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Looks like this got overshadowed by the Mack news... but IMO this is very bad news for the CFL... anytime we lose quality coaches to NCAA it hurts the CFL game... that's 2 potential future HCs in 2 years now leaving... both (not coincidentally perhaps?) Hamilton coordinators too....

The point you're missing is there's no "love affair".... he isn't the messiah ready to take over the CFL with his spectacular QBing skills... what he is, is a capable QB who WILL win us some football games... and unless you haven't been paying attention... we haven't had one of those in quite some time...

ahh yes, that makes sense... that essentially what I was suggesting in the bolded part above...

They play different positions

I didn't realize that's what the fine was for... I actually have no problem with it then... if Adidas is paying big bucks to sponsor the league... all players should be wearing Adidas, no questions asked...

This doesn't seem like a legit "release"... I would guess either he's not actually released and if he gets a contract offer then he gets "officially" released... or if he does not get a contract by the agreed date they already have a hand-shake agreement that he'll sign back on for 2 years...

I agree that right now, Richards over Durant looks like a bad decision... but I have no problem with Goossen, Briggs, and Waggoner...

I didn't like the call.... but I know there were plenty here and publicly who did agree with it... I'm not going to let that call define his coaching tenure so far... Sometimes silence says more than words ever could...

That's the ting about the CFL draft... there's so much speculation about player rankings... but we don't know the true rankings until after the NFL draft and UDFA signings... A couple years ago Christian Covington was still the top ranked player heading into the CFL draft... but basically every CFL team knew he would never play a down in the CFL...

That was kinda the point of the etc... I thought listing 3 position groups would suffice to making my point...

I assumed this was only a formality... nice to get it done early... now they can focus on everything else from assistant coaches to free agency to the draft...

I don't know how many guys are on the NFL radar... I know Auclair has got a lot of attention and likely to get a shot... according to CBS football they are ranked Senior in the 27th ranked OT and Ankou the 56th ranked DT in the upcoming NFL draft... so while neither may get drafted let's just assume they get a shot at the NFL... suddenly that makes Gray the 2nd ranked player and top ranked O-lineman in the draft this year.... depending on how things play out it certainly wouldn't be a stretch to consider him at #1...

Is there a connection between Maciocia and Chapdelaine? Did they work together in Edmonton?

clearly the problem is they named 3 LBers regardless of which LB position they play... which shouldn't be... if they did that with other positions then theoretically the whole O-line could be tackles and the entire secondary could be corners or an all slotback WR corps, etc... doesn't makes sense for the other positions, so why for LB?... there's no question Leggett was 1) a difference maker in every game he played and 2) the best SAM LB in the league this year... so he got screwed b/c of the lack of positional distinction...

I really like these two... it just seems like such a no-brainer... which is why it will never happen

and to be fair... he did say that

IF this is true (remember that's a big IF, we all know how sensationalist the media can be)... and this guy is able to just walk away (for now)... what a terrible and disgusting injustice...

I just read this on NFL.com... unless I'm reading this wrong, I can't understand what is going on here: "Ronald Gasser, 54, was at the scene and told deputies he shot McKnight, Normand said. Gasser was not arrested, but he was taken into custody for questioning. Gasser was released overnight and not formally charged..." This sounds like he's admitting to committing the crime, yet they don't press charges? Seems odd? I am reading that wrong?

It absolutely baffles me that a "road rage incident" would escalate to a shooting... just a sad and terrible situation...

CFL lists a FA bomber player... Victor Harris... is that Macho's real name or some guy I've never heard of before??

That's exactly the point... a lot of people are suggesting we need a top-end canadian receiver... and this connversation just proved that there are very few... there's reliable but declining guys like Bagg and Getzlaf... there's good, but not all-start type guys like Gore, Ianuzzi and Cooehorn.... I would be happy finding someone at the same quality of the 5 guys I just mentioned... but there are very few top-end Canadian receivers in the CFL...

While this is true... people seem to think we are the only team that is lacking a top-end Cdn receiver... when in reality, it's top-end Cdn receivers that are lacking... outside of Fantuz (now on the downside of his career) and Sinopoli, how many premier Cdn receivers are there in the CFL?...

This guy was in the Rheostatics?? Great song: I am a big advocate for Canadian music...

I think the biggest thing is waiting till February to see how many guys actually become FAs... that being said, speculation is fun... I'll take one Elimimian, one Westerman (in addition to the one we already have), a Coombs and Ernest Jackson... thanks...

I get the theory... but let's be realistic here... do you think I team like Edmonton would ever trade the best QB in the league while he's still at his peak... wait a minute...