebacker or outside?... that might be the sealer for me... if he can play MLB, might be worth the risk to find a ratio changer there...

If this is true... I'm gidddy right now... I want to wait and see before I get too excited...

Thanks for the correction... I just assumed he was older than that... definitely more intrigued now...

I like Phil Hunt... but if our scouting can't find a rookie better than a 34 (33 maybe?) year old guy on his last legs... we have some problems...

I agree it's too early for us to preview the draft... but I'd be surprised if Kyle didn't have a pretty good grasp of this year's class already...

I was thinking they may be targeting one in the draft... there's 3 d-lineman ranked in the top ten: Eli Ankou (DT #3), Kwaku Boateng (DE #6) and Junior Luke (DT #9)... perhaps they see one of these guys as a potential roational player from day one....

So no team can poach someone on a coaching staff after Jan 31?... under any circumstances?.... if Argos GM Jim Popp (I don't know just seems to make sense ) calls up Wade Miller and asks to speak with LaPo about the HC job, can Wade allow that... or is the call not even allowed?

You would think the plan is to hopefully get another quality year or 2 from Jamaal... then pass the torch on to Trent Corney...

Odd that they hire a "special advisor" without having a gm or hc... I wonder if he is basically overseeing their operation in the interim...

If anyone is interested in new Als AGM Catherine Raiche... http://montrealgazette.com/sports/football/cfl/montreal-alouettes/alouettes-assistant-gm-catherine-raiche-breaks-down-another-barrier http://en.montrealalouettes.com/nomination-thoroughly-supported-throughout-media/ male, female, black, white or purple... this is a pretty impressive resume for a 27-year-old...

not sure if there has been any discussion about Trudeau's town hall in Winnipeg yesterday... Here's a cbc article about it... posted (legitimately) without comment... http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/trudeau-winnipeg-town-hall-1.3953563

huge ego + thin skin + power = typically not a good equation...